Festival of Darkness 2021: Nighty Night Release Party

501 Byrd Street,Little Rock AR 72202

23 October, 2021

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THE FESTIVAL OF DARKNESS 2021 Nighty Night Release Party & Celebration of Dark Beer Darkness is coming. And with it, one hellacious party!Our biggest, baddest, boldest 3 Barrel-Aged 2021 batch of Nighty Night Imperial Stout makes its limited debut Oct. 23rd. The return of our most anticipated, most limited barrel-aged beer deserves a celebration as dark and dank as it's rich, boozy body.Gather your ripped plaid shirts, your chainsaws, your axes, your boots, your best post-zombie-apocalypse look and join us for the Lost Forty Brewing Festival of Darkness: Nighty Night 2021 Release Party. We'll celebrate the shorter days ahead with the release of Nighty Night 3-Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout alongside 20+ local and regional breweries pouring samples of their selections for our dark beer garden, annual Zombie Lumberjack costume contest, live music by award-winning musicians, cash prizes for best dressed zombies, a tasty lineup of central Arkansas food trucks, and of course... beer. Lost Forty Brewing is thrilled to bring you the ultimate celebration of the official beginning of dark beer season. Take advantage of the Halloween season, and get those costumes ready! GARDEN OF DARKNESS GUEST BREWERIES(additional breweries being added every day) 3 Floyds Brewing405 Brewing Co.Albright Grove Brewing Co.Bay 13 BreweryBearded Iris BrewingBike Rack Brewing CompanyBlack Apple Hard CiderBoulevard Brewing CompanyCore Brewing & Distilling Co.Flyway Brewing CompanyFossil Cove Brewing CompanyGreat Raft BrewingHawk Moth Brewery & Beer ParlorLagunitas Brewing CompanyMother's Brewing Co.Narrow Gauge Brewing CompanyNew Province Brewing Co.Point Remove Brewing Co.Rock Town Distillery Six Mile Bridge Superior Bathhouse BreweryUrban South BreweryOWN A BREWERY that wants to participate? SIGN-UP HERE! SCHEDULE OF EVENTS4:00PM - VIP Hour - VERY IMPORTANT ZOMBIES with VIP tickets have an hour to sample specialty VIP pours from all breweries, early access to Nighty Night Imperial Stout and three new Nighty Night 2021 Small Batch Flavors available in bottles and cans ( including Vanilla Bean, Spicy Churro, and Coconut Coffee) and first access to limited edition merchandise. - DJ Courier is live on the Lost Forty Main Stage 5:00PM - Bring out your undead - FEST IS ON! - The Beer Garden of Darkness opens for General Admission with 20+ local and regional breweries on hand to pour samples of their dark beer selection for the celebration. Each brewery will pour until they are out. Get there early! - Nighty Night Imperial Stout 2021 sales tent opens. This beer and the three new small batch flavor series packages are very limited, and ONLY AVAILABLE AT THE BREWERY this year. NO DISTRIBUTION. First come, first sold. – Visit the Lost Forty Pop-Up Shop tent for all NEW Dry Goods and stop by the INK'S tent to create your own Festival of Darkness apparel. – Enjoy local food from El Sur, Low Ivy, Hot Rod Wieners, or our Lost Forty taproom 5:30PM - 9:00PM : LIVE & LOCAL | Incredible entertainment - Funkanites are live on the Lost Forty Main Stage at 5:30pm - Big Piph is live on the Lost Forty Main Stage at 7:15pm - Enjoy live fire-breathing and stilt walking performances by Arkansas Circus Arts 7:30PM - WIN BIG | In support of Recycle Bikes for Kids of Arkansas - Winners of the Nighty Night Kegerator Raffle and Costume Contest Announced 8:30PM: LAST CALL | Drag yourself out. - Beer samples and sales end - Stock up on last minute merch items 9:00PM: AFTER DARK AT CAMP TACO | Live Music - The festival of all things dark will come to a close at Camp Taco at Lost Forty located across the parking lot. On its small stage, Camp Taco will host a very special concert with an **internationally renown metal band**. The opportunity to see this band in small venue setting is one that may never be replicated! Tickets are very limited. **Due to some restrictions beyond our control, we cannot announce the name of the band until September** FAQSWHAT DO I WEAR? We are encouraging everyone to dress in attire inspired by 'the undead'. We'll be posting links all week to inspire your best Zombie Lumberjack look. Makeup artists will be on-site for touch ups or for adding a little extra blood. AGES 21 AND UP ONLY Duh - this is a beer event that features alcohol sampling, entertainment, and after dark activities and is not open to anyone under 21 years of age. DO I NEED AN I.D. Duh - this is a beer event. Our friendly law enforcement officials really, really like it when we ensure everyone is of legal drinking age. You will be given a wristband at the event entrance when you present your ID and event ticket. WHERE MAY I PARK MY HEARSE, BROOM, WHIP, OR OTHER VEHICLE? Our lot will be closed since it is the location of the festivities, but parking will be available at Sherwin Williams (adjacent to our lot), at Winnelson Electric, and surrounding streets. As always, we recommend UBER'ing in to avoid the hassle of parking, and so that you may imbibe and ride responsibly. WHAT IS THE GARDEN OF DARKNESS? This year our friends from 20+ breweries have generously agreed to pour samples of a dark beer selection and favorites from their fall lineup to celebrate with us. Lost Forty Brewing takes its name from the historic, storied forest that stands on 40 acres of Arkansas's last truly virgin soil in Calhoun County. We aim to craft beers as unwavering, wild, and uniquely Arkansas as the the land itself. Lost Forty, both the forest and the brewery, is part tall tale, a little bit of hearsay, a lot of history, a few facts, a big cast of characters and completely Arkansas.