It’s been officially announced that the Washington Beer Commission will not be holding the 2023 Washington Brewer Festival this summer. The link below explains a bit about why, hopefully it will return in 2024 possibly under the oversight of the Washington Brewers Guild if they can scale up and get the right people for it.
http://washingtonbeerblog.com/why-they-canceled-the-2023-washington-brewer-festival/