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5th Annual Bradenton Beer Festival

All who attend will be able to sample 75+ beer from around Florida's Craft Beer scene, and choose from 10 Food trucks from around the Tampa Bay Area. With the hot new trend of Food Trucks sweeping the Tampa Bay it was only a matter of time to combine Florida Best Breweries with Tampa Bay's Food Truck scene.All held on Old Main Street, Downtown Bradenton.

The BeerWith so many new breweries popping up around Florida, this years event will focus on some new breweries ranging from Little Giant(Bradenton) and 7th Sun(Dunedin) to Florida Ave(Tampa) and Darwin's on 4th(Sarasota). Also in attendance will be our favorite breweries with some new releases ranging from Cigar City Brewing (Tampa) and Saint Somewhere (Tarpon Springs) to Dunedin Brewery(Dunedin) and Tampa Bay Brewing Co. A complete list of Breweries is on our website.
The Food Picking 10 great Food Trucks was the hardest thing to do with this event. The list includes some Bradenton favorites like Hickory Hollow BBQ , Flying Sliders, and Fully Belly Stuffed Burgers. Some Tampa trucks are making the journey including Fire Monkey, Wicked Wiches, Keep'n it Reel Time, Taco Bus, and Whatever Pops just to name a few.A complete list of Food Trucks is on our website.
The Music
This year we are bringing back the ever popular State Road 64 Bluegrass Band, performing in the streets of Downtown Bradenton.
The TicketThis year's ticket is $30, and if you purchase your tickets @ Ticketmaster.com you will receive a free Lost Kangaroo T-Shirt. All who attend will be able to sample 75+ beer from around Florida's Craft Beer and choose from 15 Food trucks from around the Tampa Bay Area

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