Pleasant Prairie opens winner-take-all cornhole tournament July 1

Pleasant Prairie put a winner-take-all cornhole tournament on the July 1 calendar at Lake Andrea Beer Garden, turning a Wednesday-night beer-garden gathering into a low-barrier competition with real payout stakes. The tournament was set for 6 p.m. inside an event window running from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 10023 Park Drive, with same-day sign-up open to anyone willing to enter a partner team for $20.

That format gave the event a different edge from a casual lawn-game night. Because the full pot went to the winner, one strong run could cash the entire field, and the same-day registration made it easy for local players to jump in without planning far ahead. The calendar item was last updated June 30, which put the tournament squarely in the July 4 holiday buildup and made it one of the week’s sharper cornhole plays for teams looking for quick action and immediate stakes.

The cornhole tournament also sat inside a larger evening program at Lake Andrea Beer Garden. Sun Cruiser sampling was scheduled from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., and the food-truck lineup included Aragon's Platos Borrachos and The Donut Hole. That mix of drinks, food and competition made cornhole the sporting centerpiece rather than an afterthought in the entertainment lineup.

Lake Andrea Beer Garden opened in 2023 as Pleasant Prairie’s first beer garden and is operated by John Ziemba in Prairie Springs Park along the shore of Lake Andrea. Visit Pleasant Prairie and the Village of Pleasant Prairie have positioned the site as a family-friendly summer destination with craft beer, wine, cocktails, non-alcoholic drinks, food trucks, live music and special events, and its regular summer hours in June, July and September run Wednesday through Friday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday from noon to 9 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 7 p.m.

The venue had already leaned into bags competition earlier in June, with tournaments listed for June 17 and June 24, and it hosted the inaugural Beachside Bash on June 20. Set beside Lake Andrea, a spring-fed lake ringed by a 2.3-mile walking path, the beer garden has become a recurring summer stop where a $20 entry can turn into a winner-take-all night in front of the fire pits, food trucks and late-summer crowd.