Saturday, October 25

Festival of Darkness: Rodeo of No Return

Arkansas's most epic, most anticipated beer and entertainment festival is back! Event is 21+. Advance tickets are strongly recommended.

By Lost Forty Brewing

Date and time

Location

Lost Forty Brewing

501 Byrd Street Little Rock, AR 72202

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 14 days before event.

About this event

Event lasts 4 hours

Saddle Up for the Rodeo of No Return!

Our 2025 batch of Nighty Night Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout makes its debut on October 25th - and this year's festival is going to be one hell of a hootenanny. The return of our most anticipated, most limited barrel-aged beer deserves a celebration as dark and dank as its rich, boozy body. As always, Festival of Darkness is the most epic zombie apocalypse-themed party around, but this year we have a subtheme that's sure to be a real wing-dinger: THE WILD WEST. From Clint Deadwood to R.I.P. Wheeler to Nightwalker Texas Ranger, the costumes this year are sure to be buckin'.

Join us on October 25th as a horde of undead outlaws invade the brewery for a celebration of dark beer, alongside over 30 local and regional breweries and distilleries pouring samples of their selections in our beer garden of darkness, stilt-walking and fire-breathing circus artists, live music from DJ AJ, Bad Habit, and Rhinestone Revival, cash prizes for best costumes, and plenty of food and beer.

Schedule of Events

4:00PM - VIP / Early Entry Hour

VERY IMPORTANT ZOMBIES with Early Entry Passes have an hour to sample specialty VIP pours from all breweries, early access to Nighty Night Imperial Stout and Nighty Night small batch flavors, and first access to limited edition merchandise.

5:00PM - Bring out your undead - FEST IS ON!

The Beer Garden of Darkness opens for General Admission with 30+ local and regional breweries on hand to pour samples of their dark beer selection for the celebration. Each brewery will pour until they are out. Get there early!

Nighty Night Imperial Stout sales tent opens. This beer and the new small batch flavor series packages are very limited, and ONLY AVAILABLE AT THE BREWERY this year. NO DISTRIBUTION. First come, first sold.

Visit the Lost Forty Pop-Up Shop tent for all NEW Dry Goods and stop by the INK'S tent to create your own Festival of Darkness apparel.

Enjoy local food from the Lost Forty Taproom

5:30PM - 9:00PM : LIVE & LOCAL | Incredible entertainment

Enjoy live music on the Lost Forty Main Stage

Live fire-breathing and stilt-walking performances by Arkansas Circus Arts

8:30PM: LAST CALL | Drag yourself out

Beer samples and sales end

Stock up on last minute merch items

Frequently asked questions

WHAT DO I WEAR?

We are encouraging everyone to dress in attire inspired by 'the undead'. While our theme is always "zombie lumberjack," this year we have a sub theme - THE WILD WEST.

IS THIS EVENT 21+ ONLY?

Well, yeah - this is a beer event that features alcohol sampling, entertainment, and after dark activities and is not open to anyone under 21 years of age.

DO I NEED AN I.D.

Well, yeah - this is a beer event. Our friendly law enforcement officials really, really like it when we ensure everyone is of legal drinking age. You will be given a wristband at the event entrance when you present your ID and event ticket.

WHERE MAY I PARK MY HEARSE, BROOM, SHIP, OR OTHER VEHICLE?

Our lot will be closed since it is the location of the festivities, but parking will be available at Sherwin Williams, at Winnelson Electric, and surrounding streets. As always, we recommend UBER'ing in to avoid the hassle of parking, and so that you may imbibe and ride responsibly!

WHAT IS THE GARDEN OF DARKNESS?

Our friends from 30+ breweries have generously agreed to pour samples of a dark beer selection and favorites from their fall lineup to celebrate with us.

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