🐝Evansville Buzz | Sept 26–28: Funk, Fur & Freddie Mercury’s Ghost

🎉 Weekend Vibe Check - Dogs, Dreams & Danae

From the World’s Largest Pet Walk to Danae Hays bringing her wild Southern comedy, this weekend is basically a choose-your-own-adventure novel except the options are: run a 5K dressed like a pumpkin, drink a boot of beer at Oktoberfest, or karaoke yourself into legend at the Paradise After Party. And then Tuesday? Boom. Killer Queen swoops in to turn Main Street into Wembley Stadium.

🎟 Giveaway Results Are In!

Last week we dangled free tickets to three epic shows: Oak Ridge Boys, Killer Queen, and Danae Hays and y’all showed up BIG. Hundreds of entries later, we’ve got our winners:

• Oak Ridge Boys tickets: Kim U.

• Killer Queen tickets: Chris G.

• Danae Hays tickets: Ashlee F.

Huge congrats to our winners! 👏 If your name isn’t on the list, don’t pout we’ve got more ticket giveaways lined up (and you know The Buzz never shows up empty-handed). Keep an eye on your inbox and the Facebook page for your next shot at free seats.

🔥 Top Events 🔥

🔥 Killer Queen: Freddie’s Back (Kind Of)
📍 Aiken Theatre @ Old National Events Plaza | 715 Locust St, Evansville, IN
📅 Tue, Sept 30 | 7:30 PM
🎟️ Tickets. Pro tip: fee-free at the Old National Events Plaza box office. Details here
✍️ Selling out arenas worldwide, Killer Queen is the tribute band that doesn’t just sing the songs they become the songs. Expect Freddie’s swagger, Brian May’s iconic riffs, and a crowd screaming “GALILEO!” so loud you’ll feel it in your fillings. This isn’t cosplay; it’s as close to 1975 Wembley as Evansville is ever gonna get.
🍕 Bonus Buzz: Warm up your pipes with pre-show karaoke downtown. Or, if you’re shy, just practice in your car with the windows down Evansville drivers have heard worse.

🔥 Party in Paradise 8.0
📍 Friedman Park Event Center | Newburgh, IN
📅 Sat, Sept 27 | 5–10 PM
🎟️ $$ | Live music, food trucks, beer, seltzers & wine
✍️ The Tri-State’s ultimate field party returns: big stage, bigger pours, and a crowd that will absolutely peer-pressure you into dancing barefoot by the beer tent. It’s basically a music festival disguised as a real estate company party.
🍕 Bonus Buzz: Carb-load early. You’ll thank us when you’re leading a crowd singalong at 9:45.

🔥 Fall Funk in the City
📍 Haynie’s Corner Arts District | Evansville, IN
📅 Sat, Sept 27 | 10 AM–5 PM
🎟️ Free!
✍️ 80+ regional artists, food vendors, and a soundtrack of funk filling the neighborhood. Think: art fair + block party + a strong chance you buy a $200 painting you didn’t know you needed after two craft beers.
🍕 Bonus Buzz: Get the kettle corn EARLY. It disappears faster than Main Street parking spots.

🔥 World’s Largest Pet Walk
📍 Friends of Evansville State Hospital Grounds | Evansville, IN
📅 Sat, Sept 27 | 9 AM
🎟️ Free (donations welcome)
✍️ Thousands of dogs (and their humans) taking over Lincoln Ave like it’s the Puppy Bowl parade. Come for the charity, stay for the pure serotonin of watching a dachshund in a bowtie try to make friends with a Great Dane.
🍕 Bonus Buzz: Bring extra treats. You’ll either make new canine friends or instantly become the park’s most popular person.

🎶Your Weekend Playlist IRL

🗓 Friday, Sept 26
🎸 Evansville Live @ 5 (Downtown): Damien Jackson – 4 PM | Salsa + cornhole = peak Midwest chaos.
📚 Haynie’s Corner Brewing Co.: Books & Beers – 6:30 PM | Book talk or beer talk? You decide.
🎶 Holiday World: Friday Night Live – 6:30 PM | Theme park + live band = Hoosier fever dream.
🎤 Warehouse 410: A Showcase of Dreams – 6 PM | Local students aiming for Broadway vibes.
🎤 Haven’s Bar (Newburgh): The Honey Vines – 7 PM | Chill harmonies + classy cocktails.
👠 Newburgh Tavern: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – 8 PM | Tease your bangs higher than the Lloyd Expressway ramps.
🎤 Bally’s 421 Lounge: That’s What She Said – 8 PM | Double-header of sass and laughs.

🗓 Saturday, Sept 27
🏃‍♂️ Poseyville: Pumpkin Run 5K – 8:30 AM | Burn calories now, destroy chili later.
🎨 Haynie’s Corner: Fall Funk in the City – 10 AM | Funky, fried, and fabulous.
🚗 Hatfield: ABH Car/Truck Show – 11 AM | Shiny rides + $500 prizes.
🍺 Henderson Brewing: Oktoberfest – 12 PM | Lederhosen optional, bratwurst mandatory.
🐕 EVPL West: WoofFest – 12 PM | Music, mutts, and munchies.
🐾 Myriad Brewing (Newburgh): Mutts at Myriad – 12 PM | Trick-or-treat for dogs. Yes, really.
🎨 STAGEtwo: Fuchsia Fest Day 2 – Noon–10 PM | Artsy chaos. Day two, still weird.
🍖 Elberfeld: Q’s 5th Annual BBQ/Chili Partay – 4 PM–11 PM | $20 for unlimited food + beer. Pray for your stomach.
🎶 Friedman Park: Party in Paradise – 5 PM | Full-send Newburgh.
🎤 Hawg N Sauce (Mt Vernon): Kenna Elpers – 7 PM | Final patio serenade of the season.
🎤 Victory Theatre: Danae Hays – 8 PM | Comedy chaos, Southern edition.
🎤 Lyle’s: Hellcats – 8 PM | Free cover, full rock.
😂 Roca Bar: Comedy Night – 9 PM | Pizza + punchlines.
🍻 Newburgh Tavern: Paradise After Party – 8:30 PM | Karaoke until your throat files a complaint.

🗓 Sunday, Sept 28
🍩 Leroy’s Tavern: NFL Sunday – 11 AM | Beer + football = religion.
🎡 McCutchanville Elementary: Fall Festival – 12 PM | Cake walks, inflatables, silent auction mayhem.
🐶 YOUR FARMS (Newburgh): Doggie Day – 12 PM | Fur-baby extravaganza.
🍗 Mojo’s Boneyard: NFL Kickoff – 12 PM | Cheapest wings in town, don’t test them.
🎺 Bokeh Lounge: Big Band Jazz – 2:30 PM | Smooth Sunday vibes.
🎤 Bokeh Lounge: Karaoke – 6 PM | Sing until Monday hurts.

🐝 Final Buzz

🎶We Will, We Will Rock You (Locally) - Stomp-Stomp-Clap, Evansville
This weekend is basically our own hometown music festival: dogs howling, funk blasting, Danae roasting, Oktoberfest brats sizzling, and Freddie Mercury falsettos echoing down Franklin Street. It’s local chaos with global energy chili-fueled backyard parties colliding with Queen anthems until Tuesday rolls around.

By the time Killer Queen hits the stage, Evansville will be chanting like champions, voices gone, but hearts full. And honestly? That’s the only way to do it. One giant stomp-stomp-clap, forever buzzing.

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Photo ops this week:

1. A dog in sunglasses at WoofFest or Pet Walk (bonus points for tiny costumes).

2. Your funk-festival snack haul at Haynie’s Corner — make it look like a charcuterie board of chaos.

3. Your most dramatic “Freddie pose” at Killer Queen (mic stand optional, eyeliner encouraged).

Stay local. Stay weird. Stay buzzin’.

— The Buzz Team✌️

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