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Hundreds flock to Burning Foot Festival on Lake Michigan for 100 breweries, Bob Marley’s son

Christian Cook pours a bear from Silver Harbor Brewing Company at the Burning Foot Beer Festival at Pere Marquette Beach in Muskegon on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. (Ridley Hudson | MLive.com)

A festival attendee gets his photo taken in front of a statue at the Burning Foot Beer Festival at Pere Marquette Beach in Muskegon on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. (Ridley Hudson | MLive.com)

Rod Wells asks a customer which beer they want at the Burning Foot Beer Festival at Pere Marquette Beach in Muskegon on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. (Ridley Hudson | MLive.com)

Christian Cook pours a bear from Silver Harbor Brewing Company at the Burning Foot Beer Festival at Pere Marquette Beach in Muskegon on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. (Ridley Hudson | MLive.com)

Festival attendees sign their names on a painted mural at the Burning Foot Beer Festival at Pere Marquette Beach in Muskegon on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. (Ridley Hudson | MLive.com)

Jeff Glass, left, and Flo Glass wore their snow shoes to walk across the sand at the Burning Foot Beer Festival at Pere Marquette Beach in Muskegon on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. (Ridley Hudson | MLive.com)

Tyler Greenway if Hopside Brewery makes a sand angel at the Burning Foot Beer Festival at Pere Marquette Beach in Muskegon on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. (Ridley Hudson | MLive.com)

People walk in front of the Loaded Ice Brewery at the Burning Foot Beer Festival at Pere Marquette Beach in Muskegon on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. (Ridley Hudson | MLive.com)

Festival attendees gather in front of the Ore Dock Brewing Company tent at the Burning Foot Beer Festival at Pere Marquette Beach in Muskegon on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. (Ridley Hudson | MLive.com)

Sam David picks up “break the seal” during the game “operation” themed as a festival attendee at the Burning Foot Beer Festival at Pere Marquette Beach in Muskegon on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. (Ridley Hudson | MLive.com)

DJ Armando plays music at the Burning Foot Beer Festival at Pere Marquette Beach in Muskegon on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. (Ridley Hudson | MLive.com)

Bri Esparza plays corn hole at the Burning Foot Beer Festival at Pere Marquette Beach in Muskegon on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. (Ridley Hudson | MLive.com)

Mike Thomas pours a beer at the Loaded Ice Brewery tent at the Burning Foot Beer Festival at Pere Marquette Beach in Muskegon on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. (Ridley Hudson | MLive.com)

Festival attendees sign their names on a painted mural at the Burning Foot Beer Festival at Pere Marquette Beach in Muskegon on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. (Ridley Hudson | MLive.com)

Christian Cook pours a bear from Silver Harbor Brewing Company at the Burning Foot Beer Festival at Pere Marquette Beach in Muskegon on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. (Ridley Hudson | MLive.com)

A festival attendee waits for someone to come dunk him into the water at the Burning Foot Beer Festival at Pere Marquette Beach in Muskegon on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. (Ridley Hudson | MLive.com)

People drink their beer surrounded by beer tents at the Burning Foot Beer Festival at Pere Marquette Beach in Muskegon on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. (Ridley Hudson | MLive.com)

Rod Wells pours a beer at the Bobs Brewery tent at the Burning Foot Beer Festival at Pere Marquette Beach in Muskegon on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. (Ridley Hudson | MLive.com)

Nina Benson plays corn hole at the Burning Foot Beer Festival at Pere Marquette Beach in Muskegon on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. (Ridley Hudson | MLive.com)

Festival attendees ride the shuttle to the festival entrance at the Burning Foot Beer Festival at Pere Marquette Beach in Muskegon on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. (Ridley Hudson | MLive.com)

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MUSKEGON, MI-- Thousands of people sunk their toes in the sand as they sampled a variety of beers, ciders and seltzers Saturday at Muskegon’s Pere Marquette Beach during the Burning Foot Beer Festival.

Festivalgoers had the opportunity to taste cold beverages from 100 breweries. The majority of the breweries were from Michigan, with a handful of breweries from Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois and Iowa.

Julian Marley, son of reggae legend Bob Marley, headlined the Saturday, Aug. 26 event with sounds of roots-reggae music.

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“We’re going back toward a beachy vibe versus the 90s rock that we’ve had in the past,” Lakeshore Brewers Guild Board Member Jimmy Hegedus told MLive/Muskegon Chronicle.

This was the eighth year of the festival, which started in 2015. On Saturday, a large section of the beach was transformed into makeshift festival grounds with stages, dozens of tents and art instillations.

The event’s entertainment also featured artist Caliko and a 90s summer dance party with DJ Armando. Tropidelic, a six-piece band from Cleveland, also hit the stage with a unique mix of genres like reggae, hip-hop and high-energy funk..

Along with the various beer selections, festival attendees had the option to grab food from local Muskegon restaurants like Hamburger Mikey and Tiki Boiz.

As dusk approached, fire pits lit up the beach and flames shot out of a flaming hop tower at the center of the festival. Several art installations were also on the beach.

The event started at 3 p.m. People who wanted to stay the evening purchased beach camping passes, allowing them to sleep in a tent on the sand adjacent to the festival grounds.

Learn more about the annual event here.

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