Past Events

🎪🤡Get Pranked at Shipgarten by Jesters, The Boozy Easter Bunny, Drunken Leprechauns, Clowns and More for April fools Shooters & Beers Festival🤡🎪 April Fools is right around the corner and we are guna make it a time to be had. Join us on Saturday April 1 from 1-6pm for our Adults April Fools Shooters & Beer Festival! Try beer sampling from 100+ beers (includes are 5 permanent bars and 1 pop up bar), games, prizes, special guest performances, photo booths and more! Watch out for various surprise characters that will come to play pranks on you. Examples : Magicians, Clowns, Jesters, Leprechauns and who knows what else! Please note: We will be playing lots of jokes on you, bring a good attitude and prepare to laugh!!!!! Shooters: We will have a wide variety of shooters available for example: Jell-O Shots, Kamikaze, Apple Pie Moonshine Shooters, Green Tea Shots, Lemon Drop, Buttery Nipple, Irish Car Bombs, Alabama Slammer, Washington Apple and more. Each shooter is worth 2 tickets at $3 a piece. Beers: 100+ beers to sample from IPAs to Sours to Pilsners and more. Each sample ticket is only $3 and we will have 6 bars set up for you to sample at ***Shipgarten opens at 11 AM & the festival runs from 1 PM until 6 PM. Restaurant closes at 2 AM*** EVENT SCHEDULE: ♫ 12:30 -3:30 PM James Stevens 1 PM -6 PM ★Live Pranksters (Clowns, Jesters, Leprechauns & More) ★ 2:00 PM Hot Dog Eating Contest 3:00 PM 3-Legged Race (Pairs)Contest ♫ 4-7:30 PM Adewla and The Uprising ♫ DJ KHOZZ Live (8:00 PM-2:00 AM) ADDITIONALLY: ➳100+ beer & cider samples from local breweries to choose from ➳ Photo Booth with Accessories ➳Great food ➳Dog Friendly (Check out our Dog menu, play in the dog park, or just bring your pup along) ➳ Bratwursts, Pretzels, Wings, & Special of the Day! ➳ Outdoor Games & Activities ➳ Giveaways, Competitions & Prizes To see our Special events Beer Sampling menu, click here… To see Tysons Biergarten’s Beer Menu, click here… To see Waffles & Tacos’ Beer Menu, click here… All 3 beer menus plus more will be available for sampling during the festival

DAY 2 of our 3 day weekend festival continues on Saturday for our (21+) St. Paddy’s Day Drinking Party. Deck yourselves out in green and accessorize with the free swag we’re giving to the first 100 people through the gate! Roam our venue and check out the beer festival in our main tent where we will have sampling from 40+ breweries or check out the 2 different live music sets we will have playing from 12:30pm-7:30pm. If you want to make an unforgettable photo memory happen with your friends, participate in our celebratory green streamer throw at 4pm. Think JMU football games but green. And if you weren’t able to make it to our Friday event, our immersive whiskey pop-up experience will still be on our venue all day whipping up great drinks! You can try your luck at guessing how many four leaf clovers are in the boot mug at the center of our venue and the closest guess gets a gift card. When you get hungry we will have your favorite Irish dishes hot and ready at unbeatable prices; then wash it down with our drink and shot specials! We will have a green eggs and kegs promo running all day and of course as much green beer as you can drink. There will also be different leprechaun faces taped up around the venue and if you see one, post it on your story and mention our @shipgarten Instagram. The person who mentions us in the most story posts will win a gift card! Get your group together and celebrate big with us! Live Music Sets: 🎵 12:30-3:30 PM Will Basken 🎵 4-7:30 PM Daniel Mechim

DAY 1 of our 3 day weekend festival – Join us on St. Patrick’s Day as we kick off our weekend festivities! Be one of the first 50 people through the gate and get a bunch of free green swag to go with your all green outfit. Look forward to 4 sets of live music starting at 2pm each day. We are featuring a special St. Paddy’s Day menu full of your favorite Irish dishes and drinks at an unbeatable price! We will have corn hole, giant Jenga, & cup pong games set up across our venue for you and your group to play & some leprechauns walking around the venue for you to take pictures with! If you like vendors, we have you covered with an immersive whiskey pop-up experience by a surprise vendor that will be making a specialty drink on site! And just in case you were wondering, we will have a green eggs and green beer special going on. It will be a great kick start to the weekend and you do not want to miss out!! Live Music Sets: 🎵 2-3:15 PM Adam K 🎵 3:30-4:45 PM Jonathan Harris 🎵 5-6:15 PM Derek Critzer 🎵 6:30-7:45 PM Alex Perez 🎵 8PM-2AM DJ SAAM

Join us on Saturday, December 10th, for our Bier, Wine, & Cider Festival at Shipgarten! Adults and children of all ages are welcome as there will be winter wonderland games & activities all throughout the day! ***Shipgarten opens at 11 AM & the festival runs from 1 PM until 6 PM. Restaurant closes at 2 AM*** Events: 2:00 PM – ‘Snowball’ Toss 3:00 PM – Marshmallow-Run-Relay 4:00 PM – Marshmallow to Stein Toss 8:00 PM- UFC 282 – Jan Blachowicz vs. Magomed Ankalaev – Paddy the Baddy vs. Jared Gordon  – Darren Till vs. Dricus Du Plessis Winter Wonderland: ❅ Free Photos with Santa (dogs welcome) ❅ Hot Drinks Menu ❅ Over 20 Holiday Inflatables ❅ 3 Grand Christmas Trees ❅ Craft with Mrs.Claus in Santas Workshop ❅ Try Roasting S’mores at our Fire Pits ❅ Free Face Painting ENJOY INTERNATIONAL WINES: ➳ ITALIAN WINES ➳ SPANISH WINES ➳ FRENCH WINES ➳ CALIFORNIA WINES ➳ LOCAL VIRGINIAN WINES You can still buy wine, beer and cider by the glass and bottle AND MORE!!!… ➳ Variety of Hot Alcoholic Drinks ➳ 50+ Beers, Wines and Ciders to sample (Jockey boxes will be set up with various types of beers for you to sample) ♫ Live Music (4:30 PM – 7:30 PM) ♫ Live DJ (8:00 PM – 2:00 AM) ★ Live Frozen and Captain America Character Performance @ 3:30 PM ➳ Bier, Wine, & Cider with 50+ Samples ➳ Bratwursts, Pretzels, Wings, Special of the Day ➳ Outdoor Games & Activities ➳ Pet Friendly ➳ Giveaways, Competitions, & Prizes ➳ Kids’ Corner with Face Painting, Moon Bounce, Crafts, and More ➳ Photo Booth