OctFest 2018—the two-day craft beer, meals, and music competition hosted by Pitchfork and October—has introduced its meals lineup, curated by Bon Appétit. Mission Chinese Food, Roberta’s Pizza, OddFellows Ice Cream Co., KronnerBurger, and extra be part of 20 musical acts together with Vince Staples and the Flaming Lips, together with 90+ craft breweries from all over the world. OctFest 2018 takes place September 8-9 on Governors Island in New York City.
“Mission Chinese Food has all the time had an in depth relationship with music, so working with Pitchfork on OctFest naturally made sense,» stated award-winning chef and co-founder of Mission Chinese Food Danny Bowien. «We’ve had just a few bands carry out on the restaurant together with my band NARX!, so it is going to be a change of tempo to deliver our meals to an occasion with such a sturdy lineup.»
OctFest can be teaming up with Billion Oyster Project (BOP) to assist increase cash to put in and preserve group oyster reefs in New York Harbor. Blue Point Brewing Company, one of many breweries at OctFest, is an official associate of Billion Oyster Project and will likely be launching Good Reef Ale in September. For each pint of Good Reef Ale offered, 5 oysters will likely be restored to Billion Oyster Project’s Community Oyster Reefs in New York City. Those 5 oysters can filter as much as 250 gallons of water per day, strengthening water restoration.
As previously announced, Octfest musical acts embrace Vince Staples, BADBADNOTGOOD, NAO, Saba, Preoccupations, Vagabon, Standing on the Corner, the Flaming Lips, Nile Rodgers & CHIC, Yo La Tengo, Girlpool, Hop Along, Madison McFerrin, and plenty of extra.
Additionally, OctFest 2018 is internet hosting 90 breweries from 20 international locations, pouring greater than 250 types of award-winning craft beer. Several breweries, together with Wicked Weed Brewing, DC Brau, Wedge Brewing Co., Four Peaks Brewing Co., Wild Beer Co., and Karbach Brewing Co., will likely be making their New York City debut at OctFest.
Two-Day and Single Day tickets are on sale now at Octfest.co. For extra data, together with lineups, information, and updates, go to Oct.co and comply with @Pitchfork and @ReadOctober.
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