The 10th annual OMBAC Over the Line Beer Fest & Tournament returns to Mariner's Point on Saturday, May 16 — a legit beach tournament paired with unlimited pours from San Diego's best craft breweries.
The OMBAC Over the Line Beer Fest & Tournament isn't your average craft beer event — and it isn't your average beach tournament either. The 10th annual edition lands at Mariner's Point on Saturday, May 16, 2026, pairing a legitimate Over the Line tournament with unlimited tasting pours from some of San Diego's best breweries. It's one afternoon, one beach, and one of the more uniquely San Diego ways to spend a Saturday. Here's everything to know before you go.
The 2026 OMBAC Over the Line Beerfest returns to Mariner's Point Park, 1215 Mariners Way, along Mission Bay.
Ticket pricing (general admission and unlimited tasting wristbands available — final prices include fees on the registration page):
Register through the official OMBAC site. Team divisions cap out quickly, so registering early is the move if you're putting a squad together.
Parking: Mariner's Point fills early — most attendees arrive before 10:30 a.m. to grab spots near the venue. There's additional city parking adjacent to the park.
This May event is the warm-up to OMBAC's World Championship OTL Tournament at Fiesta Island, which runs across two weekends in July (July 11–12 and 18–19, 2026). The Beer Fest is the more intimate of the two — smaller crowd, easier brewery access, same beach energy.
Set foot on the sand during festival hours and the vibe makes sense fast: tasting stations spread across the beach, live OTL games happening steps away, food trucks parked between it all, and music running through the four-hour window. It's a beach festival that happens to have a competitive tournament attached — or a tournament that happens to have a great beer festival. Both are true.
Past lineups have featured San Diego heavyweights like AleSmith, Coronado Brewing, Thorn Brewing, Mason Aleworks, Ballast Point, Mike Hess, Mission Brewery, Iron Fist, and Fall Brewing, alongside cideries, hard seltzers, and craft cocktail brands. Food trucks rotate in to handle everything from tacos to BBQ — plan to graze between pours.
The festival skews social. Beach chairs, flip-flops, team-spirit shirts, friends running into friends. If you've been to other San Diego beer events, this one has the most "San Diego summer" energy of the bunch.
Four main divisions run on the sand throughout Saturday:
A fifth division, Men's Some Bucks, is a separate prize-money competition: $300 per team, Beer Fest wristbands included for all three players, first 16 teams only, with games played Sunday, May 17.
How OTL is played: Two teams of three. Hit a softball over a line about 55 feet in front of the batter. No base running — teams pitch to their own hitters, and fielders work the area beyond the line trying to snag fly balls. Games go three innings. Wooden bats only, max 2¼" diameter. Prizes go to first and second place in each division.
If you've never played, the easiest way in is to grab two friends, register, and learn on the fly. The community is famously welcoming.
The OMBAC Over the Line Beer Fest delivers something most events only pitch: a real beach competition and a real craft beer festival, on the same sand, on the same Saturday. Whether you're putting together a team or showing up purely for the brewery lineup, May 16 at Mariner's Point is worth a spot on the calendar. Register or buy tickets at ombac.org/beerfestotl and get there early — both for parking and for the brewery lines.
Q1. What is Over the Line and how is it played?
Over the Line (OTL) is a San Diego beach sport that strips baseball down to its essentials. Two teams of three players compete to hit a softball over a line about 55 feet in front of the batter. There's no base running — teams pitch to their own batters while fielders work beyond the line trying to catch fly balls. Games are three innings.
Q2. What does OMBAC stand for?
OMBAC stands for the Old Mission Beach Athletic Club, a San Diego-based rugby and athletic club that has hosted the World Championship OTL Tournament since 1954.
Q3. When and where is the 2026 OMBAC Beer Fest?
Saturday, May 16, 2026, at Mariner's Point Park, 1215 Mariners Way, San Diego. Tournament play runs 7 a.m. – 6 p.m. and the Beer Festival runs 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Q4. How much do tickets cost?
General admission starts around $6, unlimited beer tasting runs around $45, and team tournament entries start around $160 (including three tasting wristbands). Sponsorship packages start around $525. Final prices include registration fees and are listed on the OMBAC ticket page.
Q5. What divisions are available in the tournament?
Four main divisions: Women's Open, Men's Glove (gloves allowed), Men's Open (no gloves), and Men's Masters (45+, gloves allowed). A separate Men's Some Bucks prize-money division runs Sunday, May 17, with a $300 team entry, capped at the first 16 teams.
Q6. Is the event 21+?
Yes — alcohol is served and the event is for ages 21 and up.