Borderland Music & Arts festival, WNY’s biggest end-of-summer music event, will feature a variety of Try-It Distributing’s Buffalocal brands in addition to over 25+ national and local bands during the three-day event this September 13-15.
The festival has announced that local beermakers 42 North, Ellicottville Brewing Company, Community Beer Works, Hamburg Brewing, Thin Man Brewery & Southern Tier Brewing will be celebrated throughout the weekend in addition to Labatt USA who also calls Buffalo’s borderland region home.
This will mark the sixth straight year the festival showcases local breweries giving festival goers a chance to sip the finest liquids from the area’s most respected beer companies. Among the selected beers are 42 North’s Borderland IPA, Community Beer Works’ Let’s Go Pils, Southern Tier’s 8 Days a Week Blonde Ale, Thin Man’s Minky Boodle, Ellicottville Brewing’s Blueberry Wheat and Hamburg Brewing’s Oktoberfest.
“Each year we make a point to celebrate the local craft beer scene in Buffalo,” says Borderland Festival Sales & Marketing Director Zachary Keller. “Buffalocal brands feature a great cross section of the best beer’s our Borderland region has to offer and our festival fans love to sip on their favorites and try new styles throughout a weekend of music.”
Labatt Blue will also make their return in addition to the Buffalocal lineup as another beer company headquartered right here in Buffalo, N.Y.
Borderland Festival takes place September 13-15 this year at its home – Knox Farm State Park in East Aurora, N.Y. This year’s headliners include rock legends The Black Crowes after a four-plus year hiatus and rising stars of the indie-folk scene, Caamp. The 2024 lineup also features southern-rocker Marcus King, big-band extraordinaire Cory Wong and the country’s most authentic Grateful Dead show, Dark Star Orchestra. Borderland Festival is proud to bring The Wood Brothers and The Sheepdogs black to East Aurora for the first time in 4 years to help celebrate the festival’s 6th year. Rounding out the can’t-miss lineup are reggae’s most famous backing-band The Wailers, alongside nationally-touring bands Houndmouth, Sierra Hull, Eggy, The Dip, Wilderado and many local acts.
Passes for Borderland Festival are on sale at borderlandfestival.com where fans can get Weekend GA, Single-Day GA and Weekend VIP passes. Hard tickets are also available at select retail partner locations Jack Rabbit, Terrapin Station, Wallenwein’s Hotel, Wayland Brewing & Britesmith Brewing.
For the second year in a row, Borderland Festival has partnered with Kissing Bridge Ski Resort to provide an inexpensive, fun and safe lodging alternative for the 3-day festival. Tent & RV camping options are available alongside the ticket on sale. Complimentary festival parking is included with an option to purchase a weekend shuttle pass to and from the camping area at Kissing bridge, located less than 20 minutes away from the festival. Learn more at borderlandfestival.com/camping and borderlandfestival.com.
