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Mid-Week Market
Join us every Wednesday evening 5-8 pm for our Mid-Week Market featuring local vendors, craft beer, food specials, and live bluegrass music from Roanoke’s Olde Time Jam!
Trivia Night with Evan
Team up with friends and test your knowledge to win gift cards and brewery merch!
Mid-Week Market
Join us every Wednesday evening 5-8 pm for our Mid-Week Market featuring local vendors, craft beer, food specials, and live bluegrass music from Roanoke’s Olde Time Jam!
Prickly Flippers Pinball Tournament
Start practicing and save the date! Next Prickly Flippers Pinball Tournament is Thursday, April 9th. Same deal as usual: $10 cash entry fee, coin drop on games, and prize money for the top 4 players.
Live Music: Poe Mack & DJ Sampson
Live showcase from independent hip hop artist Poe Mack featuring DJ Samson and Inqwesson.
Mid-Week Market
Join us every Wednesday evening 5-8 pm for our Mid-Week Market featuring local vendors, craft beer, food specials, and live bluegrass music from Roanoke’s Olde Time Jam!
Women's Rated Pinball Tournament
$10 entry + coin drop; beginners welcome.
Inclusive for cis, trans, and non-binary individuals.
420 Mixer
Save the date for our annual 420 Mixer on Sunday, April 19th from 1-4 pm featuring music from Star City Soul Club and a special brunch menu by Elleagant! We’re stoked to be bringing togther local businesses that celebrate cannabis culture, education, and outreach for the 4th year in a row!
Closed for Private Event
We will be closed all day Monday, April 20th for a private event. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.
Interested in hosting a private event at the brewery? Email us at: goldencactusbrewing@gmail.com
Earth Day Celebration
Join us for a special Mid-Week Market as we celebrate Earth Day! A percentage of brewery sales will benefit the Clean Valley Council and SWVA Wildlife Center will be bringing wildlife ambassadors for a meet-and-greet to the patio!
Mid-Week Market
Join us every Wednesday evening 5-8 pm for our Mid-Week Market featuring local vendors, craft beer, food specials, and live bluegrass music from Roanoke’s Olde Time Jam!
Plant BINGO
Grab a card, play a round, and win a plant!
$25 ticket includes:
One mini plant just for coming, two BINGO cards, and 10 game rounds.
Live Music: Hoppie Vaughan and The Ministers of Soul
Live Music: Hoppie Vaughan and the Ministers of Soul, 6-9 pm
No cover
Trivia Night with Evan
Team up with friends and test your knowledge to win gift cards and brewery merch!
Mid-Week Market
Join us every Wednesday evening 5-8 pm for our Mid-Week Market featuring local vendors, craft beer, food specials, and live Blue Grass music from Roanoke’s Olde Time Jam!
Mid-Week Market
Join us every Wednesday evening 5-8 pm for our Mid-Week Market featuring local vendors, craft beer, food specials, and live Blue Grass music from Roanoke’s Olde Time Jam!
Mid-Week Market
Join us every Wednesday evening 5-8 pm for our Mid-Week Market featuring local vendors, craft beer, food specials, and live Blue Grass music from Roanoke’s Olde Time Jam!
Mid-Week Market
Join us every Wednesday evening 5-8 pm for our Mid-Week Market featuring local vendors, craft beer, food specials, and live Blue Grass music from Roanoke’s Olde Time Jam!
'Unapologetically Her' Immersive Art Experience
Paint power. Sip bold. Create loud. An immersive Women’s History Month art experience honoring women who changed the narrative.
Unapologetically Her is a bold Women’s History Month immersive art experience presented by Verses Listening Lounge & Collaborative Center. Where creativity refuses to play small. We’re painting power, and honoring the women who changed the narrative — and the ones still rewriting it.
Come ready to create loud, connect deeper, and leave with art that feels like you.
Trivia Night
Evan’s back with all alcohol related questions to celebrate one of the best drinking months there is. Categories are as follows: beer, wine, spirits, and manufacturing of alcohols around the world. 1st place wins a GC gift card and one merchandise item of your choosing. Trivia runs 6-8 pm!
Seed Swap
Do you have seeds from last year’s garden or are you looking to grow something new? Come swap your seeds with fellow growers, speak with staff from LEAP & the RFN to learn about their programs, and plan your 2026 garden!
No seeds? No problem! All are welcome.
Comedy Showcase
Welcome to the Comedy Showcase at Golden Cactus! Get ready for a night filled with laughter at Golden Cactus Brewing in Roanoke, VA, USA. Join us on February 26, 2026 at 7:30 PM (Eastern Time) (Doors at 6:30 PM) for an evening of hilarious stand-up comedy. Bring your friends and enjoy a great lineup of comedians. Don't miss out on this fun event!
Valentine’s Day Stop Light Party
Join us Saturday, February 14th for a Valentine’s Night throwback party featuring groovy vinyl sounds from Femme Fatales Vinyl Club! We’ll have colored heart cutouts for you to pin-on or feel free to dress the part and color-code yourself:
Green: single and ready to mingle
Yellow: open to meeting folks, maybe dating
Red: taken and just here to dance
However you show up, we’re the spot for VDay this year! Throw your boogie shoes on, have a pint of your favorite pour, and come get boo’d up!
Trivia Night
Queer Trivia night at Golden Cactus Brewing! We’ve got questions for the girls, the gays, theys, the elder queers, the chronically online, and the beloved allies.
Jolene Jamboree
Dolly Parton is turning the big 8-0 this year, and we’re celebrating this living legend the best way we know how- with another youth book drive benefiting West End Center for Youth!
From now through the 1/18, bring a new or gently used K-12 book to Golden Cactus and receive one raffle ticket per book (up to 5 entries per person) for a chance to win a Dolly-themed prize basket packed with goodies from local businesses.
And because no celebration is complete without good food, we’re thrilled to welcome back Ellegant for a special brunch pop-up featuring menu items like Lemon Ricotta Pancakes, Cheddar-Chive Biscuits, a Banana Pudding Pavlova, and more!
Come help us support a great cause and celebrate our favorite Smoky Mountain songbird in style!
Closed for Private Event
We will be closed Monday, January 12th all day for a private event. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding!
VABF Fundraiser Night
Raise a glass to good beer and good soil! Every dollar spent at Golden Cactus Brewing on the night of January 10th supports the Virginia Biological Farming Association (VABF). By partnering with Golden Cactus Brewing, you’re helping local farmers grow the ingredients that make your favorite brews- and your community- thrive.
Trivia Night
Join us for Trivia night hosted by your favorite grumpy brewer! The theme this month is alcohol, four categories (beer, wine, spirits, and the history/manufacturing of all three). Form a team and come play to win brewery gift cards!
Holiday Market
Join us for our final Mid-Week Market of the season featuring 20+ local vendors, craft beer, a s’more station for kids, food specials, and holiday music from Roanoke’s Olde Time Jam.
Holiday Wreath Workshop
Participants will learn how to make wreaths on a metal form with fresh greenery, foraged elements, and dried florals- walking away with a gorgeous design to enjoy for the holidays. Everything will be provided- all you have to do is show up ready to play! Grab a drink from the bar and spend an afternoon designing the holiday wreath of your dreams.
Ladies Only Pinball Tournament
Ladies only pinball tournament at Golden Cactus! All are welcome. $10 entry, coin drop.
Mid-Week Market
Stop by every Wednesday from 5-8 pm for our Mid-Week Market featuring local vendors, craft beer, food specials, and live music from Roanoke’s Olde Time Jam.
Private Event
We will be closed from 12-5 pm on Saturday, November 22 for a private event. The brewery will reopen to the pubic at 5 pm. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.
Mid-Week Market
Join us Wednesday, 11/19 for a special market featuring local vendors offering fresh breads and baked goods, pickled produce, grass-fed lamb and beef, hot sauce, speciality snacks, and more.
Mid-Week Market
Stop by every Wednesday from 5-8 pm for our Mid-Week Market featuring local vendors, craft beer, food specials, and live music from Roanoke’s Olde Time Jam.
Mid-Week Market
Stop by every Wednesday from 5-8 pm for our Mid-Week Market featuring local vendors, craft beer, food specials, and live music from Roanoke’s Olde Time Jam.
Haunted HotHouse Party
It’s a botanical brewery fever dream! Dress up and come hit the dance floor, music by Start City Soul Club and Melody Mundaca. Free entry!
Mid-Week Market
Stop by every Wednesday from 5-8 pm for our Mid-Week Market featuring local vendors, craft beer, food specials, and live music from Roanoke’s Olde Time Jam.
Mid-Week Market
Stop by every Wednesday from 5-8 pm for our Mid-Week Market featuring local vendors, craft beer, food specials, and live music from Roanoke’s Olde Time Jam.