Enjoy awesome craft brews, delicious food, food & beer pairings, live music, games and activities. Fun & lively atmosphere. at Harbor Point. Tons of free parking, short walk to train station and easy access to Harbor Point Trolley. Benefits Live Green CT.
Celebrate “The Last Taste of Summer” at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park on Saturday, September 30th from 1pm - 4:30pm for general admission and 12pm - 4:30pm for VIP. Enjoy a fabulous afternoon with family and friends at this zero-waste, craft beer festival that features brews and pours from over 30+ Beers from some of Connecticut’s finest craft breweries including Armada Brewing, Ballast Point, Charter Oak Brewery, Lock City Brewing Company, New England Cider, New Belgium Brewing, Owls Brew Raddler, Shiner, Spiked Seltzer, Stony Creek, Tito's Vodka and Thimble Island. Enjoy delicious food from Bobby Q’s, Cowabunga, Lobster Craft, Melt Mobile, and Wendy’s Weenies, while listening to the cool summer sound of Wilton Steel Community Band and blues/rock n’ roll from The Clams. Join us in the VIP tent starting at noon for specially pours and brews not available in other areas of the festival. Out on the green, try your hand at lawn games and activities, visit exhibits and enjoy the picturesque views of Indian Harbor.
The Last Taste of Summer is produced by Live Green Connecticut! which is a 501 (C) (3) charity. Co-founders Daphne Dixon and Scot Weicker said of the event, ““The Festival is a wonderful festival that celebrates a beautiful time of year and features local craft breweries, delicious food, and the sounds of summer. Our goal is to provide a fun experience while underscoring the importance of supporting local businesses, providing environmental education, creating a zero-waste event and supporting Live Green CT! zero waste programs and education in our schools."
Proceeds of the craft beer festival will go towards Live Green CT!’s Zero Waste Fellowship.
Purchase tickets to The Last Taste of Summer Craft Beer Festival HERE!
About 60 million metric tons of food are wasted every year in the United States, with an estimated value of $162 billion dollars. About 32 million metric tons of it ends up in landfills, at a cost of about $15 million dollars a year to local governments.
“Food waste is a global issue and tackling it is a priority,” said Richard Swannell, director of sustainable food systems at the Waste and Resources Action Program - WRAP. Awareness of food waste has risen, but we need to do more to tie that to awareness to actions on the ground,’’ he said. “We need to find better ways to deal with food waste, but we need to prevent it in the first place.”
Over the last seven years, Live Green CT! has educated over 15,000 people and produced over 200 environmental events including symposiums at Yale and Fairfield University, a community solar campaign, energy workshops and the Live Green CT! Festival. The focus now, as turned to zero waste schools and programs that can help all schools in CT become more sustainable.
Craft beer and local food
