The first "Latvabirfest" was held in Riga in 2011. Traditionally, the festival takes place in the Vermanis garden in May. This is one of the largest (and even the largest) beer fair-tasting event in the Baltic countries. In addition to beer on this multi-day festival, guests can always count on delicious food, great music and other entertainments.

Every year the festival's number of guests and participants steadily increased . According to statistics, 25% of guests are foreign tourists who specially arrived in the capital of Latvia for the festival . Therefore, in 2015 the . festival was decided to stretch instead of three days for four . In connection with the general trend that has been observed in the Latvian approach to gastronomy in recent years, the focus is on the festival national traditions . But, of course, the festival also includes beers and cuisines from other countries too . Regular participants are companies from Lithuania, Estonia, the Czech Republic, Germany and other European countries .

On the first day of the festival, after dinner traditionally there is a solemn roll-out of a large beer barrel, which is opened, making a foamy fountain, accompanied by a live ceremonial orchestra . Then events pass and three scenes with live performers and DJs are played by street artists and t . d . Among the entertainments are a visit to the beer spa and testing of beer cosmetics, sports (like dragging beer kegs) and quiz . B number of treats - a variety of Latvian cheeses, open meat and other ecologically clean delights . Also at the festival are the solemn awards of Mr. and Mrs. Latviabeerfest, and in the middle of the last day - the final awarding of the festival . Fun on the dance floors continues for half night .

The festival format implies the opportunity to prove oneself both for venerable beer producers and for owners of private mini-breweries. For professionals at the event, there is also something useful and / or interesting. For example, since 2012 the program "Latviobirste" includes the Baltic Beer Star scientific-practical conference.