MXPDX: Mexico/Oregon Fiesta de la Cerveza

The heart of MEXICO’s craft culture comes to PORTLAND this summer for the inaugural MXPDX MEXICO/OREGON FIESTA DE LA CERVEZA. This collaborative cultural event for all ages celebrates the Pacific Northwest and central Mexican cultures with exclusive new and imported CERVEZA AND SIDRA, arte & artesanías, actuación, comida, música, vino, and espirituosa.Tickets are now on sale for the inaugural MXPDX taking place on July 19th at The Redd on Salmon events venue at 831 SE Salmon St, Portland, OR 97214. The MXPDX festival will feature 13 Mexican craft breweries and 13 Oregon craft breweries and cideries who have teamed up on original creations that showcase both regions. In addition to 26 beers and ciders (13 collaboration beers and ciders, and 13 imported small-batch Mexican craft beers from each of the participating breweries), there will also be a Mexican-style bebidas bar by Straightaway Cocktails, Mexican-American made PNW wine, and non-alcoholic aguas frescas. Indoors and outdoors, the MXPDX pop-up mercado will feature arts, crafts, gifts, and a wide range of authentic Mexican cuisine including tacos, tamales, productos horneados, antojito street food, sonoran foods, postre desserts, and botanas snacks. Additional entertainment will come from two stages hosting music from Latino DJs and live bands, to dance and luchador wrestling taking place throughout the day. MXPDX is presented by Portland, OR based Beer Friends 501(c)(4) in partnership with Mexico City-based craft beer pros Jose Fernando Rincón and Diego Lara, co-founders of Falling Piano Brewing and Hop: The Beer Experience. Rincón and Lara were born and raised in Mexico City. They became captivated by craft beer in 2008 at a time when few imported beers were available at their local bars. Utilizing their professional backgrounds in logistics they began importing beer to Mexico a few years later, and this eventually led to their first taproom Hop: The Beer Experience in 2014. In 2016 they opened their second location Hop2, which is the largest taproom in latin america with 52 craft beer taps. In 2018 Rincón and Lara opened Falling Piano Brewing, and cemented their reputation as leaders of the vibrant and developing Mexico City craft beer community. Tickets for MXPDX Mexico/Oregon collaboration festival are ON SALE NOW and the full list of participating breweries, food, vendors, music, etc. will be announced soon. Cantina Celebración 7/18 from 5-8pm MXPDX kicks off with an all-inclusive Cantina party on Friday, July 18th at The Redd featuring complimentary beers and food from Oregon’s first Mexican-owned brewery - Xicha Brewing - out of Salem. The MXPDX Cantina is inspired by authentic Mexico City-style cantinas with a celebratory atmosphere where cervezas and micheladas flow freely with soulful food and lively music. The party will double as a meet and greet with brewers and owners from all 26 participating breweries from Mexico and Oregon sharing their beers, culture, and conversation. Cocktails from Straightaway Cocktails will also be available for additional purchase. Especial Session 7/19 from 11am-2pm MXPDX kicks off on Saturday, July 19th with an Especial Session limited to just 300 people from 11am to 2pm. Attendees of the especial premiere hours will get early limited access to the rare craft beers and ciders and line-free browsing of the mercado market and food hall before the gates open for general admission attendees at 2pm. Each especial session admission holder will receive a collectible branded MXPDX glass and 10 drink tickets each exchangeable for 4oz pours of the beers and cider. MXPDX General Admission 7/19 from 2pm-8pm The main event opens to general admission ticket holders and all-ages/non-beer/cider drinkers at 2pm. Admission includes a custom MXPDX branded 12oz glass and 10 drink tickets each exchangeable for 4oz pours of 13 imported Mexican craft breweries’ beers, and 13 brand new collaboration beers made with Oregon brewers/cidermakers. The festival will be held across a full block with an indoor mercado featuring arts, crafts, makers, and vendors as well as live music and a kitchen. The extensive outdoor layout has open air and covered patios, a full liquor bar featuring Mexican cocktails and Micheladas by Straightaway Cocktails, a wrestling ring with live luchador wrestling performances, and food trucks and gourmet food vendors with snacks, samples, and authentic Mexican dishes. MXPDX is still seeking PNW Mexican craft vendors interested in operating booths or sharing food, drink, or music. Contact YmVlcmZyaWVuZHM1MDFjNCB8IGdtYWlsICEgY29t for more info. SPONSOR opportunities are available here. VOLUNTEER as festival staff or volunteer pouring some of the special craft beer and cider being showcased at the festival in exchange for passes, drink tickets, or gift cards. Apply here. MXPDX would like to thank the following sponsors for their generous support: Travel Portland Coleman Agriculture Port of Portland Straightaway Cocktails Unitus Community Credit Union Xicha Brewing MXPDX Mexico/Oregon Collaboration Festival Important dates: Friday, July 18th, Cantina Celebración Saturday, July 19th, MXPDX Fiesta de La Cerveza Location: The Redd on Salmon, 831 SE Salmon St, Portland, OR 97214 Website: MX-PDX.com About Beer Friends: Beer Friends, is a 501(c)(4) founded in 2023 to promote education, commerce, and cross-cultural exchange with craft beer, cider, food, arts, & culture. Beer Friends’ first event was the biennial Fuji to Hood (F2H), a Japan/Oregon collaboration beer festival that was held in Portland, Oregon in 2018, and then in Tokyo in 2019. The festival returned after the pandemic in 2022 to rapturous attendance and interest from the public, sponsors, brewers, and vendors. After returning to the Shibuya area of Tokyo in 2023, organizers decided that to improve the festival and extend their mission, a nonprofit model was the best course of action. Ahead of the 2024 Fuji to Hood festival, 501(c)(4) Beer Friends was formed by founders Michael Walcott, Red Gillen, and Ezra Johnson-Greenough. After the huge success of the 2024 F2H, new board members Nicole Kasten and Jeremy Herrig were added as Beer Friends works toward future extensions of the concept like MXPDX Also check out other Festivals in Portland [https://allevents.in/portland/festivals] , Entertainment events in Portland [https://allevents.in/portland/entertainment] , Music events in Portland [https://allevents.in/portland/music] .