Ferndale Pub Crawl on Friday to Feature New Trivia Tour

The annual Ferndale Pub Crawl is back its 17th year on Friday, July 26 and will this year feature a new Trivia Tour option for bar-goers.

The walking downtown tour will raise money for four local not-for-profit organizations -  the Ferndale Police Auxiliary, FernCare, Ferndale Community Foundation and the Michigan AIDS Coalition, according to an event news release.

Registration for the event runs from 6:30-9 p.m. at Boogie Fever and from 9 p.m. until midnight at the ELKS lodge, both on Woodward in downtown Ferndale.

Participants must be at least 21 years of age and motorized vehicles are prohibited.

This year the crowds will visit 16 pubs, clubs and restaurants. Crawlers travel in groups of 15 to 100 people and they spend 20 minutes to a half hour at each venue.

The event, which utilizes about 30 volunteers, typically raises about $12,000 each year, the press release states.

A new feature this year is a “trivia tour” happening simultaneously during the pub crawl. Attendees who want to participate in the trivia tour will also register at Boogie Fever and get questions and clues about a smaller list of select bars and clubs.

Those doing the trivia tour will then try and find the correct locations and get answers to questions about that venue. The winner of a later drawing with the correct answers will win a gift basket of prizes and certificates worth more than $250. 

“The Pub Crawl is all about camaraderie and fun, but it also secures funds for our local charities, and it showcases Ferndale's myriad fine businesses,” pub crawl founder and former mayor Craig Covey said in the release.

Top sponsors this year include Rosie O’Grady’s, Absolute Vodka, Dino’s, Soho, Como’s and Boogie Fever. Additional sponsors include Schramm’s Mead, Attorney Howard Shifman, Valentine Distillery, and Relief Choices.

Tickets are priced at $10 and can only be purchased the night of the event.

For more information, visit www.FerndalePubCrawl.org, check out the Facebook page or contact Monica Mills at 248.545.1435 X 117.