Today is the Kickoff for Cedar Rapids Craft Beer Week!

If you're a craft beer lover, this week is YOUR week! Today, May 10th, is the official kickoff for Cedar Rapids Craft Beer Week. According to the official Facebook Page:

"Cedar Rapids Craft Beer Week was designed to provide a dedicated week to celebrate the great craft beer being made in Cedar Rapids, Iowa!"

There are six participating breweries here in Cedar Rapids:

Each Cedar Rapids brewery will be hosting an event over the course of the next week, with the big kickoff event happening tonight. The Iowa Brewers Olympics will take place at NewBo City Market beginning at 5 p.m. 20 Iowa breweries will "vie for superiority in a series of events designed to test both palates and speed with a variety of feats of strength!"

The fun continues Saturday with the 15th annual Benz Beer Fest at Benz Beverage Depot from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. General admission tickets are $30 and VIP tickets are $40. The VIP tickets will get you in the door an hour early.

Here are the other featured events for Craft Beer Week:

Movie Night: Beer Fest - Monday, May 13th
- Iowa Brewing Company
- 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Shrimp Boil - Tuesday, May 14th
- Lion Bridge Brewing Company
- 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Tickets are $25 - get yours HERE
Cedar Rapids Beer History - Wednesday, May 15th
- The Quarter Barrel Arcade & Brewery
- 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Craft Beer Week Trivia - Thursday, May 16th
- Need Pizza
- 7 p.m. to 12 a.m.
Thew Brewing Night - Friday, May 17th
- Thew Brewing Company
- 3 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Bags Tournament - Saturday, May 18th
- Clock House Brewing
- 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- $20 team fee to participate
Closing Ceremony - Sunday, May 19th
- Third Base Brewery
- 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.