🐝 Evansville Buzz | June 19-22: Parade Candy, Bierstube, Bands & Dad Jokes with Big Dumb Eyes-Induced Chaos

Sommerfest & Shenanigans: Brats, Bands, and Beer-Fueled Bedlam:

This weekend, Evansville and its surrounding towns are ditching chill mode for full-blown chaos—and we love to see it. You've got Nate Bargatze turning Ford Center into a laugh factory, a deathcore band melting faces at Damsel Brew Pub, and literal clowns in a tractor parade. Sprinkle in some glow bingo, a Maine lobster food truck, and kids running 5Ks like they’re training for the toddler Olympics, and boom—you've got the kind of weekend that demands two Advils and a Monday nap. You ready?

🏆 Top Events

🍺 Haubstadt Sommerfest: Brats, Bands & Beer Tickets, Baby
📍 Downtown Haubstadt, IN
📅 June 19–21
✍️ Busch Light Capital of the world, koozie etiquette, and carnival chaos. Come for the Sati Babi, stay for the cover bands, and don’t you dare forget cash. Think: small-town values with beer garden energy. 🎸Bierstube Band Lineup🎶 - Live on the Main Stage, every night 8 PM–Midnight: Thursday: Brad Lemmons, Friday: Happy New Month, and Saturday: That’s What She Said.
🍕 Bonus: Every drink funds parks, scholarships, and local nonprofits. Your hangover = charity.

🏃 Laufenfest 5K: The Brat-Burning Warm-Up
📍 Downtown Haubstadt
📅 Saturday, June 21 | Early AM
✍️ This 5K isn’t just a run—it’s a rite of passage. Strollers, speed demons, and small children sprinting like gremlins after candy. Oh, and don’t miss the ‘Lil Dutch Run. It’s chaotic toddler energy, bottled.
🍕 Bonus: Bragging rights and a legit excuse to double-fist corn dogs post-race.

🎈 Sommerfest Parade: Chaos in Candy Form
📍 Downtown Haubstadt
📅 Saturday, June 21 | 1:00 PM (Lineup 10:45 AM)
✍️ Fire trucks? Sure. Antique tractors? Obviously. But also: men in tutus, meat-powered floats, and clowns flinging candy like it’s their job.
🍕 Bonus: Trophy categories include "Custom Trucks" and the "Special Sommerfest Award." Yes, that’s a thing.

🎤 Nate Bargatze: Genius Turned Stand-Up
📍 Ford Center, 1 SE MLK Jr Blvd
📅 Sunday, June 22 | 3 PM & 7 PM
🎟️ Limited tickets left for the 7 PM show!
✍️ From dented skull to Netflix headliner, Nate’s back in Evansville with his Big Dumb Eyes World Tour. It's observational comedy with a Southern drawl and zero filter.
🍕 Bonus: Two showtimes = no excuses. Pick one, then go laugh 'til your face hurts.

🎶 Live Music Cheat Sheet: Your Weekend Playlist IRL

🗓 Thursday, June 19
🎤 Bokeh Lounge: Blues & Jazz Open Mic – 6:00 PM
🎤 Mojos Boneyard: Danny Erkman & crew – 7:00 PM
🎤 Myriad Brewing (Newburgh): Cousins Maine Lobster – 12:00–8:00 PM
🎤 Darmstadt Food Truck Night – 4:30–7:00 PM

🗓 Friday, June 20
🎤 Victory Theatre: Easton Corbin + Dillon Carmichael – 7:00 PM
🎤 Mojos Boneyard: Chris Duarte & Alastair Greene – 8:00 PM
🎤 Hush on Main: Monte Skelton – 7:00 PM
🎤 Bokeh Lounge: B.K. Karaoke – 8:00 PM
🎤 Damsel Brew Pub: Crown Magnetar Metal Show – 6:30 PM
🎤 Haynie’s Corner: Pride Music Night – 6:00 PM
🎤 Lyle’s: Karaoke w/ Mark Simpson – 7:00 PM

🗓 Saturday, June 21
🎤 Arts Council Rooftop: Stella + more – 6:30 PM
🎤 Haven’s Bar: Jacob Adams – 7:00 PM
🎤 10-8 Café: Brad Lemmons – 6:30 PM
🎤 Franklin St Bazaar: Angel Rhodes – 10:00 AM
🎤 Comedy at Haven’s: Longhorn + Andy Imlay – 7:30 PM
🎤 Lyle’s: Hellcats – 8:00 PM

🗓 Sunday, June 22
🎤 Bokeh Lounge: Tom Drury Quartet – 2:30 PM
🎤 Bokeh Lounge: Karaoke with DJ Nate – 6:00 PM

🐝 Final Buzz

This weekend’s not a sprint—it’s a Busch Light-fueled, Sati Babi-powered marathon of chaos and community. Text the group chat, grab your comfiest shoes, and let Evansville carry you away. No matter how you spend your weekend—moshing in a brewery, chasing toddlers through a 5K, or ugly crying at Nate Bargatze’s punchlines—just know this: you’re exactly where you need to be. So whatever you do—hydrate, high-five a stranger, and if you wake up Sunday with glitter, glowsticks, and an empty Busch Light can in your pocket... you did it right!

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Instagram-Worthy Photo Ops This Weekend: A selfie with your koozie squad mid-bite into a Sati Babi skewer with the caption “Don’t talk to me unless you’ve got beer tickets!”

Stay local. Stay weird. Stay buzzin’.

— The Buzz Team✌️