Tickets to go on sale for popular Barnyard Beer Benefit
Tickets will go on sale soon for the annual Barnyard Beer Benefit in Upper St. Clair, and they will likely be gone quickly.
The Barnyard Beer Benefit will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. at Gilfillan Farm, located near the intersection of Route 19 and Orr Road. Tickets will go on sale at 9 a.m. April 5. Rachel Carlson, president of the Historical Society of Upper St. Clair, said last year the event was sold out in five minutes.
The historical society owns and operates the farm, which is a registered national historic place.
“The purpose is to raise funds for the restoration and preservation of Gilfillan Farm,” Carlson said. “It’s a mid-1800s farmstead. So there are lots of original buildings here. They are obviously very expensive to restore.”
Last year’s event raised more than $73,000.
The Barnyard Beer Benefit will feature food and beverages from several local businesses. They include Mondays Brewing Company, Recon Brewing, Altered Genius Brewing Company, Bethel Bakery, Big Guys Pizza and Bigham Tavern. The event is only for those 21 and older.
According to Carlson, the next major project the historical society is taking on at the farm will be the restoration of the farmhouse, which was built in 1857.
“The estimate for that is over a million dollars. Unfortunately, this project is massive. It will take Barnyard Beer Benefit and community support to get through this next project,” Carlson said.
Information on how to purchase tickets will be available on the Barnyard Beer Benefit Facebook page and gilfillanfarm.org by March 29. General admission tickets will cost $100, while VIP hour tickets will be $150 and allow entry at 5 p.m.
For Carlson, the support the event receives each year has been “amazing.”
“On one side, we’re like this hidden thing within Upper St. Clair. You always wonder if people notice when driving past. To get this kind of response, it’s amazing,” Carlson said.