Boulevardia brought a bit of everything to the West Bottoms on Friday and Saturday.
Boulevardia brought a bit of everything, including this performer from Quixotic, to the West Bottoms on Friday and Saturday. (Laura Richey | Flatland)

19 Hours at Boulevardia [Slideshow]

June 18, 2018  |    |  1 min read

 

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The lights of the Ferris wheel blinked out a welcome to people headed to the West Bottoms for the fifth annual Boulevardia. The two-day beer, music, and food festival from Boulevard Brewing Co. was Friday, June 15, and Saturday, June 16.

Boulevardia runs for 19 hours and Flatland folks were there for the entire time, along with reps from our sister radio station, 90.9 The Bridge. Take a scroll through the pictures above to get a peek at what it was like to attend.

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