Darkness Day 2019
SEPTEMBER 27 - 28 SOMERSET, WI
Darkness Day returns for its 13th year. It’s a sunup to almost sundown day of music, but most importantly, beer.

While Friday’s Dawn of Darkness Beer Festival highlights cool and rare beer from 24 guest breweries unavailable in our MN/WI footprint, Saturday’s Darkness Day Celebration revolves around Surly beer – more specifically the release of 2019 Darkness Russian Imperial Stout.
Darkness Day is an all-day, all-ages gathering that revolves around Surly’s broad portfolio of beer. Here is what you can expect:
CASKS
- Blood Orange Axe Man, tapping at 11 am
- Horchata Dark Phase, tapping at 11 am
- Rose with Raspberries and Lemon, tapping at 11 am
- Liquid Stardust with White Grape, tapping at 11 am
- One Man Mosh Pit with El Dorado hop hash, tapping at 11 am
- Cynic with Passion Fruit, Elderflower, and white ash wood, tapping at 11 am
- S’mores Darkness, tapping at noon
- Nutella Darkness (cacao and hazelnuts), tapping at 2 pm
- German Chocolate Cake Darkness (german sweet chocolate, vanilla, toasted coconut, and toasted pecans), tapping at 4 pm
BOTTLE SHOP: VINTAGE AND/OR EXCLUSIVE BEERS FOR YOU TO ENJOY AT YOUR CAMPSITE OR BRING HOME
- Darkness: 2009-2013, 2015
- BA Darkness: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
- Anniversaries: Four, Five, Syx, SeVIIn, Eight, Nein
- 2019 Darkness
- Campground Beer (4-pack 16 oz. cans)
- At the End of the Internet (4-pack 16 oz. cans)
- None More Black (4-pack 16 oz. cans)
SALOON (Friday & Saturday)
- 2019 Darkness
- 2019 Darkness Variants: Old Fashioned, Mole, Double Stuffed
- 2018 Darkness Variants: Fernet and Bourbon Barrel-Aged Cherry Vanilla
- BA Darkness: 2017, 2019
- Double BA Pentagram
- Temple
DRAFT TRAILER (Saturday only)
- 2019 Darkness
- 2019 Darkness Variants: Old Fashioned, Mole, Double Stuffed
- Furious
- Damien
- Axe Man
- Sleek
- One Man Mosh Pit
- Rocket Surgery
- Liquid Stardust
- Dark Phase
- Warp Zone Pilsner
- Peel & Squeal
See the schedule for Saturday’s event below.
- Campground & Box Office Open 12:00PM
- Dawn of Darkness Beer Festival 6:00PM-9:00PM
- Tickets are required to sample beers from 24 guest breweries
- Music from DJ Lori Barbero
- Surly bottle shop open for Darkness & rare beer sales
- Beer Festival Ends / Back To The Campground 9:00PM
- Bottle share will continue once the beer festival ends
- Big Ass Bonfire
- Weather permitting
- Campground food trucks selling late night snacks
- Shuttles running between RV/electrical & GA campgrounds
FRIDAY • SEP 27
- Campground & Box Office Open 10:00AM
- Darkness Day Celebration 11:00AM-6:00PM
- Tickets are required to enter event grounds
- 2019 Darkness bottle pick-up/purchase
- Bottles can be picked up anytime between 11AM-6PM by anyone with a wristband. Bottles MUST be picked up on Saturday.
- Surly bottle shop open for Darkness & rare beer sales
- 2019 Darkness artist showcase in the Saloon
- Tim Chapman will be selling art & signing bottles
- God Came From Space 11:30AM
- The Rope 12:45PM
- The Blind Shake 2:00PM
- Black Lips 3:15PM
- Eyehategod 4:30PM
- Darkness Day Ends / Back To The Campground 6:00PM
SATURDAY • SEP 28
- You don't have to go home 12:00PM
- but you can't stay here
SUNDAY • SEP 29
Get Tix
Weekend Pass (bottles included) Limit: 1,000
- (3) bottles of 2019 Darkness (+ the option to purchase more onsite on Saturday)
- (3) bottles of 2019 Darkness Variants (one of each style)
- Admission to Friday night's Dawn of Darkness beer festival; includes all-you-care-to-sample pours from guest breweries.
- Admission to Saturday's Darkness Day celebration with access to live music, Surly vintage beers, new/exclusive Surly package and draft beers, food trucks, merchandise and miscellaneous partying all located inside the event grounds.
- Reserved campground/parking from 12 pm 9/27 to 12 pm 9/29.
$200 Purchase
Weekend Pass (no bottles) Limit: 500
- Admission to Friday night's Dawn of Darkness beer festival; includes all-you-care-to-sample pours from guest breweries.
- Admission to Saturday's Darkness Day celebration with access to live music, Surly vintage beers, new/exclusive Surly package and draft beers, food trucks, merchandise and miscellaneous partying all located inside the event grounds.
- Reserved campground/parking from 12 pm 9/27 to 12 pm 9/29.
- NOTE: While bottles are not included in this package, you WILL have ability to purchase 2019 Darkness bottles a la carte onsite on Saturday.
$55 Purchase
Friday pass (no bottles) Limit: 500
- Admission to Friday night's Dawn of Darkness beer festival; includes all-you-care-to-sample pours from Surly & guest breweries.
- Reserved campground/parking from 12 pm 9/27 to 12 pm 9/28.
- NOTE: You WILL NOT have the option to purchase 2019 Darkness bottles a la carte with this package.
$45 Purchase
Saturday Pass (no bottles) Limit: 500
- Admission to Saturday's Darkness Day celebration with access to live music, Surly vintage beers, new/exclusive Surly package and draft beers, food trucks, merchandise and miscellaneous partying all located inside the event grounds.
- Reserved campground/parking from 10 am 9/28 to 12 pm 9/29.
- NOTE: While bottles are not included in this package, you WILL have ability to purchase 2019 Darkness bottles a la carte onsite on Saturday.
$35 Purchase