Indiana Pizza Festival happening August 9 has sold out. Will tickets be available day of?
It was announced on Aug. 5 that tickets to the event showcasing local pizza restaurants has already sold out, but there may still be a chance to get tickets.
Here's what we know.
The very first Indiana Pizza Festival is happening this weekend, Saturday Aug. 9 on Monument Circle.
🍕: Who has the best pizza in Indy? Huge festival on Monument Circle will let you decide
The inaugural Indianapolis Pizza Festival will take place right in the heart of downtown on Monument Circle, and feature some friendly, delicious competition with $5,000 on the line.
Hosted by social media food critic and Indy native Tommy Barrett, the festival brings together more than 30 local pizzerias for a daylong celebration of what he calls Indiana's underrated food scene.
"We need more eyeballs on some of our food places. I think we have good food in Indianapolis. There's a very bad stigma that we don't," said Barrett, known online for his viral "StartsWithAQuestion" videos on TikTok and Instagram. "I felt like this was a great opportunity to take what I've done on social media and make it a tangible product for not just people who follow me, but for the whole city."
Story continues after photo gallery.
Unlimited pizza samples are included with general admission ($30 in advance, $40 day-of), or the full VIP treatment complete with craft cocktails, dessert vendors and prime shaded seating near the stage for $75.
Each ticket includes a vote in the high-stakes competition to crown Indiana's best slice alongside celebrity judges like acclaimed pizzaiolo Frank Pinello, host of "The Pizza Show" and owner of one of New York's most iconic pizzerias.
At least 30 local restaurants are participating in the Indiana Pizza Festival according to the event website, including Ale Emporium, Big Woods, Coterie Pizza, Puccini's, Magoo's Pizza, Nino's and Greek's Pizzeria, which was voted as the best pizza in Indy by IndyStar readers in 2023..
To see the full list of vendors for this event, visit their website.
While the event is currently sold out, a limited number of last-minute tickets will be made available online the morning of the event, event founder Tommy Barrett told IndyStar on Aug. 6.
A post shared by INDIANAPOLIS PIZZA FESTIVAL 🍕 (@indypizzafest)
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
USA Today
7 minutes ago
- USA Today
Grammy-nominee JP Saxe is honest about tour cancellation: 'I didn't sell enough tickets'
Canadian musician JP Saxe is not shying away from the reason why he canceled his North America tour. The Grammy-nominated artist revealed on Aug. 1 that his team had to call off his fall tour. The announcement came after he posted a July 30 TikTok video telling fans that his tour would be canceled if he didn't sell around 20,000 more tickets within the next 48 hours. While Saxe later confirmed that the TikTok post helped boost sales, he said it wasn't enough to save the music tour. In an Aug. 1 guest column published in Variety, the soulful pop singer opened about not meeting his goal, writing: "I aimed too high — my bad." "Due to unforeseen circumstances… The circumstance: I didn't sell enough tickets," Saxe wrote. "Last week, my team told me we were going to have to cancel my fall tour. Ticket sales weren't where they needed to be. The suggestion was: take the L, try again next year." Saxe proceeded to thank those who bought tickets, adding that his fans are "more than enough for me emotionally, just… not pragmatically." Despite the defeat, he remains optimistic that one day he'll pack venues with ease. "Very few artists want to be sleeping in their car eating ramen, but every artist wants to say they used to sleep in their car eating ramen," he wrote. "If I really believe (which I do) that I'm going to sell out arenas someday… then I also have to believe in how much better it'll feel when I get there — knowing I can tell the story about that one time, in the fall of 2025, when despite the support of a few thousand beautiful strangers on the internet… I had to cancel my whole tour." Saxe says he wanted to be honest despite the embarrassment While admitting he felt embarrassed by low ticket sales, Saxe said he wanted to share the truth instead of protecting his brand or "self-image." "I was embarrassed. I've always prioritized connecting deeply over widely, but if we didn't sell another 20,000 tickets in 48 hours, the tour would be canceled," he wrote. "To my surprise, people responded — in a big way. The video hit a few million views. A little grassroots army of emotional-song-loving cuties showed up, trying to buy every tour-saving ticket they could." He said he received messages from other musicians calling him bold and "absurdly brave" for being vulnerable. Saxe is a Canadian singer-songwriter largely known for his track "If the World Was Ending," a collaboration with Julia Michaels that landed the pair a 2021 Grammy nomination in the Song of the Year category. His new 7-track project "Make Yourself at Home," which dropped on June 27, served as a continuation of his April release "Articulate Excuses."
USA Today
37 minutes ago
- USA Today
Ms. Rachel reveals which celebrity she accidentally 'ghosted' on Instagram
Even Ms. Rachel isn't immune to the occasional social media faux pas. Speaking on the Aug. 7 episode of the "Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce" podcast, the 42-year-old YouTube sensation and mom of two — whose real name is Rachel Griffin Accurso — admitted to accidentally ignoring an A-list star who'd reached out to her on Instagram. Describing herself as "an elder millennial," Accurso told Kelce: "I'm not amazing with Instagram, so I didn't know about the 'requests' and 'top requests.' So I ghosted some people for, like, months." She continued: "I'm not a cool person who knows a lot about celebrities, so when I saw a '@badgalriri,' I was like, 'This person has so many followers.' And then I was like, 'This is such a cute little profile picture because it's a drawing.'" She had "no idea" the account belonged to the Grammy-winning "Umbrella" singer Rihanna, who's also a mom to two kids. "I asked people who were around — I was like, 'Do you know who this is?' And then I realized it was Rihanna," Accurso said. "I was like, 'Wow.' That was crazy." Accurso, known for her signature headband, overalls, and higher-pitched voice that engages little ones, is a go-to resource for many parents of young children. She and her unparalleled cheery demeanor started rising to fame in 2020 with her "Song for Littles" YouTube videos, which teach toddlers letters, shapes, colors, and nursery rhymes. The concept has evolved into a bona fide Ms. Rachel empire for the former teacher: the YouTube channel amassed at least 16 million subscribers and boasts videos that regularly pull in hundreds of millions of views, a Netflix streaming deal, several books, and a toy line. 'We are so in love:' Ms. Rachel welcomes baby No. 2, a girl named Susannah Ms. Rachel's daughter is 'a tough audience' Despite being a tried-and-true parenting guide for many, Accurso also experiences her parenting struggles. "I was staring at (daughter Susannah). She was around three months, and we're staring at each other. ... She's not sleeping, and she's just, like, looking at me,' Accurso told Kelce. "And I was like, 'This is my time to shine. I'm Ms. Rachel. It's time for a song.' And then I couldn't think of any! ... I went blank." "She's a tough audience sometimes," she admitted of her second-born child.
Yahoo
an hour ago
- Yahoo
Ciara Celebrates Her Stretch Marks After Giving Birth to 4 Kids: ‘They Have Blessed Me with These'
"Why am I gonna cover up what I can show off?" Ciara said of her stretch marks after welcoming four childrenNEED TO KNOW Ciara is showing off her stretch marks as she teases a new brand partnership "You all know I am a mom of my precious four babies, and they have blessed me with these stretch marks," she said in an Instagram video shared on Thursday, Aug. 7 Ciara is mom to sons Future and Win and daughters Sienna and AmoraCiara is celebrating her body after welcoming four children. In an Instagram video shared on Thursday, Aug. 7, the singer, 39, teased an upcoming brand partnership on Instagram. She opened the video by revealing that she has been "working on something really fun" that she "cannot wait to share." "This moment is about dropping your skinhibitions," Ciara said. "You all know I am a mom of my precious four babies, and they have blessed me with these stretch marks, and I'm like, why am I gonna cover up what I can show off?" she said as she lifted her sweatshirt to show off her stretch marks. The "Body Party" singer then hummed a melody she wrote to the tune of childhood classic "The Hokey Pokey." "I put my left arm in, I let my worries out. I put my whole self in and I shake it all about. I drop my skinhibitions and I dance it all around, that's what it's all about," she sang. "And you know I'm gonna put that CC sauce on it. I can't wait. Love y'all. Thanks," she concluded, blowing a kiss to the camera. Ciara first became a mom to son Future Zahir Wilburn, 11, in 2014. The singer shares her first son with ex-fiancé Future. In 2016, Ciara tied the knot with now husband Russell Wilson, who was thrilled to welcome the little boy into his life. He later said his bonus son becoming a part of his family was "a blessing," and he was his "joy every morning" and his "light every night." Wilson and Ciara share daughter Sienna Princess, 8, Win Harrison, 5, and daughter Amora Princess, who was born in December 2023, with Wilson, 36. Ciara recently shared an update on Amora, whom she revealed is now old enough to dance. In the sweet video shared on Instagram in July, her daughter mimicked her dance moves as they listened to Forrest Frank's 'Good Day.' Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. The mother-daughter duo swayed their heads side to side in unison. As the song continued, Amora, from her highchair, chewed her food and clapped alongside her mom to the song. Ciara captioned the post: 'THE SON is shining down! Happy Sunday! 🫶🏽☀️.' Read the original article on People
