Great Taste of the Midwest

The Great Taste of the Midwest is one of the premier beer festivals in the United States. On the second Saturday in August, over one hundred brewpubs and microbreweries from the Midwest come to beautiful Olin-Turville Park overlooking lake Monona in Madison, Wisconsin, to share beer and good times with six thousand patrons.

Great Taste of the Midwest News
  • The program is now available!
  • The real ale/presentation tent is switching places with the first brewer tent this year.
  • Much of the prairie restoration area will be fenced and roped off this year. Please do not sit in these areas.
  • The program should be available on the Tuesday or Wednesday prior to the event.
  • There will be no dunk tank this year.

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