It’s finally here everyone! No, I’m not talking about pumpkin spice and UGG boots… if that’s even still a thing. I have no idea, I’m thirty years old. What I DO know, however, is that my favorite beer season has some of the best beer events of the year. Here are a few great beer festivals that are right around the corner leading up to the best holiday ever, Halloween!
OCEAN BEACH OKTOBERFEST
Don’t have much money to spend on a ticket? Then you can head down to Ocean Beach, Ca for the Ocean Beach OKTOBERFEST this weekend! This FREE event has pretty much everything you could want to have a fun time and, yes, they are bringing back some crowd-favorite competitions such as the Jose Sinatra’s Cornhole Tournament and the Bratwurst Eating Competition. Yes, I am sometimes twelve years old and put ‘cornhole’ and ‘bratwurst eating’ in the same sentence.
The beer garden and Brew Festival portion of the OB OKTOBERFEST is open from 11-2 pm featuring local craft breweries and authentic Bavarian brews. Tickets are still on sale and a portion of the proceeds goes to a couple of local charities.
Live music includes Metallica and Tom Petty tribute bands, live Djs, and will be headlined by Electric Waste Band on Friday with Vokab Kompany closing out the festival Saturday night.
SCALLYWAG!
UNLIMITED BEER TASTINGS! Yes, you are reading correctly, no need to squint your eyes. Scallywag! has been getting bigger and gaining steam each year. So much so that, this year, they have extended the festival to four more cities across the country! Biggest headline of this tour is…well, the actual headlining band RANCID.
The musical lineup for this festival is already reason enough to go, but you also get over 40 different craft beer vendors, over 150 craft beers, and unlimited 2oz samples from 1-4pm. It’s an absolute MUST if you like punk rock and beer, but tickets do sell out for this event so I suggest you get them while you still can.
BUY TICKETS HERE: https://scallywagsd.frontgatetickets.com/?_ga=2.199209455.1796626839.1539246033-1628347366.1539246033
I always have a blast at this festival! The event is organized really well and the beer lines go by rather quickly, leaving plenty of time to enjoy every brewery in attendance. Here are a few shots from last year’s festival and I hope to see you there next weekend Saturday, October 20th!
GASLAMP ZOMBIE CRAWL
Last but certainly not least we have the annual Gaslamp Quarter Halloween block party! Named one of the top 3 Halloween events in Southern California by THRILLIST and San Diego Magazine, The Zombie Crawl is one of the best Halloween party experiences you can have. You get access to over 20 clubs and bars with no cover, 10 complimentary “welcome shots” at 10 different bars, hosted adult “treats” and some of the most outrageous costumes you could imagine!
Tickets are still available for this 3-day event so get your costumes and party hats ready to have a devilishly great time! Hope to see you there! Please remember to drink responsibly and have a designated driver.
For more information on participating clubs and for tickets, click here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2018-san-diego-zombie-crawl-halloween-tickets-42580188490
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