Friday 10/25
5:00PM-10:00PM: Spooky Market 👻
5:00PM-10:00PM: Tarot Reading 🃏
5:00PM-10:00PM: Misfit Coffee Hot Cider, Hot Chocolate, Hot Coffee ☕️
7:30PM - The Crow Showing in Beer Garden 🎥
The Loppets most popular trail running event of the season is right around the corner! Sunday, September 15, 2024 runners will race through Minneapolis's largest regional park. Theodore Wirth Park will provide the ultimate urban trail running experience for all racers running the 5K, Half Marathon, or Half-Half (6.5 miles). After the race all participants will be greeted with music and a free Utepils drink!
All Sunday races will start at the trailhead and end at Utepils Brewing!
8:30am – Half Marathon Start
9:30am – Half-Half Start
10:30am – 5K Start
*race times are tentative
TAPROOM & BEER GARDEN CLOSED FOR CORPORATE EVENT
We will re-open to the public tomorrow at 3pm
We will be hosting a private event this morning and asking all patrons to sleep in a little and visit us this evening once our event wraps up!
You’re invited to join us at Utepils Brewing for an evening of music and fun. The Current's host Ayisha Jaffer will provide the soundtrack and Jonah Kagen will perform a live set.
Each of The Current’s Happy Hours are free and open to everyone.
PLUS, this summer The Current is giving away one DayTripper by Vistabule Teardrop Trailer! If you’re an adventure seeker that’s ready to take your campout and music festival game to the next level, enter for your chance to win The Current’s Teardrop Trailer Giveaway here!
The Current’s Happy Hours are presented by DayTripper by Vistabule and the Metropolitan Airports Commission.
Free Live Music in the Beer Garden featuring Airlands
This event is free and open to all ages
Oktoberfest season is finally here! Join us in our Taproom, Beer Garden, and parking lot for two weekends of celebrating! See below for full schedule of events.
In the Beer Garden
Free Admission | All Ages Welcome
No Shuttle Service Available
In the parking lot + Beer Garden
Admission is FREE before 2:00PM | $8 after 2:00PM | FREE ENTRY if in traditional attire | Kids 5 & under Free | All Ages Welcome
Saturday Shuttle: 2:00p-11:00p - Anwatin Middle School
Q: What activities do you have available for kids?
A: We will have a Kid’s Area set up in our Bay 10 event space. Activities will include coloring, pretzel necklace making, hat making, and more. There will also be a kids Boot Hoisting contest and a parent / child pretzel toss. Sign up for these activities in Bay 10.
Q: Can I bring a stroller?
A: Yes. We will also have a Family tent available for nursing and diaper changing if needed.
Q: Can I bring my dog?
A: To ensure the safety and well-being of our guests as well your pups, we ask that you DO NOT bring them to this event. Service animals are always welcome.
Q: Where do I sign up for the contests?
A: A sign-up sheet for Stein Holding will be at each Beer Trailer. Pretzel Eating contest participants will be pulled from the crowd near the stage. Best Dressed contestants can meet by the stage at 5:00p as well.
Q: Will you have steins? Can I bring my own stein?
A: We will have .5 Liter and 1 Liter steins available for purchase. You are welcome to bring your own stein as long as it is a .5 Liter or 1 Liter size.
Q: Is re-entry allowed?
A: Yes. We know you may want to check out the other Oktoberfest festivals in town. Feel free to come back.
Q: Can I bring my own beverages or food?
A: No outside food or beverage will be allowed. We will have multiple food trucks on-site. See above for lineup each day.
Q: Where can I park?
A: While parking will be limited, some parking will be available near the Fruen Mill, in the upper overflow lot near Glenwood Ave, and street parking on Thomas Ave and Inglewood Ave.
*SATURDAY ONLY
*We will also have a free shuttle service running between Anwatin Middle School and Utepils Brewing from 2:00p-11:00p.
Q: Can I bring in a water bottle?
A: You are allowed to bring in an empty water bottle. We will have a water refill station available outside in the parking lot.
Oktoberfest season is finally here! Join us in our Taproom, Beer Garden, and parking lot for two weekends of celebrating! See below for full schedule of events.
In the Beer Garden
Free Admission | All Ages Welcome
No Shuttle Service Available
In the parking lot + Beer Garden
Admission is FREE before 2:00PM | $8 after 2:00PM | FREE ENTRY if in traditional attire | Kids 5 & under Free | All Ages Welcome
Saturday Shuttle: 2:00p-11:00p - Anwatin Middle School
Q: What activities do you have available for kids?
A: We will have a Kid’s Area set up in our Bay 10 event space. Activities will include coloring, pretzel necklace making, hat making, and more. There will also be a kids Boot Hoisting contest and a parent / child pretzel toss. Sign up for these activities in Bay 10.
Q: Can I bring a stroller?
A: Yes. We will also have a Family tent available for nursing and diaper changing if needed.
Q: Can I bring my dog?
A: For Oktoberfest, we recommend leaving your fur babies at home. First, we are a production facility with a strict no-pet policy inside our building. Well-behaved dogs are welcome outdoors in our Beer Garden, however, with the volume of people at Oktoberfest, pets are best left at home.
Q: Where do I sign up for the contests?
A: A sign-up sheet for Stein Holding will be at each Beer Trailer. Pretzel Eating contest participants will be pulled from the crowd near the stage. Best Dressed contestants can meet by the stage at 5:00p as well.
Q: Will you have steins? Can I bring my own stein?
A: We will have .5 Liter and 1 Liter steins available for purchase. You are welcome to bring your own stein as long as it is a .5 Liter or 1 Liter size.
Q: Is re-entry allowed?
A: Yes. We know you may want to check out the other Oktoberfest festivals in town. Feel free to come back.
Q: Can I bring my own beverages or food?
A: No outside food or beverage will be allowed. We will have multiple food trucks on-site. See above for lineup each day.
Q: Where can I park?
A: While parking will be limited, some parking will be available near the Fruen Mill, in the upper overflow lot near Glenwood Ave, and street parking on Thomas Ave and Inglewood Ave.
*SATURDAY ONLY
*We will also have a free shuttle service running between Anwatin Middle School and Utepils Brewing from 2:00p-11:00p.
Q: Can I bring in a water bottle?
A: You are allowed to bring in an empty water bottle. We will have a water refill station available outside in the parking lot.
This event is free and open to all ages.
Don’t forget to grab your punch card for a free to-go pack!
Don’t forget to grab your punch card for a free to-go pack!
Stay tuned for more updates and check out our events calendar.
Don’t forget to grab your punch card for a free to-go pack!
Stay tuned for more updates and check out our events calendar.
Don’t forget to grab your punch card for a free to-go pack!
Stay tuned for more updates and check out our events calendar.
Don’t forget to grab your punch card for a free to-go pack!
Stay tuned for more updates and check out our events calendar.
Don’t forget to grab your punch card for a free to-go pack!
Stay tuned for more updates and check out our events calendar.
Don’t forget to grab your punch card for a free to-go pack!
Stay tuned for more updates and check out our events calendar.
Reserve your tickets online here!
This event is free and open to all ages (guests under 18 must be accompanied by an adult).
Friday 8/16: Beer Garden
4:00-6:00 Free Meat + Cheese Raffle
6:00-9:00 Doctor Kielbasa
Food:
Kramarczuk’s (Fri + Sat)
Saturday 8/17: Beer Garden
11:00-2:00 Kids Corner in Bay 10
2:00-3:30 Ukrainian Village Band
3:30-4:00 Dolina Dancers
4:00-6:00 SLOVCZECH
6:00-7:00 Special Contests
7:00-9:00 Harbor + Home
Food:
Saturday 8/17: Beer Garden - $8 cover after 2pm
11:00-2:00 Kids Corner in Bay 10
2:00-3:30 Ukrainian Village Band
4:00-6:00 SLOVCZECH
6:00-7:00 Special Contests
7:00-9:00 Harbor + Home
Food:
Friend Dog
As the personal project of Vinnie Donatelle (The Last Revel) Friend Dog has been described as "Folky The National" or "something between Big Thief and Blaze Foley" but could more accurately be summed up as an act that dresses for the weather
The Roe Family Singers
Bonfire Music Group recording artists the Roe Family Singers are a Good-Time, Old-Time Hillbilly band from the tiny community of Kirkwood Hollow, MN. Led by wife & husband Kim and Quillan Roe, the band marries old-time sounds from barn-dances, fiddle pulls, and county fairs with the rock & roll passion of youth.
Featuring banjo, Autoharp, guitar, and Appalachian clogging, the band and family of fans have been regularly filling Minneapolis’ 331 Club every Monday night since 2005. They’ve shared the stage with Doc Watson, Ralph Stanley, Mike Seeger, Del McCoury, Jesse McReynolds, the Grascals, Jim Kweskin & Geoff Muldaur, Junior Brown, Asleep at the Wheel, and John McEuen & John Carter Cash. In 2011 the band was awarded the prestigious McKnight Fellowship for Performing Musicians; they won the title of “World’s Best Jug Band” twice, in 2010 & 2012 at the annual Battle of the Jug Bands; in 2012, won the Minnesota Duet Contest at the MN State Fair; in 2016 won the title of Entertainers of the Year from BMAI; in 2017, Kim won the clogging competition at the Old-Time Music & Ozark Heritage Festival, held in West Plains, MO; in 2018, won both Entertainers of the Year and Album of the Year from BMAI; and in 2019, won Best Band, Best Band Overall, and Entertainers of the Year from BMAI.
The Roe Family Singers mix original music and contemporary takes on old-time, traditional, and gospel tunes into one roiling & rollicking river of fresh yet familiar American music. Every performance raises a ruckus.
Friday Food Trucks:
Emconada + Hopper's Mini Donuts
Saturday July 20 - $5 Entry
1:30 Emmy Woods
3:00 Cause for Concern
4:30 Boots & Needles
6:00 Turn Turn Turn
7:30 Shotgun Ragtime Band w/ Camile Baudoin
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Emmy Woods
Emmy Woods (she/they) was born and raised on an old dirt* road in rural North Dakota and currently resides in Saint Paul, Minnesota. With hints of country, folk, and blues, Emmy’s songs showcase both her knack for storytelling, her strengths in musical artistry, and an impressive vocal range and ability. When asked to describe her sound in three words, Dr. Kyle Smith said, “Queer Farm Vibes… or maybe… Sad Boy Progressive.”
While Emmy has been writing songs for over 20 years, her first collection of songs, tristia bella, as well as her albums the manifold and delirium were not released until 2020. She has since formed a band, the Red Pine Ramblers, and continues to gain momentum with her genre bending sound.
Cause for Concern
Cause for Concern is a dynamic 3-piece rock band known for their originality and vibrant energy. Their music features a blend of groovy, blues-infused tracks with psychedelic, fuzzy elements and memorable hooks that leave a lasting impression.
Hailing from Minneapolis, MN, the band features Max on lead vocals and guitar, Saren on bass, and Jonathan on drums.
Boots & Needles
Boots & Needles combines the talents of Lauren Asheim and Dallas Cornell and features Old and New Country Blues, Traditional, and Rockabilly vibes. You may recognize Lauren from past bands including The Hula Peppers and Slippery People. She has also trod the boards as an actor and vocalist all over the Twin Cities including the Guthrie Theater, the History Theater, Mixed Precipitation and more. Dallas brings a wealth of musical skills and an eye for design to the duo and also plays with the Cornell Power Service. Known as the "human metronome" and a skilled sewing machinist, he is full of surprises. They aim to share their love of all things country and blues, sparkles and dirt and maybe a few more unexpected pairings along the way...
Turn Turn Turn
Turn Turn Turn is a trio who bonded over their mutual love of close harmony 60s and 70s country, folk, and pop music and formed an original Americana band. To create their distinctive sound, the band “turns” to the distant past of early American recorded music, “turns” again to that renaissance of the 1960s and 1970s, and finally “turns” again to the present looking forward.
Members Adam Levy (guitar, vocals), Savannah Smith (guitar, vocals) and Barb Brynstad (bass, vocals) are all mainstays of the Minnesota music scene and together craft an infectious, pop-infused Americana.
Even though Turn Turn Turn was born as a cover band, the group's original material – sweetheart alt-country folk-pop – quickly stole the spotlight.
Turn Turn Turn’s Laurel Canyon meets 70's-Nashville-cosmic soul vibe is layered with three-part harmonies that stitch the band’s musical tapestry together. Brynstad, Smith, and Levy have distinct voices, and the combination – a “fourth voice” – is greater than the sum of its parts.
The Shotgun Ragtime Band
The Shotgun Ragtime Band is Minneapolis' premiere Grateful Dead tribute band. If you know, you know.
Camile Baudoin
Camile Baudoin (say BO-dwan) has spent over 40 years as lead guitarist with the celebrated New Orleans Radiators, earning aberth in the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. The Crescent City native dazzles with fiery solos and smooth grooves. On “This Old House,” Camile joins fellow Rads Frank Bua, Jr. and Reggie Scanlan, along with a host of guest stars, for a jukebox party.
Saturday Food Trucks:
Brick Oven Bus + Hopper's Mini Donuts
Friend Dog
As the personal project of Vinnie Donatelle (The Last Revel) Friend Dog has been described as "Folky The National" or "something between Big Thief and Blaze Foley" but could more accurately be summed up as an act that dresses for the weather
The Roe Family Singers
Bonfire Music Group recording artists the Roe Family Singers are a Good-Time, Old-Time Hillbilly band from the tiny community of Kirkwood Hollow, MN. Led by wife & husband Kim and Quillan Roe, the band marries old-time sounds from barn-dances, fiddle pulls, and county fairs with the rock & roll passion of youth.
Featuring banjo, Autoharp, guitar, and Appalachian clogging, the band and family of fans have been regularly filling Minneapolis’ 331 Club every Monday night since 2005. They’ve shared the stage with Doc Watson, Ralph Stanley, Mike Seeger, Del McCoury, Jesse McReynolds, the Grascals, Jim Kweskin & Geoff Muldaur, Junior Brown, Asleep at the Wheel, and John McEuen & John Carter Cash. In 2011 the band was awarded the prestigious McKnight Fellowship for Performing Musicians; they won the title of “World’s Best Jug Band” twice, in 2010 & 2012 at the annual Battle of the Jug Bands; in 2012, won the Minnesota Duet Contest at the MN State Fair; in 2016 won the title of Entertainers of the Year from BMAI; in 2017, Kim won the clogging competition at the Old-Time Music & Ozark Heritage Festival, held in West Plains, MO; in 2018, won both Entertainers of the Year and Album of the Year from BMAI; and in 2019, won Best Band, Best Band Overall, and Entertainers of the Year from BMAI.
The Roe Family Singers mix original music and contemporary takes on old-time, traditional, and gospel tunes into one roiling & rollicking river of fresh yet familiar American music. Every performance raises a ruckus.
Friday Food Trucks:
Emconada + Hopper's Mini Donuts
Saturday July 20 - $5 Entry
1:30 Emmy Woods
3:00 Cause for Concern
4:30 Boots & Needles
6:00 Turn Turn Turn
7:30 Shotgun Ragtime Band w/ Camile Baudoin
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Emmy Woods
Emmy Woods (she/they) was born and raised on an old dirt* road in rural North Dakota and currently resides in Saint Paul, Minnesota. With hints of country, folk, and blues, Emmy’s songs showcase both her knack for storytelling, her strengths in musical artistry, and an impressive vocal range and ability. When asked to describe her sound in three words, Dr. Kyle Smith said, “Queer Farm Vibes… or maybe… Sad Boy Progressive.”
While Emmy has been writing songs for over 20 years, her first collection of songs, tristia bella, as well as her albums the manifold and delirium were not released until 2020. She has since formed a band, the Red Pine Ramblers, and continues to gain momentum with her genre bending sound.
Cause for Concern
Cause for Concern is a dynamic 3-piece rock band known for their originality and vibrant energy. Their music features a blend of groovy, blues-infused tracks with psychedelic, fuzzy elements and memorable hooks that leave a lasting impression.
Hailing from Minneapolis, MN, the band features Max on lead vocals and guitar, Saren on bass, and Jonathan on drums.
Boots & Needles
Boots & Needles combines the talents of Lauren Asheim and Dallas Cornell and features Old and New Country Blues, Traditional, and Rockabilly vibes. You may recognize Lauren from past bands including The Hula Peppers and Slippery People. She has also trod the boards as an actor and vocalist all over the Twin Cities including the Guthrie Theater, the History Theater, Mixed Precipitation and more. Dallas brings a wealth of musical skills and an eye for design to the duo and also plays with the Cornell Power Service. Known as the "human metronome" and a skilled sewing machinist, he is full of surprises. They aim to share their love of all things country and blues, sparkles and dirt and maybe a few more unexpected pairings along the way...
Turn Turn Turn
Turn Turn Turn is a trio who bonded over their mutual love of close harmony 60s and 70s country, folk, and pop music and formed an original Americana band. To create their distinctive sound, the band “turns” to the distant past of early American recorded music, “turns” again to that renaissance of the 1960s and 1970s, and finally “turns” again to the present looking forward.
Members Adam Levy (guitar, vocals), Savannah Smith (guitar, vocals) and Barb Brynstad (bass, vocals) are all mainstays of the Minnesota music scene and together craft an infectious, pop-infused Americana.
Even though Turn Turn Turn was born as a cover band, the group's original material – sweetheart alt-country folk-pop – quickly stole the spotlight.
Turn Turn Turn’s Laurel Canyon meets 70's-Nashville-cosmic soul vibe is layered with three-part harmonies that stitch the band’s musical tapestry together. Brynstad, Smith, and Levy have distinct voices, and the combination – a “fourth voice” – is greater than the sum of its parts.
The Shotgun Ragtime Band
The Shotgun Ragtime Band is Minneapolis' premiere Grateful Dead tribute band. If you know, you know.
Camile Baudoin
Camile Baudoin (say BO-dwan) has spent over 40 years as lead guitarist with the celebrated New Orleans Radiators, earning aberth in the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. The Crescent City native dazzles with fiery solos and smooth grooves. On “This Old House,” Camile joins fellow Rads Frank Bua, Jr. and Reggie Scanlan, along with a host of guest stars, for a jukebox party.
Saturday Food Trucks:
Brick Oven Bus + Hopper's Mini Donuts
Free Live Music in the Beer Garden with Juni+Betty & Hibah Hassan
Juni+Betty is a folk acoustic duo project created by Juni West and Betty (of Betty and the Gents). Performances include original music by both songwriters with Juni on acoustic guitar and Betty on keys and ukulele.
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Hibah Hassan is a Minneapolis-based singer-songwriter with a passion for storytelling. Through her sharp lyricism and lilting, occasionally punchy, melodies, she grants her audiences insight into the life and times of a hopelessly romantic twenty-something.
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This event is free to attend and open to all ages
Free Live Music in the Beer Garden featuring Joan of Profile and Sylvia Dieken
Joan of Profile is a female-fronted indie group out of the Twin Cities. Their typical pop-rock sound is stripped down to its original folk roots for an intimate feel that the full band doesn’t get to lean into often.
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Sylvia Dieken is a Twin Cities based singer songwriter. Her indie folk songs center around acoustic guitar and vulnerability. She started writing songs during the pandemic and is currently in school for music.
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This event is free to attend and open to all ages
Free Live Music in the Beer Garden featuring Tarias and the Sound, and boy in the rose garden
Tarias and the Sound is the musical brainchild of Minnesota's own Anthony Omodt-Lopez. Utilizing his roots in the blues and musical theatre, as well as a Gen. Z perspective on the world, he creates a unique and resonant experience for the listener.
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boy in the rose garden is here to entertain the sad people who like metaphors
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This is event is free to attend and open to all ages
Free Live Music in the Beer Garden featuring Jordan Carr
This event is free and open to all ages
Every year, on June 21st, when many cultures around the world are celebrating summer (or winter) solstice, France and many countries make music: people celebrate ''Fête de la musique'', also known in English as International Music Day. It's an annual music celebration to enjoy the longest day of the year. Musicians of every style and ability gather to perform for free in public spaces and parks. Aimed at all audiences, this day of celebration familiarizes people of all ages and all walks of life with a range of musical expressions.
This year, Alliance Française, the French Cultural Center in Minneapolis is partnering with Douala Soul Collective to bring this event to the Twin Cities and around the State of Minnesota! We're giving life to this event through venues and spaces with several musicians and bands performing in small and larger places, reunited under ONE BIG MULTI-LOCATION FESTIVAL, called ''Rhythms in the North''.
Musical Lineup:
This event is free to attend and open to all ages.
Free Live Music in the Beer Garden featuring Emmy Woods
This event is free and open to all ages
Free Live Music in the Beer Garden with Aly Meier and Monica Livorsi
Aly Meier
Aly Meier is a singer-songwriter based in the Minneapolis area and is finding her way into the Minneapolis music scene. Her music can be described as a mix between folk and pop with hints of indie influences. She has been performing since she was young and has a deep love for connecting with an audience.
Monica Livorsi
Monica Livorsi is Twin Cities based singer-songwriter and pianist with a love for soulful melodies and heartfelt piano. Monica released her first album All About Jane, a Jane Austen concept-album in April 2024, and is back to exploring songwriting outside of the world of Jane Austen. Her genre has been described as Girl Power, and she has been compared to Sara Bareilles and Carrie Underwood in writing style and vocal strength.
Taproom and Beer Garden will be open Memorial Day from 12:00p-8:00p.
Stop in to enjoy all day Happy Hour ($2 off pints), $7 Crowlers to-go, and food from Market BBQ
