Great Taste of the Midwest Tickets On Sale

media release: This year's event is Aug. 8 at Olin Park.

General Admission: $70 (Limit of 2 per person). Designated Driver: $20 (Limit of 1 per person. Must be purchased with General Admission ticket.)

On-site sales begin at noon on the first Sunday in May at the following locations (subject to change):

Delta Beer Lab – details 167 E Badger Rd, Madison Giant Jones Brewing – details 931 East Main Street, Madison Karben4 – details 3698 Kinsman Blvd, Madison Starkweather Brewing – details 2439 Atwood Ave, Madison Vintage Brewing Co. Madison – details 674 S Whitney Way, Madison Working Draft Beer – details 1129 E Wilson St, Madison

Entries for the ticket lottery will be accepted online.

Online entries are open on:

Monday May 4, 2026 at 10:00 am

Online entries will close on:

Friday May 8, 2026, at 10:00 pm

• Entries will be randomly selected. There is no advantage to entering at the earliest possible moment. Relax, pour yourself a beer, and enter anytime during the week of Monday May 4.
• To enter the ticket lottery, place your ticket pre-order at lottery.greattaste.org. Your credit card will NOT be charged unless your entry is randomly selected for fulfillment. We anticipate payments will be processed within one week and tickets will be mailed shortly after all payments are processed.
• There is a limit of one lottery entry and two General Admission tickets per household. We will invalidate any entries that we feel are attempting to unfairly influence the outcome of the lottery.

Please note that we are mailing out physical tickets similar to those of previous years. We will NOT be issuing or accepting digital or print-your-own tickets for admission.