The Dipsea Beer Booth and Finish Line Café to be at the Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival

The Dipsea Beer Booth, a time-honored tradition and favored destination at the annual Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival, will introduce a new look on September 19 and 20th.

The Finish Line Bar and Café, a shaded and secluded seating area featuring a bartender crafting cocktails, premium wines by-the-glass and tastings from local wineries plus a chef serving a limited small-plate food menu of lettuce wraps, shrimp and salads, will debut at the MVFAF next to the Dipsea Beer Booth. Both will be located under the redwood trees creekside in OId Mill Park.

Dipsea volunteers will take food and drink orders from seated patrons at tables in the adult-only Finish Line Bar and Café. Proceeds from the Finish Line Bar and Café will go to benefit the community programs of the Dipsea Race.

The Dipsea Race has a long-running relationship with the Mill Valley Falls Arts Festival dating back to the 1970s when Dipsea Face Foundation Director Emeritus Jerry Hauke was a member of the MVFAF committee and created the Dipsea Beer Booth. The booth, designed then to recruit race volunteers and serve beverages to MVFAF patrons, is expanding this year “in an effort to provide a more relaxing and enjoyable experience for Fall Arts Festival visitors while continuing the Dipsea’s long-established commitment to community outreach,” said Merv Regan, president of the Dipsea Race Board and Dipsea Race Foundation.

The Dipsea Race – the oldest trail race in America and second oldest foot race behind the Boston Marathon – will stage its 106th running from Mill Valley to Stinson Beach on Sunday morning, June 12, 2016.