Scarecrow Specials & Events around Town
Make sure to stop by all the local businesses downtown! Many establishments will be hosting events, offering specials, and serving food and beverages that you can grab on-the-go.
Alter Brewing + Kitchen
Alter Brewing + Kitchen will be serving hot chocolate beer cocktails.
Arcada Theatre
The Arcada Theatre will have a prize wheel on Riverside Avenue. You'll have the opportunity to win tickets, dinner gift cards, VIP concert experiences, show posters, and more!
Billy Bricks
Billy Bricks will be offering cheese, sausage, and pepperoni pizza by the slice, 4-inch cold sandwiches (turkey and spinach, roma and mozz, and ham and cheese). They will also be offering cheesecake, oreo cheesecake, 3 layer carrot cake, and Carol's cookies!
Broken Brix Homebrew Shop
Stop by Broken Brix Homebrew Shop for hot mulled hard cider - the perfect fall beverage.
Brunch Cafe
Brunch Cafe will be serving up Pumpkin Pancakes layered with pumpkin brunch cream, vanilla bean glaze drizzle, and topped with whipped cream & cinnamon.
Jeans and a Cute Top Shop
Jeans and a Cute Top Shop will be running a "Be Ready Sweater Sale" where you get 20% off any sweater or jacket. This sale goes from September 29th - October 9th.
Kimmer's Ice Cream
Kimmer's will have rotating fall ice cream flavors! They will feature pumpkin spice latte, pumpkin cheesecake, maple, apple cider donut, caramel apple, cinnamon, and cinnamon pear sorbet.
La Za'Za Trattoria
La Za'Za Trattoria will be featuring homemade Italian sausage sandwiches, and more!
Magnolia Soap and Bath Co.
Throughout the weekend Magnolia Soap and Bath Co. will have BOGO half off two like items.
Pollyanna Brewing
Food trucks and live music throughout the weekend! Friday: The Pasta Box Food Truck at 5pm, and live music by Lever at 8pm. Saturday: Fours Ds BBQ featuring an Oktoberfest themed menu at 12pm and live music by Terry Byren from 12pm to 3pm. Sunday: Hat Trick BBQ featuring an Oktoberfest themed menu at 12pm and live music by Bruce Karosa Polka Band from 2pm to 4:30pm.
Riverside Pizza & Pub
Stop by Riverside Pizza & Pub for fresh, hot pizza by the slice.
Rocket Fizz
Rocket Fizz will have seasonal candy and sodas, as well as snacks from around the world. Seasonal items include pumpkin sodas, caramel apple candies, and more!
Smitty's on the Corner
Smitty's on the Corner will be selling salted caramel root beer floats, oatmeal, caramel, and apple cookies, and will have an outside photo area. Calling ahead to order food is encouraged - 630-762-1080.
St. Charles History Museum
On October 7th-9th from 11 am - 4 pm, the St. Charles History Museum will have a covered wagon with hands-on historical props. There will also be popcorn, corn husk doll making, and a sidewalk sale.
The Hive Tavern and Eatery
The Hive will be offering Pumpkin Spice White Russians for $9.
The Office Dining + Spirits
The Office Dining + Spirits will be serving brat burgers and cheesy fries.
The Tiny Kitchen
The Tiny Kitchen will be selling slices of cake and scarecrow sugar cookies behind the shop, in the 1st Street Plaza courtyard.
Windy Acres Farm
Stop by their tent for fall decor and treats including donuts, hand-dipped caramel apples, apple cider, fresh fruit pies, local jams, gourds, mums, and more!
Alter Brewing + Kitchen
Alter Brewing will have pretzel bites tossed with honey butter and cinnamon sugar served with a side of cream cheese frosting, pretzel bites served with ale cheese sauce, and hot chocolate.
B-Shique Brow Boutique
Stop by B-Shique Brow Boutique as they will be having raffles and giveways in the shop during the weekend.
Board & Brush
Board and Brush will be hosting a Scarecrow Weekend workshop where you can make your very own fall-themed wood sign on October 7th and October 8th from 6:30pm - 9:30pm. You can register for the workshop here.
Brown Butter Bakery
Brown Butter Bakery will have gluten-free apple cider donuts and coffee!
Coroco Coffee
Coroco Coffee will be featuring Salted Caramel Pumpkin Spice Lattes, Honey Bee Lattes, Apple Brown Betty Lattes, and Grab-and-Go Baked Goods.
Kilwins
Kilwin's will have fall treats including caramel apples, caramel corn, hot chocolate and more.
La Mesa Modern Mexican
La Mesa Modern Mexican will have a taco stand offering tacos, elote', and chips & salsa!
Mad Batter
Mad Batter will be having apple cider donuts, popcorn, cookies, cupcakes, dessert pastries, water, coffee, drinks, and chocolate covered pretzels!
Osteria Trulli
Osteria Trulli will be featuring Pumpkin Ravioli and Pumpkin Tiramisu.
RE/MAX All Pro
Join RE/MAX All Pro on Saturday, October 8th where they will be hosting mini gourd decorating in their parking lot.
Rock 'N Za
Rock 'N Za will be serving pizza, hot dogs, nachos, ice cream, soda, and more!
Smallcakes
Free frosting shots on October 7-9th. Don't forget to grab yourself mini cupcakes while you're there!
St. Charles Breakfast Rotary Club
The St. Charles Breakfast Rotary Club will be selling water, soda and cider in the parking lot on the corner of Main Street and 2nd Avenue.
The Diamondaire
Stop by The Diamondaire and get a complimentary jewlery cleaning and a Boo-tiful gift!
The Office Dining & Spirits
The Office will be featuring Cinnamon Apple Mules, and Scarecrow Burgers - Prime Angus Beef, crispy onions, smoked bacon, cheddar cheese, and spiced apple jam.
The Pep Line
The Pep Line will have apple cider and apple cider donuts throughout the weekend.
Trend + Relic
Vintage Shop Hop at trend + relic, October 7th & 8th from 10 am - 5 pm. Over 300 vintage shops, antique malls, ladies' boutiques, consignment shops & barn sales are on board to give you the BEST. ROAD TRIP. EVER. trend + relic will be having their entire shop 15% off (a few exclusions may apply), and a snack table! Sale valid October 7th-9th.