🐝 Evansville Buzz | May 17th: This Saturday is Not Messing Around

Let’s cut to the chase: Saturday’s schedule is thicker than a Wesselman Woods tree trunk. If you’re not doing something on May 17, are you even in the 812?

We combed through the chaos and rounded up the must-do events. Here’s what’s buzzin’.

🍩 9:00 AM — Doughnuts & Drafts @ Myriad Brewing

📍 8245 High Pointe Dr, Newburgh
Until the doughnuts are gone, and they go fast

Start strong with a sugar buzz at Myriad Brewing. They’re teaming up with Trickey’s Coffee Bar for coffee, mimosas, cold brews, and doughnuts that don’t mess around. Grab a pastry, sip something frothy, and consider it pre-gaming for your entire day.

🥯 Pair with: zero responsibilities before noon.

🐶 10:00 AM — Grand Opening: The Collar Club

📍 5201 Kratzville Rd, Evansville
10AM–Noon

It’s finally here! Evansville’s newest dog-loving destination opens its doors. Swing by The Collar Club for a tour, photo booth, giveaways, and adorable vendors. Bring your pup—or just go for the serotonin.

🐕 Warning: You will call your dog “a good boy” 17 times.

🐠 9:00 AM–5:00 PM — Free Week @ Wesselman Woods

📍 551 N Boeke Rd, Evansville

Celebrate the new Odonata Trail with a hike that costs exactly $0. Wander, birdwatch, or simply walk off those doughnuts. Open til 5PM (and noon to 5 on Sunday, in case you're not done forest bathing).

🌲 Nature’s free. You just have to show up.

🎣 All Day — King Kat Catfishing Tournament + Kids’ Event

📍 Burdette Park, Lakeside Shelter

Big fish, big prizes, and big memories for your little ones. The King Kat Tournament Trail takes over the Ohio River—and the kids take over Burdette. Bring a rod, sunscreen, and good vibes.

🐟 Catch of the day = quality time.

🎉 12:00 PM — Industry Bar Block Party

📍 101 SE 1st Street, Downtown EVV
21+ Only

Industry Bar is shutting down the street and throwing a birthday bash for their #1 dog, Kylo. Expect food trucks, live music, beer tents, and specialty cocktails. And yes, the dog is the main event.

🍺 Outdoor seating, indoor chaos, all the fun.

🛍️ 1:00 PM — Macabre Bazaar: Creepy, Cute & Curated

📍 Old Vanderburgh Courthouse
Until Midnight

Step into a world where burlesque meets oddities and punk meets pastries. The Macabre Bazaar brings spooky vendors, a gothic fashion show, and ends with a 21+ burlesque show by the Drop Dead Darlings.

🕯️ General admission: $15. Burlesque show: $25. Unforgettable? 100%.

🍻 Evening — Boozy Bingo @ Haven’s Bar

📍 300 W Jennings St, Newburgh
Reserve ahead
🔗 Reserve Here

It’s not your grandma’s bingo. This one has cocktails, chaos, and crowd-pleasing prizes. Bring your lucky friends and a good sense of humor.

🎉 Tables go fast. Like... really fast.

🕔 5:00 PM — SummerFest KY Pre-Game Begins

📍 2nd & Water St., Henderson, KY
🎟️ SummerFestKY.com

The party starts at 5, but the live music kicks off at 6PM with Insulated, Ryan Cabrera, and the legendary Free Fallin’ (Tom Petty tribute). Food, beer garden, vendors, and serious rock nostalgia await.

🎸 Free to attend. But consider VIP if you like seats... or meet-and-greets.

🐝 Final Buzz

This Saturday in the 812 is packed like a breakfast burrito; you’ve got the roadmap. Whether you’re catching fish, catching bands, or full forest fairy, just get out there, be seen, and do something worth buzzing about.

📸 Tag us with #EvansvilleBuzz to be featured. Yes, even if you’re holding a mimosa in one hand and a bingo card in the other.

Stay local. Stay weird. Stay buzzin’.
— The Buzz Team