On Saturday, craft beer lovers on both sides of the region have reason to enjoy a cold one or three — they don’t have to travel to downtown St. Pete or Dunedin or Seminole Heights to enjoy a wide variety of local brews.

North Pinellas has the 2nd Annual Clearwater Craft Beer & Music Festival, featuring live music all day, and Hillsborough’s suburban wilds are treated to the Temple Terrace Craft BrewFest, boasting a veritable bevy of beermakers. Both events are family-friendly.

Come thirsty, leave happy.

This article appears in May 17-24, 2018.