After a year’s absence, the Hood River Hops Fest returns on Saturday. The beer festival will run from noon to 8 p.m. on Saturday in the Columbia parking lot downtown. Hannah Settje of the Hood River County Chamber of Commerce says they will have 40 brewers on site with beers to sample, plus food vendors and musical entertainment. She says attendees will need to wear masks and have proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test 72 hours prior to the event. There will be rapid testing on site. Settje added ticket sales are running ahead of the pace from previous years. For ticket information, go to visithoodriver.com.