Riverlands Winter Bluegrass Series - Live Music in St. Charles

Warm up those feet and dance your way into the weekend with our Winter Bluegrass Series every Friday this February! We’ve paired up a local bluegrass band and food truck each week to keep things interesting, so come on by, stomp your feet, and clap your hands!

Food service starts at 5pm with music at 6pm.

LINEUP:

2/6: The Lucky Pickers with Fernando’s Street Kitchen (updated)

2/13: Sean Shiel with Good Omen Gyoza Dumpling Night

2/20: The Milkman’s Kids with Chuck’s Wood Fired Pizza

2/27: The Rusken Bros Band with Uncle Cam’s Sandwiches

Riverlands Winter Bluegrass Music Series 2026 every Friday in February 6-9pm!

Case of the December Blues Series - Saturday Night Live Music in St. Charles

The Winter Blues have settled in for some, and if your seasonal gloominess is rearing its ugly head, we’ve got the cure: LIVE MUSIC. More specifically….THE BLUES!

Join us every Saturday in December for our Case of the December Blues Series, showcasing blue artists from the Chicagoland area, paired up with a different food truck each week.

Food starts around 5pm, with music starting at 6pm each week.

CASE OF THE DECEMBER BLUES SERIES LINEUP:

December 6:
Music: Tom Holland
Food: Chuck’s Wood-Fired Pizza

December 13:
Music: Matt Keen
Food: Biker Dude Burger

December 20:
Music: Brian Kleidon
Food: Indaba USA South African Cuisine

December 27:
Music: the Legendary Keith Scott!
Food: Uncle Cam’s Sandwiches

Poster for Riverlands Case of the December Blues Music Series!

November Friday Night Bluegrass Series!

Join us every Friday evening in November for LIVE BLUEGRASS at your local, hometown brewery! Music runs every week from 6pm to 9pm, paired up with a different food truck to keep your palate just as stimulated as your ears!

THE LINEUP:

Nov 7:
Tony John & the Flatland Stringband
w/ the Waffadilla Food Truck!

Nov 14:
Stryder
w/ Dark Horse Grill

Nov 21:
Fox Crossing Stringband
w/ Chuck’s Wood Fired Pizza

Nov 28: BLACK FRIDAY
Big Sky Acoustic Duo
w/ Uncle Cam’s Sandwiches

November Friday Night Bluegrass Series featuring live bluegrass music and a different food truck each week!

Three New Beers to Help You Beat the Heat this Week! (6/26)

Summer has made itself very well known around here recently, so we’re dropping three beers that will help you beat the heat!

1. Salty Fox: White Sangria!

We brewed up a German Gose-Style sour ale and fruited it with white grapes, orange, lemon, lime, and Mediterranean Sea Salt! Salt in your Sangria?! You bet, and you’ll thank us as you keep taking sip after satisfying sip! Plus, it’s just 4% ABV, so you’ll feel like filling a pitcher and sharing with some friends!

A can and pour of Salty Fox: White Sangria Gose-Style Sour Ale

2. Rio de Vaso Mexican-Style Dark Lager!

Brewed in collaboration with our friends at the Iron&Glass taprooms, this dark lager does a balancing act between full flavor and high drinkability. Malty and smooth, yet light bodied and easy to put down, this beer is fantastic for summer drinking. And at 5% ABV, it won’t slow you down early in the day.

3. River Life Pale Lager!

One of our most popular light drinking beers, River Life is your every day beer for doing chores, mowing lawns, lazy river days, and quenching that mid-day thirst. At just 4.8% ABV, it invites another can when you finish your last one.

A can and pour of River Life Pale Lager.

Sunday Sessions Return for Summer 2025

Sunday Sessions, our live music and local food showcase every Sunday afternoon at our St. Charles brewery!

With patio season upon us and our new shade sails going up, it’s time to fill your Sunday afternoons with local live music, food trucks, and, of course, St. Charles’ favorite beers. It’s time for SUNDAY SESSIONS.

All dates, time, menus, and musicians subject to change.

Check out your summer 2025 lineup:

May 11 - Mother’s Day Brunch
11am: Le Truff Noir Elevated Comfort Food
12pm: Joey Wilbur Live

May 18
12pm: Stadium Street Eats food truck
1pm: Live Music by Joey Wilbur
Plus, TURTLE RACES at 2pm!

May 25
12pm: TamalesPlus food trolley
1pm: Live Music by Noah James Hittner

June 1
12pm: Food by Teddy D’s food truck
1pm: Live Music by Nicole Devine

June 8
12pm: Food by Fernando’s Street Kitchen
1pm: Live Music by PennyLuck

June 15 - Father’s Day!
12pm: Food by Cousins Maine Lobster
1pm: Live Music by Kristin Rose Kelly

June 22
12pm: Food by Stouts BBQ
1pm: Live Music by John Boda

June 29
12pm: Food by Waffadilla food truck
1pm: Live Music by Seth Mercer

July 6
12pm: Food by Dark Horse Grill
1pm: Live Music by Jim Gruden

July 13
12pm: Food by the Curious Crow
1pm: Live Music by Flatlands Bluegrass Duo

July 20
12pm: Food by Lalos BBQ
1pm: Live Music by Downhillers Acoustic Harmony Band

July 27
12pm: Food by Potates JUMBO Stuffed Baked Potatoes
1pm: Live Music by Shea Marie

Aug 3
12pm: Food by Flyin’ Hawaiian food truck
1pm: Live Music by Jason Benefield

Aug 10
12pm: Food by Xpress Burrito
1pm: Live Music by Nick Olson

Aug 17
12pm: Food by Potates JUMBO Stuffed Baked Potatoes
1pm: Live Music by Nicole Devine

Aug 24
12pm: Food by Good Omen Gyoza
1pm: Live Music by Matt Petkovich

Aug 31
12pm: Food by Sizz & Fizz food truck
1pm: Live Music by the Old Fashioneds

Sept 7
12pm: TamalesPlus
BRICKS OF HOPE LEGO DONATION DRIVE AND FREE-BUILD!

Sept 14
12pm: Food by Cousins Maine Lobster
1pm: Live Music by Justin Moyar

Sept 21
12pm: Food by Waffadilla
2pm: TURTLE RACES supporting Hickory Knolls Discovery Center

Sept 28
12pm: Food by Steamboat BBQ
1pm: Live Music by Matt Nanke

Our 2025 Winter Bluegrass Series Begins - Live Music in St. Charles

The Rusken Bros, one of five bluegrass bands playing as part of our Winter Bluegrass Series on Saturdays starting in February.

Beat the winter blues with some righteous BLUEGRASS as we kick off our 2025 Winter Bluegrass Series this February!

Five weeks of live bluegrass in St. Charles are heading your way with different food trucks each week as well. Check out the lineup below and save the dates on your calendar!

Food starts at 5pm and music at 6pm.

THE LINEUP:

FEBRUARY 1:
Lucky Pickers with Chuck’s Wood Fired Pizza

FEBRUARY 8:
Wheels North Duo with Biker Dude Burgers

FERUARY 15:
Miles Over Mountains with Dark Horse Grill

FERBRUARY 22:
Fox Crossing Stringband with TamalesPlus

MARCH 1:
Rusken Bros. with Chuck’s Wood Fired Pizza

Check out our events page for details on the bands and other upcoming food trucks and live music events!

Oktoberfest in St. Charles at Riverlands Brewing Company - 2024

Our annual Oktoberfest celebration has become a tradition among friends, family, and guests at our St. Charles brewery. This year’s party not only continues that tradition, but builds upon it to create an even GRANDER TIME FOR ALL.

Two days of German-style good times await on Saturday and Sunday, September 28 & 29. Three different bands, incredible German food, and stein-fuls of our traditional Scarecrows in Lederhosen Marzen and Fox Fest Festbier make this the only place to be for all your Oktoberfest fun this fall.

Check out each day’s lineup and come BACK for maximum effect!

DAY ONE - Saturday Sept 28

Steinholding competitions throughout the afternoon, lederhosen as far as the eye can see, and YOU!

𝐃𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐬: 12pm
𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝: Strawberries BBQ from 12pm to 8pm or sellout
𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜:
2-5pm - 13 Days
6-9pm - Fritz & the Pretzel Twists

DAY TWO - Sunday Sept 29

𝐃𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐬: 12pm
𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝: Fernando’s Oktoberfest Kitchen - 12pm to sellout
𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜: Beer & Loathing - 1pm to 4pm
PLUS: Open Mic Night - 6pm to 9pm

Fall and Winter Trivia Series

Our 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹 & 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 is almost here! Gather each Third Thursday to compete with like minded individuals as a team or solo with different themes and food trucks each month:

𝗦𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝟵

Adam Sandler Movie Trivia - 7pm

(NO RSVP REQUIRED, SEATS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED)

𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘣𝘺: Le Truff Noir Elevated Comfort Food

𝗢𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝟳

Horror Film Trivia - 7pm

SIGNUP REQUIRED: https://www.facebook.com/events/519189724127351/

𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘣𝘺: Stadium Street Eats starting at 5pm

𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟮𝟭

Seinfeld Trivia - 7pm

SIGNUP REQUIRED: https://www.facebook.com/events/2354295794902853/

𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘣𝘺: Chuck's Wood Fired Pizza starting at 5pm

𝗗𝗘𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝟵

Holiday Movie Trivia - 7pm

SIGNUP REQUIRED: https://www.facebook.com/events/376270382033779/

𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘣𝘺: TBA