08/21/2026
🍯 Beverage Maker Spotlight: Sky River Mead 🍯
We’re excited to welcome Sky River Mead & Wine to the 13th Annual Cider Swig!
Based in Woodinville, WA, Sky River Mead is Washington’s oldest craft meadery, creating approachable, food-friendly meads and honey wines that help introduce more people to the range and beauty of mead. From classic honey-forward styles to fruit and spice variations, Sky River brings a wonderful Pacific Northwest mead tradition to this year’s festival.
Join us for the 13th Annual Cider Swig on Saturday, September 26, 2026, from 12–5 PM at LeMay – America’s Car Museum in Tacoma.
🎶 Live music lineup:
12:30–2 PM — Chicken Joe and The Fabulous C***s
3–4:30 PM — The Shy Boys and a Girl
Cider Swig features regional cider, mead, wine, beer, spirits, non-alcoholic options, great food, artisan vendors, live music, games, and community fun. Paid child watch will also be available onsite.
🎟️ Tickets: https://gghf.info/ciderswig
Learn more about Sky River Mead & Wine: https://www.skyrivermead.com
Proceeds support the Lu Winsor Environmental Fund, helping fund local environmental education, conservation, restoration, and watershed stewardship projects throughout the greater Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula region.
Thank you to our current Cider Swig sponsor, Schilling Cider, for helping make this year’s festival possible.
Get your Swig on! 🍏