Festiversary 2024
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Bent Paddle Brewing Co. celebrates 11 years in business with its annual Festiversary outdoor festival on West Michigan Street. The event includes two stages of live music, food trucks, games and family-friendly activities and a lot of Bent Paddle beer and cannabis THC/CBD waters.
This year’s purple theme celebrates all things Bent Paddle and features the closing band Chase and Ovation: A Tribute to the Music of Prince, honoring the 40-year anniversary of Prince’s Purple Rain.
Schedule
2:15 p.m. – Tres Osos with the Bent Paddle Band on the Cedar Bound Stage
3 p.m. – The Foxgloves on the Main Stage
4 p.m. – Baharat on the Cedar Bound Stage
4:45 p.m. – Saltydog on the Main Stage
6 p.m. – Boxcar on the Cedar Bound Stage
6:45 p.m. – Festiversary Community Toast on the Main Stage
7 p.m. – Chase & Ovation: A Salute to the Music of Prince on the Main Stage
Families with children can enjoy the Frost River and Marshall Forest School Family Activities Area filled with activities ranging from the fan-favorite Josh Peter’s Dangerous Fun Show, to board demos by Damage Boardshop, to adoptable puppies from Healing Paws Rescue, to tarot readings and the chance to “hug a hen” with Locally Laid Egg Co.
The beverage selection will include Bent Paddle’s Festiversary beer and canna lineup featuring variations on the classics, specialty casks and sours, plus a line of hemp-derived THC beverages. 190 Coffee and Tea is the official Festiversary N/A vendor and the spot for mocktails.
The brewery will once again craft several one-off specialty beers for the event. Expect playful spin-offs of fan favorites including Wild Strawberry Kanu, a Banana Split Black Ale and a Midwest Martini, the brewery’s light lager garnished with green olives. For fans of casks and sour beers, stop at the Production Brewery for various casks and Mango Tango and Boysenberry Slap sours.
Food vendors include Log Home Wood Fired Pizza, Love Creamery, Howard’s Que, Oasis Del Norte and more.
Festiversary tickets are $30 (+ tax) in advance online and in the taproom until closing time on May 17, and $40 at the gate the day of the event. Tickets include admission, access to all the live music and vendors, a commemorative pint glass while supplies last, and the first pour of beer or THC+ beverage for free. Admission for kids under 14 is free and for ages 14-20 or designated driver is $15.
