Your 2018 BLVDIA "Taps & Tastes" Brewers

Featuring breweries from coast to coast and beyond!

Next week tickets for Boulevardia will go on sale at 10 a.m. CST on Wednesday, February 28. One of the most coveted experiences to purchase is to the "Taps & Tastes" beer and food sampling event, which will take place on Saturday, June 16 (4 - 7 p.m.). This year's Taps & Tastes event will have plenty of shade and air conditioning taking place indoors in Hale Arena at the American Royal Center located just south of the main stage at Boulevardia.

Two ticket packages are available to Taps & Tastes: a general admission entry for $85, which gives patrons a three-hour access to the event, and an early admission entry for $115 (3 - 7 p.m.), providing guests an extra hour of access prior to the general admission time. Both options give guests an experience of unlimited beer and food sampling, a keepsake tasting glass and general admission to Boulevardia on Saturday, June 16.

Sixty craft breweries from around the United States and beyond along with more than a dozen Kansas City culinary stars are set to be part of the invitational.

Confirmed breweries include:

While tickets for Taps & Tastes are limited and expected to sell out shortly after they are put on sale on boulevardia.com, there are other experiences and an abundant number of general admission tickets available for the two-day festival. Many tasty Boulevard beers and additional craft offerings will be available to all general admission guests at bars throughout the main festival grounds (lineup will be announced later this spring and outlined on the Boulevardia website and mobile app).

Boulevardia general admission tickets include entry into the festival grounds, national, regional and local music acts on multiple stages, and access to tasty food trucks, local artisans, a ferris wheel and more to be announced soon.

boulevardia.com and on The two-day urban street festival will take place June 15th and 16th in Kansas City's Stockyards District, the area surrounding the Livestock Exchange Building. The event features a craft beer and food sampling experience, music from local, regional and national acts, as well as family activities, entertainment, shopping and eco-education, all in a unique urban setting. Learn more about the 501(c)(3) non-profit festival atand on

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