Friday
Mag Bar Music Fest (July 22 – 24) Mag Bar $15-$45 | Times vary
More than 40 artists and bands will hit the stage over four days for Mag Bars first ever festival. By the time you read this, therell have already been a day of the fest, but heres the full list of everyone participating Friday through Sunday:
Friday: Stagecoach Inferno, Old Heavy Hands, Nowhere Fast, Paige Beller, Isolation Tank Ensemble, Work Shirt, Cindy, Freedive
Saturday: Blind Scryer, Shi, Batwizard, Faerie Ring, Bad Wires, Redivider, CROP, Indighost, Baptise, Bazookatooth, Taken Lives, Malignant Vision, The Hell You Say, Noosebearer
Sunday: Koffin Kats, Eastwood, Bungalow Betty, Fiona Kimble & the Modest Means, Vice Tricks, Waxeater, The Dreaded Laramie, Lavacado, Thresh, Drying Out, Overchoice, The Mighty Ohio, It Is What It Is, The Svengali Fiasco, Yellow Cellophane, Alexandria
Summer of Blood – Interactive Horror Event (July 22 – 23) The Haunted Hotel $25-$80 | 9 p.m.
This isnt your usual stroll through a haunted house, as The Haunted Hotel put it in their description, Leave your Sunday best at home and be ready for carnage. This is no ordinary event. This is an extra gory event so dress for a mess, and be prepared for an Interactive haunted house.
Saturday
No Comply 2 Dave Armstrong Extreme Park Pay what you can | Doors at 5 p.m., music at 6 p.m.
How can you get more punk than a pay-what-you-can live punk/thrash show inside a skate park? The festival is returning for its second year with a lineup of seven bands, all but one of which are local. Plus, Belushi Speed Ball is headlining again, so you know youre in for a good time and theyve promised a set thatll be even bigger and better than last years. (Make sure, though, that you bring plenty of water, and check out the link above for more info on how skaters and cyclists can compete in special races before the show.)
Christmas In July Falls City Beer No cover | Noon to midnight
I dont know about you, but I could use a little Christmas cheer early this year. So join Falls City Beer for a Christmas in July event with live music by pop punk party band – Throwback Thursday (and maybe a visit from St. Nick himself). There will also be a special Mango IPA called Party Juice, just for the occasion.
52nd Annual World Championship Dainty Contest (July 23 – 25) Haucks Corner Free | Times vary
The 52nd Annual World Championship Dainty Contest is upon us. The celebration lasts all weekend at the recently renovated Haucks Corner. Its a new bar and restaurant with more than a century of history. So head down to Germantown and check out Haucks new hang, and stay around for a little music, food, and Dainty!
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This article appears in July 19, 2022.