PLAINFIELD – The Midwest Brewers Fest is returning in October to Plainfield.
A request by festival organizers was approved Monday by the Plainfield Village Board. It will be the sixth time the festival has been held in Plainfield.
The event will return to Plainfield Riverfront Park, which played host for its first four years. In 2014, the last time the festival was held along the DuPage River, a large rainstorm left cars and trucks stuck in the mud. Entry was delayed while festival-goers sought shelter from the storm, but ultimately the event was held.
Plainfield Mayor Michael Collins said Tuesday that organizers have proper insurance and have met all of the village’s requirements to host the festival. Collins said proceeds from the event will once again go to charity.
The nonprofit, all-volunteer Midwest Brewers Fest is the largest single donor to the Plainfield Riverfront Foundation and one of the largest donors to the national organization Pints for Prostates. In 2014, the fest added a third charity: Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana.
Midwest Brewers Fest has run three successful events since the 2014 event – one outdoor event in Willow Springs and two indoor events in Plainfield – according to its Facebook page, and has addressed guest concerns stemming from the 2014 event.
It has dedicated one of its volunteers to posting live event updates on Twitter and Facebook. Organizers also changed the physical structure of the fest and it will feature smaller tents that can be quickly moved if necessary.
Collins said having the event in October may mean better weather.
The 2014 event had more than 200 types of beer brewed by about 70 different breweries. According to the Midwest Brewers Fest website, www.midwestbrewersfest.org, tickets for the Oct. 8 festival will be on sale soon.
Some of the breweries that will be pouring beer at the event include Miskatonic Brewing Co., Pollyanna Brewing Co., Three Floyds Brewing, Metal Monkey Brewing, Arcade Brewery, Hopvine Brewing Company, Vice District Brewing, BrickStone Brewery, Cademon Brewing Co. and Twisted Hippo.