The Heritage Festival will run on a single day, instead of a three- or two-day event as was the case in prior years. Tickets will be capped at 2,000 for two sessions, for a total of 4,000 tickets. Pricing for tickets has not yet been finalized, but they will go on sale in April. Tickets to last year’s event cost between $30 and $40.

“It’s a reboot of the festival, and that leaves us in the position to grow it next year,” Brodsky said. The festival is the brewers guild’s primary fundraiser, and past events broke even instead of serving as a way to raise funds, he said.

“Our mission is beer tourism and to promote the local beer scene, not just locally but nationally,” Brodsky said. “The best way you can really showcase beer is to have a signature event.”

In planning this year’s move, the brewers guild is working with regional parks and trails district Great Rivers Greenway, which is making the improvements to the riverfront as part of the CityArchRiver project.

Great Rivers Greenway is in talks with other festival organizers about using the riverfront, said Emma Klues, director of communications and outreach. “Festivals offer the chance for residents and tourists to check out the riverfront,” Klaus said. “It’s a really unique space that honors our past and looks to our future as well.”