Take on the Maine Public News & Brews Trivia Nights Challenge!

Check out the brewpubs and the entire 2026 trivia night schedule below and register a team to play!

To register a team, come up with a cool team name, and let us know what night you will be attending and the number of people on your team. We’ll get back to you to confirm your registration (please note that we can’t accept teams with more than 5 players).

NEW THIS YEAR!

We are inviting all the winners from our 2026 events for a Challenge Match to crown an overall winner of the 2026 season! The Challenge Match will be held at Maine Public’s future Portland Studio in downtown Portland in October.

April
Thursday, April 2, 2026
Nonesuch River Brewing in Poland, ME
Emcee: Madi Smith

Thursday, April 16, 2026
Argenta Brewing in Portland, ME
Emcee: Sam Tracy

Thursday, April 30, 2026
Horn Run Brewing Longacre Beeryard & Event Venue in Perry, ME

May
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Tributary Brewing Company in Kittery, ME
Emcee: Nicole Villacres-Reyes

Thursday, May 28, 2026
Bangor Beer Co. in Bangor, ME
Emcee: Kevin Miller

June
Thursday, June 11, 2026
Portage Tap House in Oquossoc, ME

Thursday, June 25, 2026
Knife Edge Brewing in Millinocket, ME
Emcee: Nora Saks

July
Thursday, July 9, 2026
Farm House Beer Garden in Farmington, ME
Emcee: Nik Sparlin

Thursday, July 23, 2026
Après in Portland, ME

August
Thursday, August 6, 2026
Outland Farm Brewing in Pittsfield, ME
Emcee: Ellen Crow

Thursday, August 20, 2026
Fogtown Brewing Company in Ellsworth, ME
Emcee: Sam Tracy

September
Thursday, September 3, 2026
Kennebec River Brewery in The Forks, ME
Emcee: Ellen Crow

Thursday, September 17, 2026
Flight Deck Brewing in Brunswick, ME
Emcee: Sam Tracy

October
Winners Challenge Match at Maine Public’s future Portland Studio in downtown Portland.

For more information or if you have questions about News & Brews please email fun@mainepublic.org.