Louisville Summer Beer Fest is back on Main Street July 29
Get ready to drink beer, listen to music and have fun on Main Street.
Summer Beer Fest will take place for a third time this year in downtown Louisville, with more than 200 beers to choose from — depending on the ticket you buy. The block party-style event runs from 5 p.m. (4 p.m. for VIP holders) until 8 p.m., July 29, in several areas around the Frazier History Museum on Main Street.
“We’ve created a new tradition on Main Street celebrating the rich brewing history in Kentucky,” Andy Treinen, president of the Frazier History Museum, previously said.
Proceeds from the event, now in its third year, will go to the museum's exhibitions and education programs, including Frazier Weekly, the “Let’s Talk: Bridging the Divide” series, guided tours, guest engagements, and Stories in Mind, which brings the Frazier into long-term care communities.
"During each half hour of this year’s Summer Beer Fest at Frazier, which runs three hours, the Frazier will give away concert tickets to lucky festivalgoers," the release said. "One winner will receive two tickets to Bourbon & Beyond 2023; another winner will receive two tickets to Louder Than Life 2023."
Here is everything to know about this year's Summer Beer Fest:
How much do tickets cost?
General admission: $55
VIP: $85
Designated Driver tickets: There will be a $10 ticket for people who want to attend but not drink.
The museum is holding a "Buy 3, Get 1 Free" package for general admission tickets until July 10, according to the release.
The tickets can be bought through the Frazier History Museum website.
What does the VIP ticket include?
Early access
Access to Frazier’s Gateway Garden and exclusive additional beers
Access to indoor museum exhibits
Indoor bathrooms and air conditioning
Where can I park?
Parking is available in the parking lot behind the museum.
What will be on tap?
Although many of the beers will only be available for VIP ticket holders, there is a wide range of drinks for general admission ticket holders to enjoy. There will be more than 80 local, regional, and out-of-state breweries represented.
There will also be gluten-free and gluten-reduced beers, low-calorie IPAs, hard ciders, and spiked seltzers along with non-alcoholic beverages including Ale-8-One and Louisville Water.
What will the fun zone have?
This year, Summer Beer Fest will have a fun zone, inspired by last year's dunk tank, with games and activities including:
Cornhole
Shoot Pop-a-Shot
Throwing axes at a Flying Axes station
Activation from the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory
A dunking booth with the DJs from SummitMedia
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Will there be music?
The event will have music from Louisville quartet Squeezebot and Hot Sauce Brass Band, a New Orleans–style second line band, that will perform throughout the beer fest.
Where's the afterparty?
The official afterparty will be at Shippingport Brewing Company and Sallyforth Taproom and admission is free. The people that attend the festival should keep their wristbands because they will receive free hot dogs and a $1 discount on beers, according to a release from the event. People can also expect a Special Taproom-only beer release.
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This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Louisville Summer Beer Fest will return to Main Street
