Festiversary is Back!
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Join our annual festival with local food, music, and of course, beer.

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Festiversary – An Outdoor Beer Festival Block Party Celebrating Bent Paddle’s NINE Year Anniversary – is Back!!!
Join us and 3,000 of your closest friends at the Brewery on Saturday, May 21, 2022 from 2 – 8p to help us celebrate being back together!
As we last did in 2019, we will be taking over our West Michigan Street block + neighborhood parking lots and throwing a “Festiversary” party – an outdoor brewery festival celebrating Bent Paddle Brewing Co.‘s anniversary & you – the Partners & Paddlers that have helped us make it this far!
There will be 2 stages of live music, curated food trucks/vendors, games & family friendly activities + entertainment, community connections galore, and of course a whole lot of specialty Bent Paddle beer!
Admission includes a commemorative “Festimal” Glass (for the first 2,500 through the gate) and your first beer is on us!
Ticketing + Info
Advanced Ticket $25 Taproom Only | Now Only Available in the Taproom until 11p Friday 5/20
Day-Of Ticket $30 at the Gate
Designated Driver / Under 21 Tickets $15 (no commemorative pint glass)
Kids 14 & Under are FREE!
Ticket includes entry to the fest, commemorative pint glass (while supplies last) + 1 FREE Pint!
Parking on City Streets + Nearby Lots (check signage)
Beer Tokens are $3 each – 1 for an 8oz Half Pour and 2 for a Full 16oz Pint (& certain specialty 8 oz. only beer pours)
21+ to Enjoy Beer / Valid ID Required
Children with Accompanying Adults Allowed
We Love Fido & Socks but No Pets Allowed at Festiversary (Service Animals Welcome)
Re-entry Allowed with Wristband
No Lawn Chairs or Outside Food and Beverages
CASH ONLY Festival | ATMs Available Onsite (at Ticket Entrance, near the Token Sales Booth, and inside the Bent Paddle Taproom) plus neighborhood ATM sites include All American Club, The Caddy Shack,and the Minit Mart gas station near the taproom)
Rain or Shine (or Snow!) – Outdoor Event – Please Dress / Layer Accordingly
Masks Required for Unvaccinated Attendees
Beer Lineup
Venture Pils Hut | Venture Pils + Passion Fruit Pils
Bent Hop Hut | Bent Hop IPA + Tropical Hop
14* Degree Hut | 14* Degree Amber Ale + 14* Degree “Old Fashioned”
Black Ale Hut | Black Ale + Raspberry Black
Cold Press Black Hut | Cold Press Black Coffee Ale + Campfire S’mores CPB
Kanu Hut | Kanu Pale Ale + Blood Orange Kanu
Light Lager Hut | Light Lager + “Canadian Martini” Light Lager w/ Green Olives
“This Fest is Wild” Hut | Wilderness Tuxedo Citrus Smash + The 2022 Festibeer | IPA with Eldorado, Strata + Galaxy Hops
Barrel Aged Hut | ’22 Extra Baked, Double Shot Double Black Vintage Releases: 3:30p 2021, 4:30p 2020, 5:30p 2019
Casks in the Production Brewery | Tequila Light Lager, Lemon Basil Kanu, Ginger 14* + Spruce Tip Black
The “Cosmic Lounge” in the Old Taproom | Cosmic Lounge Hazy IPA + Venture Pils, Bent Hop, 14* Amber, Black, Cold-Press Black
Taproom | TONS of Year-Round, Specialty + Pilot Beers
Non-Alcoholic: Root Beer, Citrus Sparkling Water, Kombucha, Cold Press Coffee, Drinking Water + Rinse Stations, Food Truck Soda Options
Live Music Lineup
2:00p jeremy messersmith | MAIN STAGE
2:45p High & Rising | CEDAR BOUND STAGE
3:30p Dred I Dread | MAIN STAGE
4:30p Maygen & The Birdwatcher | CEDAR BOUND STAGE
5:15p HEADLINER – Pert Near Sandstone | MAIN STAGE
6:15p Mayor’s Toast | MAIN STAGE
6:30p AfroGeode & the Gemstones | CEDAR BOUND STAGE
7:15p Mae Simpson | MAIN STAGE
Food Lineup
Activities + Community
The Cosmic Lounge in the Original Taproom
- The Crunchy Bunch Spinning Trippy Cosmic Tunes
- Spacey Loll Designs Lounge
- Loads of Beer on Tap including Cosmic Lounge Hazy IPA
Family Activities Area in the Frost River Lot
- Loads of Kids Activities Presented by Frost River Trading Co. & The Duluth Children’s Museum
- The Balloon Lady
- Damage Board Shop Snowboard Demos
- Love Creamery Ice Cream Cart
- Nathan Rosty Caricatures
Community Partners + Activities
- Bent Paddle Selfie Photo Station
- Duluth Goat Yoga
- Duluth Pottery Demos
- EcoLibrium 3 Mainstreet Lincoln Park
- Family Rise Together
- Firepits fueled by Stoked Firewood + Bentleyville
- Lake Superior Art Glass Demos
- Locally Laid Egg Co.’s Chicken Poo Bingo
- Love Your Block
- Lutsen Ski Patrol (thanks for being our on-site EMTs!)
- North Shore Federal Credit Union
- On The Limit On-Site Official Festiversary Merch Screen Printing
- Compost + Recycling + Waste Stations by Duluth Superior Eco-Rotary
Live Music - Band Bios
Pert Near Sandstone
Pert Near has had the privilege of co-founding, curating and hosting the Blue Ox Music Festival. Formed by old friends in 2003 within the vibrant Minneapolis music scene, they have been tireless stewards of the midwestern roots music community. Performing with infectious energy and an undeniable joy, Pert Near’s strong songcraft melds with old-time sensibilities in a unique brand of modern string band music they deliver to fans around the world. Their new album, ‘Rising Tide,’ is now available. (Photo Credit Nate Treedome)
band sitejeremy messersmith
jeremy messersmith is an indie pop singer-songwriter and one of Minnesota’s most recognized and celebrated artists, praised by The New York Times, NPR, USA Today, Paste Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, Spin, and Rolling Stone among many others. A thoughtful, clever lyricist with a tender voice, the Minneapolis-based troubadour crafts songs that are catchy and relatable, and span the emotional gamut from poignancy to whimsy. jeremy is one of those rare artists who can break your heart one minute, and then put those fragile pieces back together again the next. (photo credit Smouse)
band siteMaygen & The Birdwatcher
Coming off the successful release of their "stunning" (Americana UK) debut full-length album, Moonshine, which earned them Midwest Country Music Awards for both Album of the Year and Americana Artist of the Year, Maygen & The Birdwatcher are poised for big things in 2022. Described as "an exciting goulash of Kacey Musgraves, Chris Stapleton, Florence + The Machine and Joe Cocker" (MostlyMinnesota), the band showcases original songs, fantastic harmonies, and tight musicianship that keep you anticipating what they'll deliver next. They adventurously blur the sounds of country, bluegrass, folk and blues, creating a sound both familiar and all their own. (Press photo credit: Chelsie Lopez)
band siteMae Simpson Music
The Mae Simpson band is pure energy and soul. The singer-songwriter Mae, who hails from South Carolina, has a huge voice and stage presence. She has brought together a collective of seven musicians who each bring a unique flavor to this powerhouse group.
“It’s impossible to stand still during a Mae Simpson Music set. Simpson’s
raspy, dynamic voice is larger than life — but not as large as her
uncontainable energy that radiates from the stage.
- Helen Teague/MPR (Press photo credit: Jim Vasquez)
band siteDred I Dred
Dred I Dread is a Minneapolis, MN based Reggae Band - aka Minneapolis Reggae Legends. The Band was formed in 1998 and chosen as "Best Local Reggae Band" by City Pages Magazine in 1999. The debut CD "Listen to the Revolution" was released in March 1999. The CD was produced by Reggae Keyboardist Tony “Asher” Brisset, one of the founding members of Black Uhuru. During 2000 and 2001, Dred I Dread was named "Best Reggae Band in Minnesota" by the members of the Minnesota Music Academy. Dred I Dread shared stages with Chronixx, The Wailers, Yellowman, Israel Vibration, The Meditations, De La Soul, Jimmy Cliff, Sister Carol, Third World, Wailing Souls and many other international acts. (Press photo credit: Maxwell McGruder)
Click HereAfroGeode & The Gemstones
AfroGeode & The Gemstones is an eclectic, multigenre band that with a heavy jazz and Funk influence. They perform a mix of reimagined covers and originals. (photo credit Keely Zynda)
band siteHigh & Rising
Out of the north midwest and the banks of the mighty Mississippi River grew this “Groovy Grass” band of music makers. High & Rising most often plays as a quartet, with a unique combination of instruments that bring a fresh groovy sound to the Bluegrass & Folk Americana scene.
The band, led by Laura Farley (upright bass/vocals) and supported by Jym Farley (acoustic guitar), Ben Rohde (percussion) and Harrison Olk (Banjo) have quickly made a name for themselves through their prolific songwriting and performances along-side many notable musicians in the upper midwest music scene. (photo credit Adam Knueppel)
band site
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