Awildan Distilling

Traditional Irish Session
2026-01-07 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-01-14 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago)
Irish musicians and Irish music appreciators welcome!

If you are unfamiliar with Irish sessions, its essentially an Irish music jam. Anyone who knows Irish music is welcome to come and join in. Spectators are also more than welcome!

Weekly General Trivia
2026-01-08 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-01-15 18:30 - 20:00
Join us for spirited general trivia fun every Thursday! Free to play, and prizes for 1st and 2nd place teams!

3rd Sunday of the Month Board Game Day
2026-01-18 12:00 - 18:00, 2026-03-15 12:00 - 18:00
Join WiscoDice on the 3rd Sunday of the month for fabulous gaming and drinks with equally fabulous gamers! They’ll bring a selection of board games from the WiscoDice library, but feel free to bring your own to play and share. New, old, crunchy, light, all sorts of games and gaming friends are welcome.

Traditional Irish Session
2026-01-21 18:30 - 21:00, 2026-01-28 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-02-04 18:30 - 21:00, 2026-02-11 18:30 - 21:00, 2026-02-18 18:30 - 21:00, 2026-02-25 18:30 - 21:00, 2026-03-04 18:30 - 21:00, 2026-03-11 18:30 - 21:00
Every Wednesday Awildan hosts a traditional Irish Session. It’s a jam session for instrumental Celtic dance music just like they have in Ireland! While, not a band, there are typically 12-15 local musicians who participate each week. Spectators are welcome and the musicians appreciate encouragement!

Free to attend, open to all ages but those under 21 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

Weekly General Trivia
2026-01-22 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-01-29 18:30 - 20:00
Join us every Thursday for a fantastic evening of general trivia! Our hosts write unique questions just for Awildan and incorporate musical clues after each question.

Free to play and prizes in the form of gift certificates to Awildan for the first and second place teams.

1st Sunday Board Gaming
2026-02-01 12:00 - 18:00
Join us the first Sunday of each month for community board gaming. Bring your favorite games to teach or learn a new game!

Free to play and open to all ages. Those under 21 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

Stranger Things Themed Trivia!
2026-02-05 18:30 - 20:00
Think you could vanquish Vecna? Us neither but gather your own crew and test your knowledge of Stranger Things and the world/era in which it takes place! We’ll have fun themed cocktails as well.

Free to play and prizes for the 1st and 2nd place teams.

First Friday Sea Shanty Sing!
2026-02-06 19:00 - 21:00
Awildan Distilling hosts a sea shanty sing-along the first Friday of each month. Expect some laughs, a bit of history, and of course a great time singing songs of the sea with a great community of people. No experience necessary, song books provided.

Free to attend and open to all ages. Those under 21 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

Weekly General Trivia!
2026-02-12 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-02-19 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-02-26 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-03-12 18:30 - 20:00

3rd Sunday of the Month Board Game Day
2026-02-15 12:00 - 18:00
Join WiscoDice at Awildan Distilling the 3rd Sunday of the month for fabulous gaming and drinks with equally fabulous gamers!We’ll bring a selection of board games from the WiscoDice library, but feel free to bring your own to play and share. New, old, crunchy, light, all sorts of games and gaming friends are welcome.

Dungeons and Dragons and Drinks at Awildan Distillery
2026-02-22 12:00 - 16:00
Starting this Sunday, the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month, Awildan will be another location for Tales From the Badger Den. This D&D event is part of a local organized play system in a similar vein to how the old Adventurers League worked, just with local flavor.

This system allows you to take your character and play at any participating venue, so you aren’t locked into a single group! There are different tiers of play from beginners, all the way up to expert, so anyone is welcome! Seats are limited, so be sure to sign-up on Meetup!

https://www.meetup.com/maddnd/events/313355883/?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=share-btn_savedevents_share_modal&utm_source=link&utm_version=v2

As always, all ages are welcome, but minors are required to be escorted by a parent or legal guardian.

Solidarity Sing
2026-02-27 19:00 - 21:00
Three years ago, the Awildan Tasting Room opened as an outlet to sample our spirits. It’s been an amazing and humbling experience to see the community that has supported our little distillery. Be it trad Irish sessions, trivia, sea shanties, board games, or simply an appreciation for craft spirits, we are so grateful to all of you!

Now it’s Awildan’s turn to give back. We stand in solidarity with immigrants and those defending democracy in our communities. We reject violent rhetoric and actions that divide our society. We resolve to do our part in building an equitable and just country.

As a starting point, join us for an evening of community building, singing songs of solidarity (a similar format to our sea shanty sings—no experience required), and fundraising for the nonprofit group Immigrant Defense Fund. Our drinks will be discounted, our bartenders are donating their time, and all gratuity from the event will go directly to the charity.

Free event open to all ages, but those under 21 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

First Sunday Board Gaming
2026-03-01 12:00 - 18:00

Sportsball Themed Trivia
2026-03-05 18:30 - 20:00
There is a lot for sports fans to look forward to this time of year! Our Sportsball Madness Trivia will generally cover the worlds of basketball, baseball, soccer, NHL, NASCAR, and rugby. As always, free to play and prizes for the top two teams!

First Friday Sea Shanty Sing
2026-03-06 19:00 - 21:00

Sunday DND
2026-03-08 12:00 - 16:00
Awildan hosts this twice-monthly Sunday event (the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month) for Tales From the Badger Den this weekend. This D&D event is part of a local organized play system in a similar vein to how the old Adventurers League worked, just with local flavor.

This system allows you to take your character and play at any participating venue, so you aren’t locked into a single group! There are different tiers of play from beginners, all the way up to expert, so anyone is welcome! Seats are limited, so be sure to sign-up!

As always, all ages are welcome, but minors are required to be escorted by a parent or legal guardian.
