Locust Street Beer Run
About this race
The 47th Annual Locust Street Festival kicks off with the famous 1.6-mile beer run/walk through the streets of Riverwest with 4 beer stops.
Beer Support by Black Husky Brewing & Lakefront Brewery
Registration includes - a sweet T-shirt, bib and 4 delicious beers along the route.
The Locust Street Festival will include 4 music stages, art vendors, food trucks, beer, and local businesses spread out amongst legendary Locust Street in the Riverwest neighborhood of Milwaukee.
There will be a running clock at the finish by Primetime Timing. Awards will be presented to the top-performing male & female that must drink their 4 beers and finish with their 4 cups.
Packet Pickup will be Friday, May 29th at Black Huskey Brewery from 4-7pm.
There will also be a race day pickup at the start line of Booth/Locust Streets from 10-11am.
You must sign up by Wednesday, May 20 to guarantee a T-Shirt as we need to get the order in.
Must be 21 to drink beer on the course
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Locust Street Beer Run
Must be 21 to drink beer on course
Typical race-day weather
Based on 7 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Milwaukee, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:15 AM and sets at 8:23 PM local time (CDT) in Milwaukee on May 31, 2026 — 15h 08m of daylight.
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
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