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BFFs To Swarm North Center — BenFest Friends, That Is

 St. Benedict's annual family-friendly fest kicks off Friday and runs through Sunday.
St. Benedict's annual family-friendly fest kicks off Friday and runs through Sunday.
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NORTH CENTER — Thousands of BFFs are about to descend on North Center.

Those would be BenFest Friends, headed to the annual festival hosted by St. Benedict Parish, Friday through Sunday, 2215 W. Irving Park Road.

Enjoy music, food, drinks and loads of family-friendly fun.

General admission is a suggested donation of $5; children 5 and under get in for free.

A special beer tasting with Lagunitas from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday costs an additional $25. Tickets can be purchased online.

Access to kids activities — inflatables, water slide, hockey shot, skee ball and more — costs $15, or $30 for a three-day wristband.

Kids activities $15 or $30 for three-day wristband:

Inflatables - Waterslide, Basketball Challenge, Blackhawks Hockey Hot Shot, Super Giant Tic Tac Toe and Connect 4, Skee Ball Alley, Football Challenge, Grand Slam Baseball and Baseball Bat Ring Toss

BenFest's hours are: 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, and 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday.