Rare Bird Market Presents: Nightmare at the Brewery

HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM LAKEFRONT BREWERY!

Our Rare Bird Night Market presents the 2nd annual Nightmare at the Brewery. An evening of spooky fun featuring our popular oddities market (Rare Bird) paired with our yearly Halloween throwdown (Nightmare at the Brewery) on Thursday, October 23rd at 5pm. Tickets available now!

Do you like oddball items or regular stuff that the normies would call “weird”? Then don’t miss this unique night market where we embrace the odd and honor the weird. Our special Halloween edition of Rare Bird will feature flash tattoos (show up early!) and upwards of 20 hand-selected vendors selling a wide variety of unique items. Experience rune readings from WitchRunes and stop by Collage Hound to have your tarot cards read!

We’re not stopping there. Our Nightmare at the Brewery event will transform our Beer Hall into a spooky, eerie ballroom theater with the help of the talented AntiShadows lighting design team. Black and white horror classics will be shown on the big screen, and all attendees will be entered into our costume contest with the top 3 finishers in both a SOLO and a DUO category receiving prizes. Musical entertainment will be brought to you by Madison-based DJ, Jean Le Duke, matchin’ those spine-chilling vibes. Stop by our free photobooth to commemorate the night!

Like last year, we’re offering R-rated brewery tours for those who wish to add it to their ticket. Tours include 2 sample tokens, a souvenir pint glass to take home, and a much spicier version of our famous tour. Our award-winning kitchen will feature Green Apple Zombie Cheese Curds alongside a specialty food menu, so show up hungry! Beers will be flowing with a full bar and a specialty cocktail menu with the following cauldroned concoctions:
LOVE POTION
This drink weaves a dark, seductive spell. The sharp, haunting botanicals of gin entwine with the deep, blood-red sweetness of raspberry liqueur, while the muddled strawberries whisper of forbidden fruits. A delicate effervescence from Fresca rises like mist, carrying with it the eerie promise of a bittersweet, intoxicating escape into the unknown.
WITCHES BREW
The Witches Brew cocktail is a chilling concoction born from the depths of the dark unknown, where the icy bit of vodka meets the forbidden sweetness of melon liqueur. Fresh lime juice cuts through the haze with a sharp, tangy bite, while ginger beer adds a fiery undercurrent, like an unseen force lurking beneath. Topped with wriggling gummy worms, this drink slithers its way into your soul-both sweet and sinister, tempting you to take one more sip from the cauldron.
DARK TIDE
A storm brews with the depths of the spiced rum, its smoky warmth cloaked in the dark whispers of forgotten ships lost at sea. Pineapple juice crashes in, its sweetness a fleeting illusion beneath the sharp bite of lime, like a flicker of light in the endless night. Ginger beer surges like a storm on the horizon, fiery & untamed. This haunting blend is a glimpse into a forbidden world out at sea.
PURPLE RAVEN
A shadowed elixir born from the depths of twilight, where vodka and blue curacao swirl together in a haunting dance of mystery. The deep, crimson streaks of grenadine bleed into the mix, dark as blood spilled under moonlight, while Sprite adds a faint, ethereal sparkle–like the glint of moonlight through darkened clouds. A lime wheel crowns the drink, its sharp bite a fleeting reminder of life amidst the shadows.

TICKETS
Entry | $15 + Taxes/Fees (includes first beverage, excluding specialty cocktails)
R-Rated Tours | +$10 (includes 2 samples and a souvenir glass)
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Must be 21+ to attend the event unless with a parent at all times.
Must be 21+ to attend the R-Rated tour.

VENDOR LIST
Ooky Oddities
Besom Boutique
Collage Hound
WitchRunes
Crocheted Nonsense
Odds & Ends Art
Eye of Magnolia
The Art of Burton J Gross
Blotspann
Bones In Jars
Cowhead’s Monstertorium
Clay Urn Publishing LLC
Naudiir Art
Rivet + Bezel
Memento Moira
Maikuuro Art
Jessica McDaniel Art
Hawburns Studio
Duloc Mini-Mart
Hannah Milos Art
Bloodgums Studio
FLASH TATTOO ARTISTS (show up early!)
Nick Hetzel (Cornerstone Tattoo)
Braeden Kurzrock (Cornerstone Tattoo)
Niki Hughes (Pink Widow Tattoo)
Rowan Kern (Pink Widow Tattoo)

All vendor inquiries can be directed to [email protected]. Be wary of vendor scams or people posing as individuals in charge of this event online.

COSTUME CONTEST PRIZES
Solo Contest
1st Place | Case of Beer + $15 Gift Card
2nd Place | TWO Tour Tickets + $10 Gift Card
3rd Place | $10 Gift Card

Duo Contest
1st Place | TWO Cases of Beer + TWO $10 Gift Cards
2nd Place | FOUR Tour Tickets + TWO 6-Packs
3rd Place | TWO 6-Packs