Thursday, April 16 from 6:30 - 9:30pm at Midwest Coast Brewing in West Town

Join us for our annual fundraiser and support your favorite non-profitbike organization! This not-to-be-missed event will be a gathering of Chicago'smost-bike-camping-celebrators of the great outdoors. This year we will be back atone of Chicago's finest breweries, Midwest Coast Brewing Company, in West Town.And we will be back up on their big, beautiful second floor event space.

Your Ticket includes

• 2 Midwest Coast beers or non-alcoholic beverage of choic
• 1 raffle ticket
• Food

​Tickets are available online only. No tickets will be sold atthe door the day of due to capacity of the venue. Kids are free! We plan to sellout so make sure to get your tickets today.

~ The Wild Scallions will be playing some excellent bluegrassmusic for the night ~

And if you're wondering about the raffle prizes - you can expectlots of outdoor gear, bike gear, and a great smattering of other prizes from smallbusinesses and community organizations across Chicago.

All proceeds from the night go towards making our 2026 Bike Adventureseven more spectacular and inclusive by reaching more people and getting 'em outsideon two wheels to soak up the bodacious nature and history outside our front door.

Can't Attend But Still Want to Support?

If you want to support but can't attend the event you can doso by donating here. Since this event usually sells out, it’s better to keepthe tickets available for those that plan to attend.

Interested in Sponsoring the Event?

​If you would like to sponsor the event or donate raffle prizes,email our Executive Director, Glenn Schneider at glenn@oofd.org.

More details on sponsorship levels (between $250-$2,500) canbe seen here on the Hootenanny Sponsorship Prospectus.

We will hype your company/organization to our over 2,000 newslettersubscribers and 4,500+ social media followers and highlight you at the event.

Accessibility and Additional Event Details

Wear What You Want

This is OOFD and this is a brewery. Nothing fancy needed thoughfeel free to look as good as you'd like. We will have access to the patio so ifyou foresee yourself wanting to hang outside, certainly plan for the weather.

COVID/Illnesses

Masks will not be required but if you prefer to wear one, youcertainly are welcome to and will not be judged by anyone in OOFD if you do. Ifyou are feeling ill the day of the event or if you have had COVID and still arewithin the infectious period, please do stay home.

ADA Accessibility

Midwest Coast is wheelchair accessible and can reasonably accommodatemost to all disabilities. Our event is on the second floor, which is also accessiblevia elevator.

Noise and Crowd

Expect a big crowd! Out Our Front Door has rented the entire,brand new second floor taproom space. The space holds up to 250 people and therewill be background music so noise levels will be fairly high. There is a partialretractable roof that we plan to open pending good weather.

Bathrooms

Midwest Coast provides five bathrooms: three all-gender bathroomson the second floor (where our event is being held), and two gender-specific, maleand female, bathrooms on the first floor.

Food and Allergies

We will have catered food with options that meet most dietaryneeds, including vegetarian and vegan options. There may also be homemade dessertsmade by wonderful volunteers. We will provide signage for all food to help peoplewith allergies and intolerances safely navigate the food options.

Kids

Kids of all ages are welcome.

Pets

Midwest Coast Brewing does welcome pets.

Getting to the Event

Biking is certainly encouraged! That said, the brewery is onlya couple blocks from the Damen bus route and the new Damen Green Line stop. TheMetra Western Ave Stop (MD-N, MD-W, NCS) is less than a mile away. There also isplentiful street parking near the venue, which is in a former industrial area. Thereis a Divvy Bike Share station 2 blocks away on Damen and Walnut.

​Being Welcoming and Radically Inclusive

Welcoming is OOFD's #1 Core Value. So by attending this event,we ask that you bring a spirit of welcoming to everyone you meet. We want everyonethat comes to be and feel supported and included.  You can read more about our Radical Inclusivity andDiscrimination Statement which we work to hold everyone accountable to at allof our events.

Other Needs?

Do you have other questions about accommodations or have a requestfor one? Please contact us here, and we will try our hardest to make as many accommodationsas we can with things that are within our control. Thanks in advance for the input.