The Hootenanny Fundraiser - 2022

Out Our Front Door is hosting our first in-person fundraiser in two years! Come out and help us celebrate the coming bike camping season. Tickets include live music, a drink special and all-you can eat chili mac (with veggie and vegan options). Early bird tickets are $30 and $35 at the door (tickets here).  We’ll be raffling some sweet prizes as well. All ticket and raffle proceeds go to supporting OOFD’s mission of immersing and educating in local history and nature via bike adventures.         

The Party
With the entry fee, you get: 

• 2 free Hamms beer
• All you can eat chili mac with vegan and veggie options
• Live Bluegrass music performed by local band Mulefoot
• A great party with on of the greatest adventure communities in the region           

​The Raffle
During the event, we will have raffle prizes from super generous businesses around the city many of which are our beloved local bike shops who always show up huge for OOFD and our mission. Raffle Prizes will include

• OOFD Shirts/swag/free overnight rides
• Outdoor gear from Arcteryx and Patagonia
• Bike service/supplies/giftcards from local bike shops JC Lind, Specialized, Trek, Roscoe Village Bikes, Boulevard Bikes, Bike Lane Chicago, Cog Cycles,  and even a skateboard from Working Bikes
• A booze gift card donated by The Chicago Beer Experience
• A few handmade feed bags that our very own Jordan Evangelista built from repurposed camping gear
• A myriad of cool outdoor stuff from All Trails, Bike Lane Uprising, and some Abus folding bike locks
• Over $2000 in raffle prizes with even more coming in!

The Real Deep Why
Yes. It is to party with excellent people and kick off the season in fine fashion. But the real deep why is to support the OOFD mission to lead bike adventures to immerse and educate in local nature and history. The proceeds of the event will go towards us going our programming including our Youth and Adaptive Programs this year and into the future which will help us become an even more excellent local bike camping non-profit here in very own City in a Garden, Chicago. 

We can’t wait to see y'all there! Tickets available in advance here.