Hemming Park in the core of downtown Jacksonville has been home to a number of outstanding and highly successful festivals of late. Among them are the monthly Art Walk, Gastrofest and of course One Spark. The next festival that will call the park home will be the first Hemming Park Beer Festival on Saturday, August 15 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
According to the organizer’s Facebook page, the event will feature brews from nearly 50 breweries both domestic and imported. Food will be available on site from Bono’s Bar-B-Q Express, Super Food Truck, and Fusion Food Truck.
The current list of breweries participating in the event includes:
Affligem, Augustiner Brau, Banks, Butte Creek, Butternuts Beer and Ale, Casablanca Beer, Coopers, Corsendonk, Day of the Dead, Dixie Beer, Docs Draft, Efes, Einstok, Erdinger, Erie Brewing Company, Founding Fathers Brewing Company, Franziskaner, Fruli, Full Sail Brewing, Fuller Ale, Honor Brewing Company, Hourglass Brewery, Itaipava, James Boags, Julius Echter, Kalik, King Fisher, Left Coast Brewing, Lucky Buddha, McKenzie’s Cider, Mendocino Brewing, Moretti, Napa Smith, North Country, O’Haras, Ormond Brewing Company, San Miguel, Southampton, Spaten, Tiger, Tucher, Tusker, Unibroue and Wurzburger Hofbrau.
Tickets are $40 for general admission, $60 for VIP and $10 for designated driver. VIP tickets afford entry to the event at 5:30 p.m., 30 minutes before general admission. Tickets may be purchased at the following link:
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