Rock the Hops 2026

Get ready to rock out and hop around Downtown Alton at Rock the Hops 2026 — where music, art, and craft beer collide for an electrifying celebration of creative culture!

Enjoy 28 live original musical performances across multiple genres, tastings of over 40 styles of craft beer, seltzers, ciders, and more, and a vibrant showcase of visual artists, makers, and local vendors.

Tickets are going fast! Grab yours at: rockthehops2026.eventbrite.com

Your ticket includes craft beverage samplings with a commemorative tasting glass, live music from several genres, visual artists, makers, vendors, free shuttles, and the satisfaction of knowing that YOU are directly supporting your local creative culture!

2026 Musical Performances:

Sisser, Ish Ensemble, Doug Raffety & Finn, Amber Skies, Candylion, Fritz and Chadwick, Lo Stone, Blinded by Stereo, A Portrait Life, Rec Riddles, Zantigo!, Todd Keith, Tape History, Neighboring Villages, Surtsey, Katie Hubbard Band, Joe Hicks Group, Tyler Laird and Friends, Erin Jo & Mila, Lauren Waters, Riley Hirsey, Superfun Yeah Yeah Rocketship, Rock Crown, BC Homegrown, Glass Mattress, JOEL, Les Pesky Belles, and Jace Snyder.

2026 Craft Beer and Beverages:

Schlafly, Old Bakery, Narrow Gauge, 4 Hands, Left on Red Meadery, Carbliss, Urban Chestnut, Good News Brewing, Herbarium Sparkling Herbal Tea, Pinckey Bend Distillery, and MORE!

Thank you to our 2026 Sponsors: Simmons Hanly Conroy, AltonWorks, Cope Plastics, First Mid Bank & Trust, Ardent Mills, Amalgamate Vintage, and Liberty Bank