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Enjoy our free, live shows on the front lawn of DESTIHL Brewery & Beer Hall! Bring your lawn chairs and blankets—they’re welcome and encouraged. 

FEATURING:  THE BLO-NO BOOGIE BAND

The Blo-No Boogie Band is a Central Illinois-based Classic Rock/Motown/Blues band.

Music presented by Black Dirt Management. Our live music lineup delivers unforgettable performances all year long—because at DESTIHL, every season brings its own soundtrack.

Enjoy our free, live shows on the front lawn of DESTIHL Brewery & Beer Hall! Bring your lawn chairs and blankets—they’re welcome and encouraged. 

FEATURING:  ALISON HANNA BAND

Just a weirdo with a pen, creating snapshots of my life through music.

Music presented by Black Dirt Management. Our live music lineup delivers unforgettable performances all year long—because at DESTIHL, every season brings its own soundtrack.

Join us for an exclusive look at our Barrel Room Wedding Experience! Whether you're newly engaged or refining the final details of your wedding, this event is designed to help you create an unforgettable day. This exclusive event offers a firsthand glimpse into our stunning venue and everything it has to offer, as well as a chance to connect one-on-one with some of Central Illinois's best vendors! You'll also have the chance to meet the Barrel Room Management Staff, and us ask your questions.

August 24th, 2025
* 11am-12:30pm: VIP Session
* 1:00pm General Admission session
* 2:00pm: Event ends

Here’s what makes this event truly special:

• Enjoy a more relaxed experience as we welcome guests in sessions to spread out the crowd.
• Get inspired by a fully styled ceremony and reception setups while connecting with our trusted wedding experts.
• Experience our Event Menu by tasting select appetizers, entrées, and desserts.
• Sip on a crafted DESTIHL beer or beertail as you immerse yourself in the experience. 
• Take home a curated gift bag filled with exclusive promotions and surprises from our recommended vendors.
• Special DESTIHL promotion available for those who book day of

VIP Experience:
* Early access with additional time to explore and soak in every detail
* View our spaces & meet our recommended vendors
* More appetizers, entrees, sides & desserts to taste from the Event Menu
* Complimentary drink from the bar, your choice of a specialty beertail or 12 oz beer.
* Fiancé bag filled with promos from the vendors
* Entry into the VIP Door Raffle
* Keynote speaker to start the event

General Admission Experience:
* Access to the event to view our spaces & meet our recommended vendors
* Complimentary drink from the bar, your choice of a specialty beertail or 12 oz beer.
* Fiancé bag filled with promos from the vendors
* Opportunity to taste select apps, entrees & desserts from the Event Menu

Add-On Tickets:
* Beer Flight: $8
* 4 DESTIHL Choice 4 oz taster glasses
* Macaron Flight (variety of 4 flavors): $12
* Raspberry
* Cookies and Cream
* Salted Caramel
* Vanilla Bean

Special Promotion
Couples that place their Barrel Room deposit (equal to $3,000 for a Friday or $3,500 for a Saturday) during the Barrel Room Wedding Experience will get to pick one of the following exclusive offerings. Offers are only good for those couples that place a deposit during the August 2025 Wedding Experience.

Private Menu Tasting for Two
A private tasting of menu items from our event menu! Includes a choice of 2 appetizers, 2 entrees, 2 sides & 1 dessert. You can pay for additional guests to join the tasting, the cost per person depends on food selections. Excludes brisket.

Linen Napkin Upgrade
Upgrade to a premium color linen napkin at no additional cost to you

$250 Off Courtyard Rental
Receive $250 off the $1,000 Courtyard rental fee. If you decide to not use the Courtyard or can't due to weather, you forfeit the $250 off. It does not apply to any other rental fees or charges.

Champagne Toast or Welcome Champagne for their guests
A complimentary glass of champagne for each guest at your wedding (21 and up). This can be upon their arrival as a welcome drink or a toast during speeches

Refund Policy: Ticket refunds are available up to 1 day prior to the event

Enjoy our free, live shows on the front lawn of DESTIHL Brewery & Beer Hall! Bring your lawn chairs and blankets—they’re welcome and encouraged. 

FEATURING:  THE SWEET NOTHINGS

String band from Bloomington/Normal, IL playing popular tunes ranging from early jazz, folk, and country.

Music presented by Black Dirt Management. Our live music lineup delivers unforgettable performances all year long—because at DESTIHL, every season brings its own soundtrack.

Enjoy our free, live shows on the front lawn of DESTIHL Brewery & Beer Hall! Bring your lawn chairs and blankets—they’re welcome and encouraged. 

FEATURING:  JAMEEL STEPHENS TRIO

A Southside Chicago native, Jameel Stephens began playing drums at the age of 2, first using pots, pans, and spoons as a makeshift kit. By 5, he was playing in church, learning by ear from watching older musicians. Though he was more passionate about sports growing up, music was always present whether at pep rallies or in school bands. Jameel attended Benedictine University on a football scholarship while majoring in music education, eventually transferring to Illinois State University where he shifted his focus to Music Business and Jazz Studies after realizing his passion was in playing not teaching. Recognized by professors as “a workable talent” he began taking formal drum lessons to compliment his natural gift, working his way from entry level jazz groups to becoming the top drummer in every elite jazz band on campus while earning his Masters degree in jazz performance. 

Music presented by Black Dirt Management. Our live music lineup delivers unforgettable performances all year long—because at DESTIHL, every season brings its own soundtrack.

Enjoy our free, live shows on the front lawn of DESTIHL Brewery & Beer Hall! Bring your lawn chairs and blankets—they’re welcome and encouraged. 

FEATURING:  EAST BLUFF ALL-STARS

East Bluff All Stars is a blues rock band comprised of seasoned players from Peoria, Illinois.

Music presented by Black Dirt Management. Our live music lineup delivers unforgettable performances all year long—because at DESTIHL, every season brings its own soundtrack.

Enjoy our free, live shows on the front lawn of DESTIHL Brewery & Beer Hall! Bring your lawn chairs and blankets—they’re welcome and encouraged. 

FEATURING:  SUNSHINE DAYDREAM

Founded in 2013, Sunshine Daydream specializes in performing Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia Band music in a refreshing high energy, up-tempo style. They have played through hundreds of songs in the Grateful Dead repertoire over the years. You never know what you are going to hear and the sets are designed to please the Dead heads and casual listener. The songs are performed as they are intended: high energy, hard hitting and always danceable. Expect psychedelic and innovative jams as the band navigates the Grateful Dead repertoire and select covers by bands like The Allman Brothers, Phish, Widespread Panic and more. The band is based in Springfield, IL and has gratefully enjoyed the support from the greater Illinois community and beyond.

Music presented by Black Dirt Management. Our live music lineup delivers unforgettable performances all year long—because at DESTIHL, every season brings its own soundtrack.

Enjoy our free, live shows on the front lawn of DESTIHL Brewery & Beer Hall! Bring your lawn chairs and blankets—they’re welcome and encouraged. 

FEATURING:  BAND INFO COMING SOON!

Music presented by Black Dirt Management. Our live music lineup delivers unforgettable performances all year long—because at DESTIHL, every season brings its own soundtrack.

SAVE THE DATES! Get ready to don your Lederhosen or Dirndl and get hyped for our annual Oktoberfest weekend at the Beer Hall! Our celebration will be jam-packed with Live Music, Activities, and a mouthwatering array of German-themed food. 

Plus, we've got exclusive beer releases and delicious wine & beertails available all weekend long. This is the event you won't want to miss!

Friday, September 12th

- 4:00pm: Deadhead Shed, merch table & patio bar open
- 4:30pm: Vendors & activities open | ceremonial keg tapping
- 4:30-6:00: Peoria Area Accordion Club
- 6:00pm: Stein Holding Competition (women's, men's & kids)
- 6:20pm: Costume Contest (kids & adults)
- 6:30-9:30: Heidelberg German Band
- 7:30pm: Stein Holding Competition (women's & men's)

Saturday, September 13th

- 10:00am: Pretzels & Pilates with Nancy Nork
- 12:00pm: Deadhead Shed & Axe Throwing opens
- 2:30pm: Deadhead Shed food opens
- 2:30pm-5:30pm: The Mason Dixies
- 4:00pm: Vendors, activities & patio bar opens
- 6:00pm: Costume contest (kids & adults)
- 6:10pm: Stein Holding Competition (women's, men's & kids)
- 6:30pm-9:30pm: Heidelberg German Band
- 7:30pm: Stein Holding Competition (women's & mens's)
- 8:00pm: Vendors & Activities closes

Sunday, September 14th

- 10:00am: Oktoberfest Makers Market

Confirmed Vendors:

CK Almonds
Al's 3D Pals
Farm to Wick
Tasty Baked Treats
The Gold Bar
Lil Kiln Lady
Big Eagle Supply Co.

VENDOR SPOTS AVAILABLE
If you're interested in applying to be a vendor at our markets, please send info and social media links to Hunter Ellis at hellis@destihl.com.

Enjoy our free, live shows on the front lawn of DESTIHL Brewery & Beer Hall! Bring your lawn chairs and blankets—they’re welcome and encouraged. 

FEATURING:  ERNIE HENDRICKSON TRIO

For Ernie Hendrickson, the process of writing and recording his new album, Roll On, has been bound up in the changes he’s gone through as an acclaimed musician who is a perceptive chronicler of life in America, as a husband and father, and as an artist who remains open to the challenges and rewards that living this ever-so-complex American life can bring. What Roll Ondoes so superbly well is bring life-affirming humor, wisdom, and even doubt, to the stories Ernie tells throughout the record’s thirteen songs.

Music presented by Black Dirt Management. Our live music lineup delivers unforgettable performances all year long—because at DESTIHL, every season brings its own soundtrack.

Enjoy our free, live shows on the front lawn of DESTIHL Brewery & Beer Hall! Bring your lawn chairs and blankets—they’re welcome and encouraged. 

FEATURING:  THE PEOPLE BROTHERS BAND

The Madison, WI-based People Brothers Band is a unique brand of rhythm and soul, featuring some of the most talented vocalists and musicians in the region. The vibrant group of longtime friends, collaborators, and multidimensional artists formed in 2008 as an open-mic songwriting outfit and hasn’t looked back since.

Music presented by Black Dirt Management. Our live music lineup delivers unforgettable performances all year long—because at DESTIHL, every season brings its own soundtrack.

Mean Girls Trivia Night!  On Wednesdays, we wear pink — but on trivia night, we win crowns. Think you know everything about Cady, Regina, Janis, and that one girl who’s really good at ESPN? Then get in loser, we’re going trivia-ing.

From Burn Books and Mathletes to the Plastics and Glen Coco, we’re digging deep into all things Mean Girls — quotes, characters, plot twists, and iconic moments. Don’t miss your chance to make trivia night so fetch. It’s gonna be full of drama, sass, and probably someone yelling, “She doesn’t even go here!”

Tickets are required. Tickets are $5/person. Up to six people per table.

Email Twin City Trivia using the Get Tickets link below.

Enjoy our free, live shows on the front lawn of DESTIHL Brewery & Beer Hall! Bring your lawn chairs and blankets—they’re welcome and encouraged. 

FEATURING:  BETH BOMBARA BAND

Beth Bombara’s It All Goes Up is for this moment what Kathleen Edwards’ Back To Me was for the early 2000s. It’s all there – the songwriting first and foremost with a voice that connects on a raw, emotional level alongside production led by Bombara’s undeniable musicality, retaining the intimacy of being wholly conceived by the artist herself. 

Bombara’s last album, Evergreen, was well-received by fans and media alike. “The likes of Aimee Mann and Jewel are fair comparisons,” noted the L.A. Weekly, “every tone is tinged with emotion, nothing is wasted.”

Music presented by Black Dirt Management. Our live music lineup delivers unforgettable performances all year long—because at DESTIHL, every season brings its own soundtrack.

Enjoy our free, live shows on the front lawn of DESTIHL Brewery & Beer Hall! Bring your lawn chairs and blankets—they’re welcome and encouraged. 

FEATURING:  NATHAN TAYLOR BAND

While Nathan Taylor plays plenty of gigs solo and with other talented musicians, his original music shines all over in regular performances with his core group, Nathan Taylor Band. This all-star group is Mike Nellas on bass, Tom Stoner on trumpet, Larry Harms on Clarinet, Jason Brannon on drums and Nathan Taylor on guitar, harmonica and vocals. From classic roots songs and blues of the delta to early New Orleans jazz and Nathan Taylor originals, their audiences dance  to soulful spins on the old styles mixed with new music  as they are transported to simpler times, past and present. 

Music presented by Black Dirt Management. Our live music lineup delivers unforgettable performances all year long—because at DESTIHL, every season brings its own soundtrack.