The Best Food and Drink Events in St. Louis This Weekend: June 8-10

Attend a progressive dinner party at Tower Grove Park, sample the best breweries in the region at Criderfest or drink rosé at The White Rabbit.

Friday

Fair U City at Heman Park

“Fair U City is a carnival organized by community volunteers. There will be great carnival rides provided by American Banner Amusements, along with fantastic food from around the region, community booths, and music throughout the weekend. Food vendors include STL Grillin and Chillin (formerly Romero’s Concessionaires), Bootheel Boyz, Tivanov Catering, Teranga Grill, Nonie’s Family Food, Frozen Fun Express, Sweet Addictions, Taste of Romeo’s and traditional carnival food from American Banner Amusements.” Friday, 5 to 10pm; Saturday, noon to 10pm; Sunday, noon to 9pm. Carnival ride tickets cost $1 each; purchase 24 tickets for $20 at the fair, or purchase tickets in advance – 24 tickets for $18!”

Saturday

Women Who Wine National Rosé Day Pop Up at The White Rabbit

“Come spend National Rosé Day with us and the amazing ladies of The White Rabbit, St Louis! We will be featuring our best-selling apparel, home goods, and drinkware, and we will also be serving up our favorite rosé, Rosé Piscine, in honor of National Rosé Day. (AKA FREE WINE!) If you are in the area, please come say hello, sip, and shop!” From 1 to 5pm. Admission is free.

Criderfest at 2nd Shift Brewing Co.

“Welp, we’ve made it another year folks! 8 years of fun, friendship, laughter & beer. Join us this year, once again, as we celebrate with some of the most incredible breweries & brewery people. And for a fun twist this year, we’re adding our friends from Blueprint Coffee & Dark Matter Coffee for all of our & your caffeinated desires! Pink Floyd’s tunes will reverberate off the brewery walls, and delicious eats from Guerrilla Street Food will be available. Outside the sweet jams of Surco Grooves will accompany your beverage tasting experience, and delicious food from Salt + Smoke will help elevate the experience. Brewery friends joining us this year are: 4 Hands Brewing Co., 18th Street Brewery, After Hours, Augusta Brew Haus, Bells Brewery, Blueprint Coffee, Boulevard Brewing Co., Brewhub, Brewski, Brick River Cider, Bur Oak, Casa Agria Specialty Ales, Central Standard Brewing, Central State Brewing, Charleville Brewing Co., Civil Life Brewing Co., Crane Brewing Co., Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project, Dark Matter Coffee, Desthil Brewery, Dovetail Brewery, Earthbound Beer, Embrace The Funk, Exit 6 Pub and Brewery, Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Friendship Brewing Co., Heavy Riff Brewing Co., Hubbard’s Cave, King David’s Meadery, KomBlu Kombucha, Lake Zurich Brewing Company, Logboat Brewing Co., Main & Mill Brewing Co., Marz Community Brewing, Melvin Brewing, Middle Brow Beer Co., Mikerphone Brewing, Mikkeller Baghaven, Mile Wide Beer Co., Mothers Brewing Co., Narrow Gauge Brewing Co., Odell Brewing Co., Off Color Brewing, The Old Bakery Beer Co., One Trick Pony Brewery, Oskar Blues Brewery, Penrose Brewing, Perennial Artisan Ales, Pinckney Bend Distillery, Pipeworks Brewing Co., Pollyanna Brewing, Rowley Farmhouse Ales, Schlafly Beer, Schwerpunkt Brewing, Shared by Side Project, Side Project Brewing, Six Mile Bridge Beer, Southern Grist Brewing Co., Square One, Stag, Sun King Brewing Co., Torn Label Brewing Co., Transient Artisan Ales, Une Année Brewery, Urban Chestnut Brewing Co., Wellspent Brewing Co., Windmill Brewing, Wiseacre Brewing Co., White Rooster Farmhouse Brewery and Yazoo Brewing Company.” From 3 to 7pm. Tickets are $43.67, available here.

Progressive Pavillion Party at Tower Grove Park

“The Young Friends of Tower Grove Park are excited to host the third annual Progressive Pavilion Party! In the style of progressive dinner parties, guests will progress through the historic pavilions in Tower Grove Park, enjoying local food, beverages, and live music! A few of this year’s participants include: 4 Hands Brewing Co., Alpha Brewing Co., BEAST Craft BBQ Co., Bonefish Grill, Butler’s Pantry, Capitalist Pig, Civil Life Brewing Co., Cha Cha Chow, Fiddlehead Fern Café, Five Aces Bar -B-Que, Gelateria Del Leone, Gioia’s Deli, The Gramophone, Guido’s Pizzeria and Tapas, Kitchen House Coffee, Mangia Italiano, Narwhal’s Crafted, The Old Bakery Beer Co., Park Avenue Coffee, Piccione Pastry, Rooster South Grand, Seed Sprout Spoon, The Shaved Duck, The Social Affair Catering + Event Design, Seoul Fusion, Steve’s Hot Dogs On The Hill, Urban Chestnut Brewing Co., The Vine Cafe and Market, Vito’s Sicilian Pizzeria & Ristorante and Winslow’s Home.” From 6 to 10pm. Tickets are $50 for members and $60 for nonmembers, available here.

Music + Wine Festival at Carondelet Plaza

“The city of Clayton, Missouri, announces the fourth-annual Music + Wine Festival on the evening of Sat., June 9, at Carondelet Plaza, east of Hanley Road. Along with live music, the festival will feature wine from regional wineries and food available for purchase. In addition, live street entertainment will take place throughout the festival. Wine vendors include: Augusta Winery, Balducci Vineyards, Edg-Clif Farms & Vineyard, Noboleis Vineyards and The Wine Merchant; food vendors include: an array of food trucks, 801 Chophouse, 801 Fish and Whitebox Eatery.” From 5 to 10pm. Admission is free.

Central West End Cocktail Party on Euclid Avenue

“Join us on the streets of the Central West End Scene (CWEscene) as we celebrate the anniversary of what many have claimed as the first cocktail party on record — held in 1917 by Mrs. Julius S. Walsh Jr. in her home at 4510 Lindell. Enjoy live entertainment, a spirited cocktail competition and, of course, delicious food and drinks available for purchase from participating CWE bars and restaurants. This event, which will be held outdoors along Euclid Avenue between Maryland and McPherson, will be free and open to the public. Participating bars and restaurants include Mission Taco Joint, Bar Italia Ristorante, Bar Louie, Sub Zero Vodka Bar, Gamlin Whiskey House, Drunken Fish, Dressel’s Public House, Kingside Diner, Mary Ann’s Tea Room, El Burro Loco, The Preston, Taste of Lebanon, Pi Pizzeria, Handcrafted by Bissinger’s and Brennan’s.” From 5 to 10pm. Admission is free.

Sunday

VISTA Turns Two! at Vista STL

“We’re celebrating two years of VISTA on Cherokee Street! Come hang with us on Sunday, June 10 from 4 to 9pm, kid + doggo friendly! We’ll have picnic tables set up outside, along with a kiddie pool and cornhole boards. Food available will be: pulled pork sandwich with chipotle slaw, cheeseburger with fish sauce pickles and Kewpie mayo, bratwurst with onion and yellow mustard, veggie burger with Sriracha mayo and Bibb lettuce, french fries, chocolate chip cookies and ice cream cones. 16-ounce beer cans will be available from Perenneial Artisan Ales, icnluding Hopfentea, Surburban Beverage, Saison de Lis and $2 Busch cans. Other drinks are $2 Shochu shots, sake sangria and rum punch, plus Topo Chico with lime, matcha soda, Mexican Coke and Diet Coke. We’ll be doing counter-service, so first come, first serve. All are welcome! It’s a P-A-R-T-Y.” From 4 to 9pm. Admission is free.

Pop Up for Peace at Peno

“No politics, no religion, bringing people together one bite at a time. Food and beverages served at this pop-up parking lot event will be flavors of the Mediterranean. A family ordeal: Jordanian, Italian, Jewish, Israeli, Arabic, and Lebanese, Syrian, Palestinian flavors all at once… provided by special guest chefs and their family recipes. This is an outdoors and indoors event. $30 with a alcoholic and or non-alcoholic drink special! Eric Lysaght will be providing live music entertainment. RSVP by phone or online!” From 5 to 9pm; call 314.899.9699 for reservations.