MXPDX Mexico/Oregon Collaboration Fiesta de La Cerveza debuting in Portland

This summer a new beer, food, culture, festival called MXPDX brings together Mexico and Oregon craft cultures and communities in Portland for the inaugural fiesta de la cerveza. The new conceptual beer fest will bring Mexican craft beer to Oregon for the first time, with brewers from 13 central Mexico breweries sending beer and brewing new collaborations with Oregon brewers and cidermakers exclusively for the event.

Tickets are now on sale for the inaugural MXPDX taking place on July 19th at The Redd on Salmon events venue at 831 SE Salmon St, Portland, OR 97214. The festival will alternate between Portland and Mexico, with the 2026 festival tentatively scheduled for Spring 2026 in Mexico City.

In addition to 26 beers and ciders (13 collaboration beers and ciders, and 13 imported small-batch Mexican craft beers from each of the participating breweries), there will also be a Mexican-style bebidas bar by Straightaway Cocktails, Mexican-American made PNW wine, and non-alcoholic aguas frescas.

Indoors and outdoors, the MXPDX pop-up mercado will feature arts, crafts, gifts, and a wide range of authentic Mexican cuisine including tacos, tamales, productos horneados, antojito street food, sonoran foods, postre desserts, and botanas snacks. 

Additional entertainment will come from two stages hosting music from Latino DJs and live bands, to dance and luchador wrestling taking place throughout the day.

MXPDX is presented by Portland, OR based Beer Friends 501(c)(4), the organization behind Japan/Oregon collaboration fest Fuji to Hood and sister event Hood to Fuji in Tokyo. Beer Friends partnered with Mexico City-based craft beer pros Jose Fernando Rincón and Diego Lara, co-founders of Falling Piano Brewing and Hop: The Beer Experience. Rincón and Lara were born and raised in Mexico City. They became captivated by craft beer in 2008 at a time when few imported beers were available at their local bars. Utilizing their professional backgrounds in logistics, they began importing beer to Mexico a few years later, and this eventually led to their first taproom, Hop: The Beer Experience, in 2014. In 2016, they opened their second location, Hop2, which is the largest taproom in Latin America with 52 craft beer taps. In 2018, Rincón and Lara opened Falling Piano Brewing, and cemented their reputation as leaders of the vibrant and developing Mexico City craft beer community.

Tickets for MXPDX Mexico/Oregon collaboration festival are ON SALE NOW, and the full list of participating breweries, food, vendors, music, etc. will be announced soon. 

Cantina Celebración 7/18 from 5-8pm

MXPDX kicks off with an all-inclusive Cantina party on Friday, July 18th, at The Redd featuring complimentary beers and food from Oregon’s first Mexican-owned brewery - Xicha Brewing - out of Salem. The MXPDX Cantina is inspired by authentic Mexico City-style cantinas with a celebratory atmosphere where cervezas and micheladas flow freely with soulful food and lively music. The party will double as a meet and greet with brewers and owners from all 26 participating breweries from Mexico and Oregon sharing their beers, culture, and conversation. Cocktails from Straightaway Cocktails will also be available for additional purchase. 

Especial Session 7/19 from 11am-2pm

MXPDX kicks off on Saturday, July 19th, with an Especial Session limited to just 300 people from 11am to 2pm. Attendees of the especial premiere hours will get early limited access to the rare craft beers and ciders and line-free browsing of the mercado market and food hall before the gates open for general admission attendees at 2pm. Each especial session admission holder will receive a collectible branded MXPDX glass and 10 drink tickets each exchangeable for 4oz pours of the beers and cider. 

MXPDX General Admission 7/19 from 2pm-8pm

The main event opens to general admission ticket holders and all-ages/non-beer/cider drinkers at 2pm. Admission includes a custom MXPDX branded 12oz glass and 10 drink tickets each exchangeable for 4oz pours of 13 imported Mexican craft breweries’ beers, and 13 brand new collaboration beers made with Oregon brewers/cidermakers. The festival will be held across a full block with an indoor mercado featuring arts, crafts, makers, and vendors as well as live music and a kitchen. The extensive outdoor layout has open air and covered patios, a full liquor bar featuring Mexican cocktails and Micheladas by Straightaway Cocktails, a wrestling ring with live luchador wrestling performances, and food trucks and gourmet food vendors with snacks, samples, and authentic Mexican dishes.

SPONSOR opportunities are available here. 

VOLUNTEER as festival staff or volunteer pouring some of the special craft beer and cider being showcased at the festival in exchange for passes, drink tickets, or gift cards. Apply here. 

MXPDX Mexico/Oregon Collaboration Festival

Important dates:
Friday, July 18th, Cantina Celebración
Saturday, July 19th, MXPDX Fiesta de La Cerveza

Location: The Redd on Salmon, 831 SE Salmon St, Portland, OR 97214
Website: MX-PDX.com

About Beer Friends:

Beer Friends is a 501(c)(4) founded in 2023 to promote education, commerce, and cross-cultural exchange with craft beer, cider, food, arts, & culture.