Bloktoberfest 2013 at South St. West Oct. 19

Bloktoberfest returns to South Street West again for another block party filled with craft beers, food trucks, arts and crafts, and local music. This year’s beer lineup will feature harder to find selections for early arrivers, a huge station of pumpkin beers, and will even include an Oktoberfest-style ale brewed by Round Guys that’s exclusive to the festival. While South Street West restaurants like Rex 1516, Govinda’s, and Magpie show what they have to offer; food trucks like The Cow and the Curd, Lucky Old Souls, and Vernalicious will be parked to serve the masses. Alec Ounsworth and the rest of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah will be the main attraction this year. But the Jamaican Jerk Hut stage will also feature the jam-filled funk of Swift Technique and the Carnival suitable tunes of Alo Brasil. Meanwhile, the 16th & South Stage will rock with the harmonious sounds of Andrew Lipke & the Azrael Quartet, the blues rock frills of New Pony, and more. Bloktoberfest, Broad to 18th & South Sts., 12pm-8pm, Free, All Ages – Bill McThrill