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Our beloved Utepils celebration is back and in person this year. Utepils is a Norwegian word that essentially translates to “outdoors lager.” It marks the enjoyment of a first beer outside after a long, cold (and quarantined) winter. With the arrival of spring and the addition of several new breweries in Johnson County, there is no better time to cheers to outdoor beers! We'll have beer, outdoor games, food, music, and more! Admission is free. <br>
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To make the most of your Utepils experience, we’ll issue you a special passport. Make sure you stop by the information table to pick one up. Get it stamped at each brewery booth and the Farmers Market information table, then turn it in for your chance to win a prize. <br>
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Buy local. Buy beer. Buy local beer.<br>
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<strong>SCHEDULE</strong></p>
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<li>8 a.m. to noon: Opening day of the Lenexa Farmers Market on the Upper Commons.</li>
<li>10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Free samples of beer provided by local breweries: Limitless Brewing, Transport Brewery, Sandhills Brewing, Brew Lab and Lost Evenings Brewery Co.</li>
<li>10 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Check in for the Beer’d & Mustache Contest.</li>
<li>1:15 p.m.: Ceremonial "first beer" of spring on the Lower Commons. </li>
<li>1:20 p.m.: Beer’d & Mustache Contest judging and winners announced, and last call for stamped passports.</li>
<li>1:30 p.m.: Passport prize winners will be announced (participants must be present to win).</li>
<li>2 p.m.: Event ends but we hope you’ll stick around to enjoy more beer, sunshine, good food, and live music. </li>
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<p><em>WEATHER: We hope it doesn’t rain on our celebration but in the unfortunate event that it does, the event will be cancelled and we’ll have tears in our beers.</em></p>
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<p><strong>Beer’d & Mustache Contest</strong></p>
<p>Do you have a dapper beard or stylish 'stache? We'll be the judge of that! Enter the second annual Beer'd & Mustache Contest during Utepils at the Lenexa Public Market. You could be crowned the champion of facial hair in several categories. Win a prize package of groovy grooming products!<br>
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Cost: Free to enter.<br>
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Check-in: Anytime between 10 a.m. and 1 at the information table on the Lower Commons outside the Lenexa Public Market. Judging will take place at 1:20 p.m. Winners will be announced shortly afterward.<br>
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<strong>SPONSORS</strong><br>
To be announced</p>