Press Release

Bay View fall festival, Beet Street, returns October 5

 

By - Sep 10th, 2024 07:03 pm
Image courtesy of Cactus Club.

Image courtesy of Cactus Club.

MILWAUKEE (Sept. 6, 2024) – Bay View’s annual fall festival, Beet Street, returns on Saturday, October 5. Cactus Club, Palomino Bar, and Goodkind will once again team up to host for the festival’s 9th year.

Beet Street is a free celebration of live music, community building, and film. Local food vendors, non-profit organizations, small businesses and local makers, photo booths, seasonal drinks and a punk rock rummage sale will all be on-site during the festival. This all ages, family-friendly event runs 1-7pm with an 18+ indoor after-party to follow.

Curated by the Cactus+ team – Cactus Club’s new nonprofit – this year’s mainstage lineup features Brooklyn-based psychedelic rockers Habibi as the outside headliners and support from regional favorites Graham Hunt, T!ny, MoCity, Phif, Eli $tones, Dejah’E, Participants and more.

In addition to the live music, The Beet Street Music Video Showcase will screen on loop in the live room of Cactus Club throughout the day. The Showcase highlights a wide-range of filmmakers in Milwaukee and beyond through a curated selection of music videos, documentary shorts and more.

Honeypie’s Great Midwestern Pie Championship is another crucial part of the festivities. Attendees are encouraged to bake and enter their favorite pie for a chance to win prizes.

Guests can expect to see the following vendors, community organizations and food options:

Vendors:

  • Punk Rock Rummage
  • Hazelwood Farms
  • La Revo Books
  • Sevan Mercy (tarot and oracle reading)
  • Zelda Raygun/Always Be A Buddy
  • Ugly Worldwide
  • Aura Iris Portrait Photography
  • MusicGoRound
  • Rae (airbrushed tees)
  • Every1 is Your Valentine
  • Living Loaded
  • Sturgeons Designs
  • Winterspring Farm

Community Organizations:

  • 16th Street Clinic – Dept of Environmental Health & Community Wellness
  • African American Round Table
  • ACLU
  • Bay View Historical Society
  • Cathedral Center
  • Community Medical Services
  • Girls Rock
  • Literacy Services of Wisconsin
  • Lutheran Social Services: Refugee Resettlement
  • Milwaukee Freedom Fund
  • Milwaukee Trans and Queer Depot
  • Milwaukee Public Library
  • Milwaukee Riverkeeper
  • Party for Socialism and Liberation
  • The Phoenix (National Sober Active Community)
  • Planned Parenthood
  • Wisconsin Bike Federation
  • Women’s Medical Fund

Food:

  • Goodkind
  • Palomino Snack Stand
  • Twisted Plants
  • Frida’s Cocina
  • Xankia

This year’s festival is sponsored by Educators Credit Union, Planned Parenthood, and Campari.

Beet Street Fall Festival provides a warm and welcoming atmosphere for all to enjoy. Join the festivities over the 2400 block of S. Wentworth Avenue between Cactus Club (Russell Ave) and Goodkind (Potter Ave).

For more information, visit www.cactusclubmilwaukee.com

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.

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