Live Music, Local Beer At 3rd Annual Evanston Oktoberfest

EVANSTON, IL — Enjoy live music, food, family fun and, of course, a wide variety of local craft beers at Evanston's 3rd annual Oktoberfest Sunday afternoon. The event, celebrates Evanston's craft brewers and distillery and welcomes some other Chicago area breweries. The fest set to run from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. behind the Hilton Garden Inn, in the same spot as the farmer's market.

Check out of a full lineup of music, food and drink below, including The War and Treaty and Big Sadie.

Tickets are required. All attendees 13 and older must have a general admission ticket, attendees that are not drinking will receive a commemorative water bottle and VIP tickets are available. Children 12 and younger are free. There will be a kids-focused arts and crafts tent from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. and games like Scrabble, Jenga, Bean Bag Toss and more going on throughout the afternoon.

Live Music

1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. DJ Dustin Harris

3 p.m. - 4 p.m. Big Sadie

Recently named Best Country Band of 2017 by Chicago Reader, Big Sadie is an acoustic band fronted by Elise Bergman (upright bass, vocals) and Collin Moore (guitar, vocals). Defined by rich, intricate harmonies and rustic yet sophisticated instrumental arrangements, Big Sadie takes a modern yet timeless approach to American roots music.

4:30pm - 5:30pm: The War and Treaty

Chilling, soulful, heart grabbing, and powerful are just some of the words used by audiences to describe the experience of The War and Treaty. This duo invites their listeners on a most incredible journey. A fusion of sounds such as piano, mandolin, bass, resonators and dobros presented in various genres such as Folk, Americana, Blues, Roots and Soul are but a mere taste to what this musical explosion has to offer. Reaching back through their deep rooted history they conjure up the strength of their ancestors with gospel like growls and shouts in their vocals and hand clapping/foot stomping so much so you'd swear we were standing on broken floor boards

Participating Breweries:

• Smylie Brothers Brewing Co.
• Sketchbook Brewing Company
• Temperance Beer Co.
• Peckish Pig
• FEW Spirits
• Ten-Ninety Brewing Co.
• Half Acre Beer
• Hopewell Brewing Company
• Empirical Brewery
• Begyle Brewing Company
• North Shore Cider Company
• Farmhouse Evanston
• Right Bee Cider
• Revolution Brewing

Food vendors:

• Smylie Brothers
• Peckish Pig
• Homestead Meats
• Bangers & Lace Evanston
• La Cocinita
• Farmhouse Evanston
• Yeero Revolution.

(Food is available for purchase with cash or credit depending on the vendor.)

» Evanston Oktoberfest is a fundraiser for Downtown Evanston, a nonprofit organization that manages and markets Evanston downtown business district

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