Annual Brats & Bags with Bloomington-Normal Sunrise Rotary

Posted on July 21, 2021

The annual Bloomington-Normal Sunrise Rotary Brats & Bags Tournament is coming up Friday, August 6th. The event will take place on the square in Downtown Bloomington.

The brat lunch will be held from 11am to 1pm. Lunch consists of a Johnsonville brat, a bag of chips, a can of soda. New for 2021 –Vegan (Beyond Brat) option available! There will also be a bake sale table available at the event to purchase desserts for $1.

Lunch Tickets purchased ahead of time are only $9 and are $10 the day of the event. If you are ordering 10 or more lunches, we can have a Sunrise Rotarian deliver them to your home or office for FREE!

The bags tournament will start at 5 pm. Get more information about registering for the bags tournament here.

Get more information about the Bloomington-Normal Sunrise Rotary 2021 Brats & Bags Tournament at bnsunriserotary.org or their Facebook page.

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