Darkness Day

Surly Darkness Day is an annual celebration where beer enthusiasts gather to sample the brewery's highly anticipated limited-release stout, Surly Darkness. The event features:

  • 10 band line-up

  • Live tattooing and piercing

  • Southside Battle Train art cars

  • Live-fire cooking

  • 17 exclusive beer tappings

  • Meet and greet with the artists

  • Live painting

  • And, so much more

Media Coverage

WCCO Darkness Day 2022

Explore Minnesota Essential Beer Festivals 2023

Craft Brewing Business Darkness Day Was Pretty Metal

Fox 9 Darkness Day 2024

Event Production: Hannah Vogel

Talent Booking: Dan DiNovis

Sound & Lighting: Slamhammer

Photography: Rachel Crew, Leah Steidl, and Darin Kamnetz

Videography: Nelson Hill