Queen City Brewers Festival (QCBF) premiered in 2012 and always takes place the day before the Super Bowl. The purpose of the festival is to bring together the Charlotte region’s craft beverage producers, celebrate their contributions to the Queen City and serve an organization that helps to improve the quality of life for individuals of all ages, ethnicities and backgrounds. In 2012 and 2013, the festival benefited Partners for Parks and from 2014 – 2020 ACEing Autism. Project Life Movement served as the nonprofit beneficiary of QCBF in 2024. Project Life is a Charlotte-based non-profit that matches healthy stem cell and bone marrow donors to patients in need.  In 2025, event host The Innovation Barn served as the nonprofit beneficiary. 2026 brings back longtime beneficiary ACEing Autism and adds The Meggs Foundation as the two nonprofit beneficiary partners. Both nonprofits will have special release beers brewed for the fest and run the Challenge For A Cause activation at the fest.