HERE WE GO AGAIN! It's our 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐒𝐭. 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤'𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐫, and we can't wait to shed our winter coats!

Join us the morning of the St. Charles St. Patrick's Day Parade to have some fun – and be a hero for kids with cancer!

𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐃𝐔𝐋𝐄:
9:30am - Sign-In/Walk-Up Registration (space/time permitting)
10am - Shaving Begins!
10am - Waffadilla Food Truck!

Use the link below to sign up to shave your head or to raise money another way. Can’t join us? Please make a donation online to give kids the long, healthy lives they deserve.

Our event will speed the search for cures through St. Baldrick’s, the largest charity funder of childhood cancer research grants.

You can accelerate the next 25 years of cures for kids with cancer!
You’ll be giving hope to thousands of kids diagnosed with cancer every day – from babies and toddlers to children, teens and young adults. In fact, you’ll be saving lives.

𝑻𝑨𝑮 𝒀𝑶𝑼𝑹 𝑭𝑹𝑰𝑬𝑵𝑫𝑺 𝑨𝑵𝑫 𝑭𝑨𝑴𝑰𝑳𝒀 𝑾𝑯𝑶 𝑵𝑬𝑬𝑫 𝑨 𝑭𝑹𝑬𝑬 𝑩𝑼𝒁𝒁 𝑪𝑼𝑻 𝑭𝑶𝑹 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑺𝑷𝑹𝑰𝑵𝑮!

𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍-𝐔𝐏 𝐎𝐑 𝐃𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐄:
https://www.stbaldricks.org/events/riverlands2025

Join us on Monday, March 10, for a special edition of our weekly Music Bingo Mondays as we help raise awareness and funds for our Women's History Month charity...Go with the Flow!

Bring in a donation bag (see details below) and earn yourself an extra music bingo card to increase your odds of winning one of many great prizes!

Your donations with directly help 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 through the fine folks at Go With the Flow! They help provide hygiene products to local women experiencing homelessness or living with financial limitations.

Plus, every pour sold of our Naiad's Embrace American IPA includes a donation to Go with the Flow as well!

DONATION BAGS CAN INCLUDE:

- women's hygiene products (pads, tampons)

- toothbrush/toothpaste

- travel size shampoo/conditioner

- soap/body wash/lotion

Join us on Friday, 12/20, for an evening of live holiday music, fantastic food, and fundraising for a non-profit close to our hearts.

5pm: Chuck's Wood Fired Pizza
6pm: New Vintage Strings Quartet
4pm-8pm: Fundraiser for It's All About the Paws

Anyone who knows our brewery knows we love our dogs, your dogs, every dog...as well as other furry friends! Help us raise some funds, awareness, and pints for It's All About the Paws!

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION:
It’s All About The Paws, NFP is a 501(c)3 foundation that is dedicated to helping owner surrenders stay out of the shelter system through our Rehome Assistance Program in hopes to help make Chicago a no-kill city.

IAATP is dedicated to raising awareness and educating our communities on the importance of adoption, spay & neuter programs, and health & wellness, as well as, supporting the rescue community and bringing awareness to their adoptable animals and mission.

IAATP is dedicated to educating our community on animal advocacy, animal welfare, and anti-cruelty products. Part of our mission is to spread awareness for all animals on this planet. Spreading love, positivity, and intentional living is at the core of our foundation. We fight and stand by the ones who don’t have a voice, hoping that our mission reaches and changes the hearts and minds of many.

On Sunday, November 10, the United States Marine Corps turns 249, and we're throwing a banger of a party to celebrate and raise funds to help vets struggling with PTSD and other emotional distress.

As many of you know, our own Assistant Brewer, Nick Fonte, is a veteran of the Marine Corps, and we're honored to help raise funds for a fantastic organization that takes direct action to help our veterans.

Doors open at noon and the party runs all afternoon until 5pm.

THE LINEUP:
Food by the Semper Fi chef from 12pm to sellout
Live music all afternoon by:
- Gatorwater
- The League of Erics
- Andrew D. Huber

NO COVER! Please consider a donation and look for raffle/silent auction items.

ABOUT THE CHARITY
Guitars for Vets (G4V) is a national 501(c)3 non-profit organization. We currently operate over 100 chapters in over 40 states. Over the years, we have refined a guitar lesson program that provides Veterans struggling with PTSD and other emotional distress a unique therapeutic alternative. Our program is primarily run by volunteers working at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities, community based medical centers, Vet Centers, and Veterans service organizations.

We put the healing power of music in the hands of heroes. Through our work, we help restore feelings of joy and purpose that Veterans can lose after suffering traumatic experiences and help Veterans productively reintegrate into their communities.

To date, G4V has administered over 40,000 guitar lessons and distributed over 4,000 guitars to Veterans. Over the years, we have observed the many ways that our program is enriching the lives of Veterans suffering with mental, physical and emotional distress. Veterans participating in our program have reported better social interactions, the substitution of music for medication, an improved ability at work and greater feelings of personal independence.

Join us on Sunday, September 22nd, from 12pm to 6pm as we host an incredible afternoon of brews, food, live music, and fun to raise funds for Big Hearts of the Fox Valley.

Your $30 ticket includes a donation to this fantastic community organization and your first beverage!

PLUS:

Steinholding Competitions

Live Music by Tim Swann

Food for purchase from BELLIES FOOD TRUCK and more!

ABOUT BIG HEARTS:

Big Hearts was created in 2004 by the Mobley family as a way to “give back” to their community. It grew quickly, and Big Hearts of Fox Valley NFP was formalized in March 2019 as a 501(c)(3). "When we opened Excel Auto Shop in 2014, we knew we wanted to find a way to give back to our community. As we looked under our Christmas tree to see all the presents our children would be getting, we thought about all the little ones that wouldn’t be opening presents on Christmas morning.

"We decided to reach out to our children’s elementary school social worker to see if there were any families that may need some assistance providing Christmas gifts to their kids. We, like many others, didn’t realize there was a large number of families in need within our very own community. That’s how it all started, with purchasing gifts for children in need in our very own school." - The Mobley Family

Join us for a Build-a-palooza (LEGO® free-build for all ages!) and LEGO® Drive supporting Bricks of Hope!

Bring the whole family out on Sunday, September 15th from 1pm - 4pm CST to Riverlands Brewing Company in Saint Charles for a LEGO® free-build (for all ages!), good beer, and food by Uncle Cam's Sandwiches!

Nearly 200lbs. of bricks provided!

This event is FREE and ALL AGES, but don't forget to bring a new LEGO® set or two to donate to Bricks of Hope - a local nonprofit creating play and inspiring imagination in sick kids in Illinois with the simple gift of LEGO!

Join us on Monday, August 19, for a charity bingo night to raise funds and awareness for Lazarus House in St. Charles!

Lazarus House helps people in need RIGHT HERE IN ST. CHARLES find the shelter, food, and other support services they need to get back on their feet.

Your $25 donation ticket gets you in and a bingo card, or add an ADDITIONAL CARD for just $5 more!

PLEASE PURCHASE TICKETS IN ADVANCE

Bingo starts at 6:30pm with food available for purchase from the always amazing Le Truff Noir, elevated comfort food, from 4pm to sellout. Come by early and grab a bite before the fun begins.

One of our favorite parts of being a brewery in St. Charles is helping others within our community, and bringing the taproom community we've built here together for great causes! Come by and help us give back to this wonderful organization.

Join us for a special Monday night of BINGO and FOOD for CHARITY!

Le Truff Noir will join us for a special food pop-up featuring their elevated comfort food dishes. Hit the GOING button for updates when the menu becomes available!

Service runs 4pm to sellout.

At 6:30pm, jump into the fun with BINGO for St. Charles' own Lazarus House! Your $25 donation gets you a bingo card and helps them with their mission to help people RIGHT HERE in St. Charles who are in need find the shelter, food and other support services they need to get back on their feet.

Preorder tickets at:
bit.ly/LazBingo24

NOTE: No tickets necessary if you just come by for food and beer. But why wouldn't you want to donate to this fantastic organization!?

This Sunday, June 23, our brewery family is coming together to support a great cause and someone very close to us for an evening of fun, food, and LOVE.

Join us at 6pm for a special BINGO NIGHT supporting Fox Valley Hands of Hope and children dealing with the loss of a parent.

As you may remember, our Assisant Brewer Nick's family, and specifically his nephew, Mikey, suffered a tragic loss last year. Since then, their family and friends have rallied around Mikey to provide him with everything he needs.

Proceeds from each $25 ticket will go toward both FVHoH and Mikey's future financial needs. Tickets also include your first beverage!

Show up hungry! Fernando's Street Kitchen will be serving up tasty tacos, quesadillas, and more from 6pm to sellout!

This is a family-friendly event, so bring everyone out to support this amazing family and a wonderful cause.

Join us for Rebellion Kettlebell's 4th Annual Ruck to Remember!

Gear up for a day of pushing yourself while backing the remarkable veteran non-profit, Warrior Songs. Put on your rucksack and head over to Riverlands Brewing Company for a day packed with exertion, camaraderie, and reflections. Whether you're a seasoned rucker or new to the scene, this event welcomes all!

Following the ruck, unwind, grab a bite from Monk’s Mobile Kitchen, and sip on some brews while enjoying music by Jason Moon, the founder of Warrior Songs.

Let's unite to demonstrate our support for those who've made immense sacrifices by contributing to a cause that actively aids veterans. Minus T-shirt costs, the money from ticket sales will directly benefit Warrior Songs, an organization dedicated to fostering veterans' healing through music and the arts.

Let's come together to ruck, remember, and champion this great cause!

Join the Riverlands crew and be a part of St. Baldrick’s 25th year of working to Conquer Kids’ Cancer on Saturday, March 16th, from 10am to 12pm.

Our event will help speed the search for cures through St. Baldrick’s, the largest charity funder of childhood cancer research grants.

Sign up to shave your head or join us on 3/16 and donate cash, enter our awesome raffles, and watch the fun unfold.

Bring the whole family! The new Waffadilla food truck will be serving up their amazing waffle-quesadilla creations as well, so come hungry.

Sign up or donate at:
https://bit.ly/stbald2024

Do you love dogs, high-quality drinks, live music, good company, & tasty food?

If you answered “yes” to any of the above, boy do we have the perfect event for you! Scurry on over to Riverlands Brewing Company (1860 Dean Street Unit A. St. Charles, IL 60174) from 5-9PM on September 23rd!

Our Fifth Annual Drinking for Dogs + Bunnies: Pre-Event will be a time of connecting with our wonderful community + raising money to fund our Ninth Annual It’s All About The Paws: Adoption & Fundraising Event!

Craft-It-Up Craft Food at 5pm
Music by Grant Milliren at 7pm
High-Quality Ales + Lagers
Chicago Sports Team Tickets, Swag & Memorabilia Raffles

*Disclaimer: Please be a responsible pet parent while attending this event! Always be sure to remain aware of your surroundings. Please only bring your pup if he/she likes large crowds. If your dog gets nervous around lots of people/dogs, no worries! Just leave him/her at home—we would still love to meet you!

Join us on Monday, September 11, from 4 to 8pm as we host the folks at Friends of the Fox River (FOTFR) for a special evening at our St. Charles brewery.

What's more important than clean water? Not much when it comes to both our beer and our Fox River communities. Our main waterway and its watershed are vital parts of our ecomonies, natural resources, and recreational assets.

EVENT DETAILS:

- No Cover
- Special Tapping of our brand new collab, ACID RAINBOW: FOTFR
- Raffles and Prizes
- Learn about FOTFR and their river conservation efforts
- Sign up for It's Our Fox River Day river cleanup on 9/16
- Food by Fernando's Street Kitchen
- More details soon!

Please share this event with your friends and neighbors. A dollar from every pint of ACID RAINBOW: FOTFR will be donated to the FOTF organization, as well as proceeds from the raffles.

Save the date, mark this event GOING or INTERESTED for updates, and get ready to BUILD while collecting bricks for kids who need them!

Join us Sunday, September 3, as we host a brick building day here at our taproom in St. Charles! We're working out a few details, but there will be fun opportunites to build some fantastic creations!

To attend, we ask each family or participant to bring one new, unopened LEGO® set to donate to a child who needs a little spark of hope during their hospital stay and recovery.

While you're here, enjoy excellent food by our friends at Tamales+ and live music by the ever-friendly blues-man, Keith Scott.

ABOUT BRICKS OF HOPE:
Bricks of Hope was launched in December of 2021, but our story started over 20 years ago when Adam (Executive Director / Founder of Bricks of Hope) was diagnosed with Leukemia on his 11th birthday.

​This mission was born through that personal journey where play was a critical component in the recovery for a sick kid. And it's here today to share that feeling with so many other kids today as they recover . . . creating play, sparking connections, and building hope by delivering LEGO® to them during their hospital stays.

More info:
https://www.bricksofhope.org/

Join us at our St. Charles brewery for a night of charity bingo supporting Lazarus House in St. Charles!

Grab a card and table at 6pm with games starting at 6:30pm. See ticket link for details:
https://lazarushouse.ejoinme.org/bingolazarushouse

Come hungry! Fernando's Street Kitchen will be providing amazing, authentic Mexican cuisine (sold separately from bingo tickets).

WHAT: We will wear weighted backpacks and walk from Riverlands to the Fox River and back. It's about 3.5 miles round trip. Strollers and kids welcome! (Tickets are not required for children)

WHEN: Sunday May 28th, 2023 @ 10:30am (Check in starts at 10:30, we will depart Riverlands promptly at 11am.)

WHY: To honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom!

WHERE: Riverlands Brewing Company, Unit A 1860 Dean Street, St. Charles, IL 60175

HOW: Get your $35 tickets Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/.../3rd-annual-ruck-to...

The $35 entry fee includes:

• a T-shirt*

• a beer at Riverlands Brewing after the event

• $5 of each entry fee will be donated to Warrior Songs, a non-profit organization which brings hope and healing to veterans through music and the creative arts.

*PLEASE ORDER TICKETS BY MAY 20TH to ensure you get the right T-shirt size. Small-XXL Adult unisex sizing. You will still be able to purchase tickets until the 27th, but we cannot guarantee t-shirt size for orders after the 20th.

After the Ruck, please hang out on Riverlands' beautiful outdoor patio with us and enjoy live music and the Flyin’ Hawaiian food truck!

Join us Sunday, May 21 for a full, family-friendly afternoon with a food truck, live music, and your favorite Hickory Knolls turtles as they compete in racing heats on our patio (weather permitting)!

Raffle tickets for some fantastic prizes will be available to purchase on-site with proceeds supporting the Hickory Knolls critters who serve as educational ambassadors for the community.

SCHEDULE:

12pm: Food by Cheesy Mac's food truck, serving until 4pm or sellout
1pm: Music by Joey Wilbur
2pm: Turtle Race begin!

NOTE: Children welcome, but need to be supervised at all times. We are in a busy, working commercial zone with heavy truck traffic. Please be sure all children are on the patio or inside the taproom at all times.

Plank Road Tap Room (39W149 Plank Rd, Elgin, IL 60124) will be hosting Putts n Pints second fundraising event, the Plank Road Open!
In accordance with the venue's policy, this event will strictly be for ages 21+.

We will be setting up a short 9-hole temp course using one of the trails on the property. This will be an Ace Race-style event!
Scoring will be as follows:
5 points for an ace
3 points for hitting metal off the tee
1 Point if you miss the basket but make your putt

If you do not make your putt, pick up your disc and move to the next hole.

Your entry fee covers two 9-hole rounds, a complimentary can of Kayak Pils from Riverlands, a coozie to put it in, and one raffle ticket.

There will also be raffle tickets for sale on site at the event. All proceeds will benefit the Friends of the Fox River, a non-profit environmental organization that works to protect our local waterway and it's ecosystems. A member of the Friends of the Fox will be on site with a table set up for more information about the organization, along with a donation box and sign-up sheet for river cleanup volunteers.

Tee times will be used due to limited parking. We STRONGLY encourage signing up with friends and carpooling to ensure that everyone is able to have a smooth experience. The tee time that you sign up for indicates when your first round starts. Your second round will begin no more than an hour after your first.

Fernando's Street KitcFernando's Street Kitchenhen will be on site serving delicious tacos and more!

Things are getting awfully hairy around the brewery! Join us on Saturday, March 11, at 10am for our annual St. Baldrick's head shaving fundraiser!

Last year we raised over $12,000 dollars for pediatric cancer research. Let's do it again this year and BREAK THAT RECORD!

Sign up to be a shavee, start a team, and pile up donations before the event. Or, just donate and come by to watch with a pint before the St. Charles St. Patrick's Day Parade later that afternoon.

Show up hungry! My Cocina food truck will be here serving up corned beef and cabbage, plus plenty of kid-friendly options from 11 - 2pm…perfect to pregame the parade.

More details to come, so sign up, donate, and save the date!

River Rascals...MOUNT UP! We're looking for volunteers who LOVE our local waterway, the Fox River!

Join us Saturday, Sept 17, as part of the It's Our Fox River Day celebration organized by Friends of the Fox River.

Hundreds of volunteers up and down the river are joining forces for a day of cleanups and camaraderie.

Here's the plan:
- Sign up my emailing jeremy@riverlandsbrewing.com with Fox Cleanup in the subject line
- Meet at our St. Charles brewery in St. Charles at 9am to pick up gear and get your location assignments
- NOTE: you'll want to wear BOOTS or OLD SHOES, LONG PANTS, LONG SLEEVES, WORK GLOVES, BUG SPRAY, SUNSCREEN!
- Return to the brewery at 11am to celebrate with fresh beers and more!
- Special tapping of Buried Hatchets Imperial Stout with toasted coconut, bananas, and chocolate, which a portion of the profits going to Friends of the Fox!
- Stick around for our Oktoberfest celebration starting at noon!

ABOUT FRIENDS OF THE FOX:
The mission of the Friends of the Fox River is to preserve, restore and protect the Fox River Watershed’s resources by connecting people with nature through education, research, restoration and advocacy.

Friends of the Fox River is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization made up of citizens and organizations taking action to protect and maintain the quality of the Fox River and its tributaries. Through our programs and activities, we encourage both adults and students to become involved in protecting the river and its watershed. Each year, we have over 4,500 citizens participating in our programs including our water quality monitoring program (Fox River Watershed Monitoring Network), river and stream cleanups, river habitat improvement projects, and water quality education events.

This Saturday, join us at our brewery in St. Charles as we help raise funds for an organization that's close to our hearts...Support Over Stigma!

- Food by Hat Trick BBQ from 12pm to sellout
- Riverlands raffles and more

All proceeds help Active-Duty Military, Veterans, First Responders and their families who are battling PTSD & Moral Injury & Critical Incident Stress.

Join us for our 2nd Annual Ruck to Remember in honor of those who sacrificed all for our freedom.

For the ruck march, you will wear a back pack, weighted if you choose, and march/walk along a designated route with family, friends, and our gym community! Route will be around 5 miles round trip!

All are welcome! Entry fee includes T-shirt (Adult Unisex Sizes Only) and a beer at Riverlands Brewing Co.(our sponsor) after the event. Please bring a filled water bottle or other beverage with you for the ruck march.

We will begin and end at Riverlands Brewing Co. Meet up at 9:30, start march at 10. Restrooms will be available. Upon return to the brewery in St. Charles, you can turn in your drink ticket AND get food from their Hawaiian food truck, Da Local Boy (food not included in ticket price).

We are partnering with Warrior Songs, a non-profit organization which brings hope and healing to veterans through music and the creative arts. $5 of each entry fee will be donated to Warrior Songs. https://www.facebook.com/WarriorSongs

Please register by May 20 to guarantee T-shirt.

ILLINOIS CRAFT BEER WEEK is BACK, and we're celebrating with a day long patio party featuring a pup adoption event, live tunes, BIG burgers, and more.

From 3 to 6pm, Rescued Rascals will be on site with pups looking for good homes! We ask that you if you bring your own pups that day that you be cautious around the rescues.

At 4pm, the ONE & ONLY Biker Dude fires up the blackstone for smashburger paradise! You know the drill...line up early if you plan to eat! He WILL sell out.

At 6pm, Pete Jive plays a fantastic live set. If you haven't seen him yet and you love music, don't miss this!

While you're here soaking in the sun and sipping our beers al fresco on the patio, snap a pic and tag @ilcraftbeer. You could be featured on the Illinois Craft Brewer's Guild’s Instagram stories.

On Saturday, March 12, join us for our second annual St. Baldrick's Foundation fundraiser and head shaving event!

Last year, we hosted our first head shaving fundraiser at our brewery in St. Charles with AMAZING success. This year, we hope to blow the results out of the water!

How can you help? Sign up to have your head shaved at the event! Not so keen on the whole hairless thing? DONATE! It's that simple.

Visit our St. Baldrick's event page for details on how to sign up or donate today, and let's smash our goal of $10,000 for Childhood Cancer Research together.

Sign up/donation link:
bit.ly/stbald22

Join us for our second annual Cheers to Hope virtual brewery fundraiser, benefiting Fox Valley Hands of Hope! On Thursday, February 24th, join Riverlands Brewing Company on Zoom for a beer tasting, conversation and opportunity for Q&A with head brewer and co-founder Eric Bramwell.

Tickets are only $40, and include:

• pint glass

• four 16-ounce specialty beers from Riverlands

• Access to the Zoom event

Sponsorship opportunities are also available! Visit this website to get your tickets/sponsorship today: http://bidpal.net/cheerstohope

Project Mobility is hosting our 5th annual 5K beer run. Hops for Hope 5K is a twist on the traditional 5K! The event is timed and the course is certified, whether you are a serious runner or walker who loves beer, this event is for you. We have 4 different options this year; In-Person 5K with Beer Stops, In-Person 5K with No Beer Stops, Virtual 5K and Awards Ceremony Only.

The In-Person 5K will start at the beautiful Mount Saint Mary Park in St. Charles and head towards Geneva on the scenic path through Wheeler Park and ends back at Mount Saint Mary Park for the Award Ceremony!

Proceeds benefit Project Mobility's mission to bring adaptive cycling opportunities to the lives of children, adults, and wounded service members with emotional and physical challenges.

THAT'S A WEIRD TWIST?! We think you mean delicious and fun! Throughout the 5K there will be 6 Refueling Stations (Beer Stops) featuring local craft breweries handing out 3-ounce beer samples to runners.

The Award Ceremony will feature a live band, more beer, food and Adaptive Bike Giveaway Presentation.

*All runners must be 21 years or older and show a valid ID day of the race.

**We will be following all CDC/local guidelines relating to COVID. Keeping participants safe is our number one priority.

Join us on Saturday, September 25th in support of a group close to our hearts: Support Over Stigma.

Support Over Stigma raises awareness and funds to help provide PTSD assistance for Active Duty Military, Veterans, First Responders, and their families.

EVENT DETAILS:

- Riverlands merch raffles and games
- Mac Dynamite Food Pop-Up featuring awesome mac-n-cheese dishes
- $1.00 from every draft poured from 12-5pm will go straight to the charity

Invite your friends and family to join the fun and support an important program.

Be sure to mark this event as Interested or Going for updates!