Ticket bearers will be granted entrance into a magical menagerie of dark art and macabre entertainment, all the while surrounded by the boldest collection of stouts ever assembled in one place. You’ll be amazed by iron, glass, ice, and tattoo artistry. Live music, dark art, and roaming artists will delight you. And over 70 rare and unique stouts will tempt all of your senses.
Festival of Dark Arts 2023 has sold out.
Tickets to the Festival of Dark Arts 2023 have sold out. Come out to Fort George on any day in February and you’ll find tap lists overflowing with dark and delectable beers.
Saturday, February 18th, 2023
Fort George Brewery
1483 Duane Street, Astoria, OR
February has been Stout Month ever since Fort George opened its doors in 2007. Every year new stouts are released throughout the month. In the middle of the darkest month of the year, in the darkest, uppermost corner of Oregon, The Festival of Dark Arts descends on the Fort George Block, transforming the heart of…
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A STOUT MONTH 2023 POEM: Twas the night before Stout Month, when all through the pubs Not a pale malt was boiling, not even the trubs; The tap slats were hung by the art boards with care, In hopes that stout beer drinkers soon would be there; The brewers were nestled all snug in their…
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FodA, Stout Month & LUPULIN ECSTASY 2022 FODA When we do a thing, we do a thing all the way. Which is why we’ve been wrestling for months with the question of whether or not to hold a full-blown, not-by-halves Festival of Dark Arts. We can see enough of the future to know that we…
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As Stout Month (AKA February) rolls in like a king tide, Astoria would typically be bracing for, and embracing, a steady wave of travelers to the coast. With popular events like FisherPoets Gathering and Festival of Dark Arts, February has become one of the busiest times of year for this hard-working coastal town. But these…
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Unfortunately, the darkest stout festival in the world is going dark for 2021. If you have been to a Festival of Dark Arts, you know it must be experienced to be believed. 3000 of the liveliest stout fans packed onto one city block, overflowing with dark art, darker entertainment, and the darkest collection of beers…
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February has been Stout Month ever since Fort George opened its doors in 2007. Every year new stouts are released throughout the month, including the annual release of the Matryoshka series. Aside from being the darkest month of the year, Stout Month is the yearly signal that Festival of Dark Arts will soon descend upon…
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The day after the world’s darkest beer festival the Fort George block filled up once more in anticipation of the Aftermath – the biggest barrel aged bottle release of the year. Every Sunday after Festival of Dark Arts, stout lovers line the block as they wait their turn to try one of the Northwest’s most…
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29 Days of Darkness February on the Oregon Coast just got a whole lot darker. Stout Month at Fort George lasts a full 29 days in 2020, thanks to the leap year. Stout lovers will have an extra 24 hours to taste an array of unusual stouts, immerse in dark arts, and revel in the…
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28 Days of Darkness February has always been Stout Month at Fort George. During this dark time of year the tap lists overflow with rich ales, barrel aged Matryoshka bottles are released, and the world’s darkest stout festival washes over Astoria. And while the Festival of Dark Arts has grown in popularity every year (with…
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Stout Month has been a yearly event in February since Fort George opened in 2007. A new logo is commissioned each year. Festival of Dark Arts is the main event of Fort George’s Stout Month, a 10 hour festival of stout beer, music, art and new releases to celebrate the darkness and help us revive…
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