From a gin trail to the grill, ways to celebrate dad this weekend: Andrew Coppolino

This weekend, you can find classic beer gardens, car grills, barbecue grills with Johnny Cash entertainment and a new craft gin trail during the Father's Day weekend.

Here's a brief round-up of events for dad.

Beginning Saturday at 2 p.m., at the Kitchener Market will feature a beer garden, including Kitchener-based Together We're Bitter brewery, along with barbecued street food, tacos and a blacksmith and knifemaker.

In Cambridge, the Old Galt Bottle Shop has growler and beer specials when you purchase an item from their new menu and there's also live music Saturday afternoon.

Beertown in Waterloo and Cambridge be serving a "Wagyu Dad Burger" (while supplies last). Calling it the "father" of all burgers, they recommend pairing it with a beer from Ayr brewer Willibald.

Head out for a picnic with a classic "ploughman's lunch" from Fat Sparrow Group. It includes locally cured meats and local cheeses pair up with a bit of fruit and some pickled garnishes. Don't forget the beer!

A meal dating to the 1800s and earlier, British rural labourers loved the ploughman's lunch: the salt and dryness of the cheese and bread heightened the thirst and "relish" for the beer, it was written.

If dad is eating a low-carb diet, you could try a unique carne asada and beer cheese poutine that's keto at Guelph-based food purveyor Alter Eat-o. Crispy roasted rutabaga hashbrowns are topped with juicy carne asada grilled beef and a beer-cheese sauce.

Alter Eat-o co-owner Molly Hutchinson a describes the creation as fusion of flavours.

"The beer-cheese sauce is like a chili con queso but perhaps Austrian-inspired. It's seasoned with lime and smoky paprika and a sprinkling of green onions." Hutchinson says.

If beer isn't your dad's thing, check out afternoon tea-to-go (pickup or delivery) on Sunday at Queen of Hearts Tea House and Gift Shop in Kitchener. Featuring the return of the pretzel-bun sandwich and moustache sandwich cookies and other sweets to enjoy with a lovely cuppa.

At Crafty Ramen, dads have a chance to fish around and "catch a deal" for their meal on Father's Day.

For the barbecue, there are several options. Crowsfoot Smokehaus in Conestogo has a Father's Day cookout in their picnic area with music by "Covered in Cash" starting at noon. There are four meal combos to select from. No reservations (unless you want to sit inside).

At TWH Social in The Walper Hotel, the barbecue menu is chicken and slabs o' ribs with a half-dozen sides, from creamy potato salad to cornbread. Served Friday to Sunday.