2019 Brüegala XX

Posted on July 24, 2019

Join WJBC at Brüegala XX on August 16th & 17th for good drinks, good music, and good times for charity!

Brüegala is a charity beer and wine fest that is run by the Bloomington-Normal Jaycees at the Corn Crib in Normal on Friday, August 16th from 6-11pm and Saturday, August 17th from 2-8pm.

The 2019 charities benefiting from Brüegala are Pet Central Helps, Ecology Action Center, Prairie State Legal Services, and Recycling Furniture for Families.

This event offers over 100 craft beer samples, more than 50 wines, a variety of food vendors, music and more throughout the two-day event – you can’t miss out! Tickets range depending on how many samples you want. For more info and to purchase tickets make sure to visit bruegala.com

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