Battle of the Breweries Keg Curling Fundraiser for YANA 2026

Ten Vancouver Island Craft Breweries keg curl for YANA

What has become an annual ridiculous fundraiser has attracted some serious international attention. At the 2025 event, a TikTok video of Mount Arrowsmith Brewing winning the Battle of the Breweries generated over 5 million views in a matter of days, which was then shared on US network television, which led to a story on Global news, which then led to other curling facilities giving it a try, which then led to TSN doing a feature on the Comox Valley Curling Centre and keg curling.

With all this attention in mind, the CVCC has is thrilled to announce the 6th annual Battle of The Breweries Keg Curling Fundraiser, this year in benefit of YANA (You Are Not Alone) Comox Valley. The CVCC made history as being the first ever (and still only) curling tournament featuring beer kegs actually curled on the ice! For this year’s tournament the participating craft breweries have expanded to ten: Ace Brewing, Bayview, Beach Fire, Cumberland Brewing, Gladstone, Hoyne, Land & Sea, Love Shack, Mount Arrowsmith, & Rad Brewing. These crafty brewers will be battling it out in this special spectator friendly and fan participation event on Saturday March 21 at 7:30. The winner to receive bragging rights for the year, a $1000 advertising prize from Jet FM, and the cherished opportunity to sip from the grand prize trophy the KegGoblet.

In addition to the fierce on ice competition between the breweries, anyone in attendance at the club will be welcome to try shooting a beer keg themselves (for a small $5.00 donation) at the intermission and win prizes for getting their keg closest to the button (center of the curling rings). All proceeds from this event will go to YANA and their efforts supporting families and individuals needed to travel for medical treatments.

The Battle of The Breweries is part of the entertainment happening at the concurrent Pros & Joes Funspiel in progress that weekend. In addition to the fundraising at the Keg curling event, the Comox Valley Curling Centre will donate 50 cents from every beer sold that weekend to YANA. Beyond that, Victoria’s Hoyne Brewing is donating 50 cents from every Hoyne beer sold at the CVCC during the entire month of March. Cumberland’s famous Lucky Village Karaoke will be the upstairs entertainment in the Courtenay Rotary banquet room. The entire Pros and Joes weekend will have a Metal Monsters theme...or any combination thereof!

The Battle Of The Breweries Keg Curling Fundraiser is open to the public, admission is by donation. Visit the Comox Valley Curling Centre, throw a beer keg alongside actual brewers.