Beer & Brat Festival

June 13-14, 2025

The Beer and Brat Festival is an adult-geared festival that features locally brewed beer and specialty brats. It is free to enjoy the atmosphere, listen to live music, and shop artisan market vendors! Get tickets at the festival or purchase a Beer & Brat Lanyard ahead of time! What's in the lanyard? A festival T-shirt and $32 worth of tickets to enjoy Premium Brats, Axe Throwing, Fowling, Caricature Drawings, Succulent Planting, and more! Lanyards are one for $30 or two for $50!

Purchase Lanyards Here

Volunteer Opportunities

Tickets & Pricing

Tickets are $2 each and can be purchased from the Ticket/Will Call Booth

Individual Brat Combo (comes with 1 brat & chips): 3 Tickets
Brat Flight (comes with 1/2 brat of each flavor & chips): 6 Tickets
Activities (Mini-Golf, Succulent Planting, Caricature Drawing, & Axe Throwing): 5 Tickets

Beer Tickets are $6 each and can be purchased from the Beer Tent

Beer Tickets can only be used in the Beer Tent. Restaurants do not accept tickets.
Beer purchased from the Beer Tent must stay in the Beer Tent per Michigan Liquor Law.

2025 Schedule of Events

Friday, June 13, 4-10pm:

Our Family Specialty Brat Station (4-9)
- Featuring 6 flavors of specialty brats: General Tso, Mac & Cheese, Country Style Breakfast, Jambalaya, Jamaican, & Our Family Beer Brat
Live music with Mason Grady (4-6)
- Town Square Stage
Market (4-8)
- Shop from dozens of artisan vendors
Axe Throwing (4-10)
Fowling (4-10)
- A fun mix between bowling and football where you throw a football at bowling pins; whichever team knocks the most pins down wins
Caricature Drawing (4-10)
Succulent Planting (4-10)
- Pick out a succulent and plant it in a pot to take home
Live music with Sarah VE (4:30-7:30)
- Montell Construction Elm St. Stage
Live Music with Melissa Dylan (4:30-7:30)
- Car City Union St. Stage
Live Music with Soul Syndicate (7-10)
- Town Square Stage
Food Trucks: Grub It Up BBQ, Kool Breze LLC, Mama D's Fresh Squeezed Lemonade, Dune Buggy, Boujee Bowls, & Olly's Donuts

Saturday, June 14, 11am-10pm

Live music with 17 Degrees South (11:30-1:30)
- Town Square Stage
Live music with Lynn Thompson (12:30-2:30)
- Car City Union St. Stage
Market (11-8)
- Shop from dozens of artisan vendors
Fowling (11-8)
- A fun mix between bowling and football where you throw a football at bowling pins; whichever team knocks the most pins down wins
Succulent Planting (11-8)
- Pick out a succulent and plant it in a pot to take home
Our Family Specialty Brat Station (11-8)
- Featuring 6 flavors of specialty brats: General Tso, Mac & Cheese, Country Style Breakfast, Jambalaya, Jamaican, & Our Family Beer Brat
Axe Throwing (Noon-10)
Live music with Dylan Tolbert (2:30-4:30)
- Town Square Stage
Caricature Drawing (2-8)
Live music with Mike Talbot (2:15-4:15)
- Montell Construction Elm St. Stage
Basketball Knock-Out Contest with Lindsey Hunter (3-3:15)
- Anyone 18 and under can compete in a free basketball knock-out contest against 2-time NBA champion, Lindsey Hunter! One lucky winner will receive an autographed Lindsey Hunter jersey.
Live music with Jess Willyard (4-7)
- Car City Union St. Stage
Live music with The Breaker Brothers (5:15-7:30)
- Montell Construction Elm St. Stage
Live Music with Double Wide Ride (7-10)
- Town Square Stage
Food Trucks: Grub It Up BBQ, Kool Breze LLC, Mama D's Fresh Squeezed Lemonade, Dune Buggy, Boujee Bowls, & Olly's Donuts

Frequently Asked Questions

Where do I buy beverages? Beverages can be purchased in Town Square at the Beer Tent and at social district locations: Angela's Italian Restaurant, Brick Haus Brews, Downtown Trini's & Margarita Joe's, and Garden Patch Restaurant. Drinks purchased in the Beer Tent must stay in the Beer Tent fence, and drinks purchased in the Social District cannot go into the Beer tent area.
Where is the pick-up for the presale lanyards? Lanyards can be picked up in the Chamber Office Wednesday & Thursday, June 11 & 12, from 8:30am-4pm or onsite at the festival at the will-call booth.
Where can I buy brats? Brats can be purchased at Our Family Brat Station, located in front of the Sparta Chamber (194 E. Division).
What can I do with general tickets? Tickets can be used for brats, axe throwing, fowling, mini golf, caricature drawing, & succulent planting.
Where do I buy tickets? The Ticket Booth
What are the hours for the games/activities?
- Friday, June 13: Axe throwing 4-10, fowling 4-10, mini golf 4-10, caricature drawing 4-10, succulent planting 4-10
- Saturday, June 14: Axe throwing 12-10, fowling 11-8, mini golf 11-8, caricature drawing 2-8, succulent planting 11-8
What are the market hours?
- Friday, June 13: 4-8
- Saturday, June 14: 11-8
Where do I buy raffle tickets? At the raffle ticket booth.
Where does the money raised go to? All proceeds will go to future Sparta events
Where is the first aid area? The Ticket Booth will have first aid supplies and an AED.
What payment methods can I use? Cash and credit are accepted.

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