By: Sydney Tyler
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – For the first time ever ReWired Fest, a two day festival celebration combining esports and digital entertainment comes to Bud Walton Arena October 21-22.
The top eight teams from ‘Road to Rewired Digital Tournament’ will travel to Fayetteville for the in person championship finale.
During the two day event attendees will experience live esports tournaments, music, gaming and celebrity events. The ReWired Fest is organized by Inclusion Companies LLC presented by Monster and sponsored by Walmart. The experience is designed to introduce and inspire today’s youth and create an equitable future by encouraging BIPOC communities and women to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, arts and math.
The final tournaments are offering prizes worth a combined total of $60,000.
The event is open to the public and is free to attend but registration is required. Over the course of the event the ReWired Fest is expecting to have 30,000 attendees. Each ticketed attendee can bring one clear bag or a small clutch. The clear bags must be in compliance with the SEC Clear Bag Policy.
The schedule of events preview is as listed:
Friday, October 21
- 12:00-8:00pm ReWired Fest Expo
- 12:30-1:00pm Monster Energy BMX & Skateboarding Show
- 12:30-1:30pm the game*Hers (Panel Discussion)
- 1:00-3:00pm Monster Energy Streaks
- 2:30-3:00pm Monster Energy BMX & Skateboarding Show
- 3:00-5:00pm Rocket League Game Play: Finals
- 3:30-4:30pm Who Works in eSports? A Peek Behind Our Evil Curtains (Panel Discussion)
- 4:30-5:00pm Monster Energy BMX & Skateboarding Show
- 5:00-8:00pm Apex Legends: Game Play
- 6:30-7:00 Monster Energy BMX & Skateboarding Show
Saturday, October 22
- 12:00-8:00pm ReWired Fest Expo
- 12:00-12:45pm The Future of eSports: A Conversation with Our Evil Scholars (Panel Discussion)
- 12:30-1:00pm Monster Energy BMX & Skateboarding Show
- 1:00-3:00pm Monster Energy Streaks
- 2:30-3:00pm Monster Energy BMX & Skateboarding Show
- 3:00-7:00pm Apex Legends: Finals
- 4:30-5:00pm Monster Energy BMX & Skateboarding Show
- 6:30-7:00pm Monster Energy BMX & Skateboarding Show
- 7:30-8:00pm Awards Ceremony & Musical Performance by Guapdad 4000
For full schedule details, more information, and updates, visit rewiredfest.com
To register visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rewired-fest-2022-tickets-315710066307