AddamsFest Selling Tickets To Charlie's Ale Garden

WESTFIELD, NJ – Back by popular demand, and weather-proofed after last year’s Nor’easter, Charlie’s Ale Garden will be held at the Westfield Armory on Saturday, Oct. 26, rain or shine and tickets are available now.

“Charlie’s Ale Garden was one of the biggest highlights of last year’s AddamsFest, and we were thrilled to see so many eager participants,” said Councilwoman Dawn Mackey, AddamsFest Chairperson. “It was our first year, and we have been working for months to ensure we make improvements to enhance the experience in year two. By adding the outdoor area and expanding our capacity, we can offer a substantial increase in the number of tickets available. We are grateful for all of the feedback from last year, and we are committed to an even better event on Oct. 26.”

The party kicks off at 5 p.m. and once again features beer and wine poured by Harvest Restaurant Group, as well as food for purchase from a variety of local restaurants. The five bands that played last year will all return:

• The Thingama Jigs
• 3rd Gear
• Little Secret
• Shots ‘N Earplugs
• The Counterfeiters

New this year will be the Westfield-based band Better Late.

Organizers said the addition of an outdoor area will provide for expanded capacity this year, and will house additional entertainment and games that include giant beer pong, inflatable axe throwing, mechanical jack-o’-lantern riding, and the Escapology hot seat.

Tickets to enter the ale garden will be $20, with a limit of four per purchase, and include the entry wristband, commemorative cup, and six hours of live entertainment. Food and beverages are sold separately. Entrants must be 21 and provide proof of age.

This year, 1,600 tickets will be sold, a nearly 30 percent increase from last year’s 1,250. In response to feedback and in an effort to expand availability and offer tiered access, tickets will be sold as follows:

• Group 1: AddamsFest stakeholders. All AddamsFest event chairs, core volunteers,
• and the first 13 entrants to the Haunt Your House contest will receive early access to the ticketing site during the week of September 23, with a limit of two full priced tickets per transaction.
• Group 2: Early access raffle at FestiFall. 13 winners of the free raffle at the
• FestiFall AddamsFest booth on Sept. 22 will receive early access to the ticketing site during the week of Sept. 23, with a limit of two full priced tickets per transaction.
• Group 3: Westfield residents. A block of tickets reserved strictly for Westfield
• residents will be sold on the AddamsFest website (www.addamsfest.com/charlies-ale-garden) on Friday, Sept. 27, at 8 p.m. The ticketing team reserves the right to cancel any orders that do not present a verifiable Westfield address. Limit four per transaction.
• Group 4: Party’s open. All remaining tickets will be sold on the AddamsFest website on Thursday, October 3 at 8 p.m.

These tickets are open to anyone, with a limit of four per transaction.

Details for ticket sales of additional AddamsFest events – including Lurch’s Lecture Series, the Chas Addams & Friends Art Exhibit, Paranormal Investigations, Historical Walking Tours, and Gomez’s Dynamite Model Railway – will be announced in the coming weeks.

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