Sunday Brunch is offered every Sunday from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.

Hat & Honey Bar
DeSoto House Hotel
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Cost: $80
Dates:  October 9, November 13 and Decmeber 4

Gather your friends and family for a one-of-a-kind experience at Dry Creek Beekeeping’s Hat Bar & Honey Bar Event held at the DeSoto House Hotel in Galena!

Create Your Custom Hat: Choose from Western, Fedora, or Flat-Brimmed hats and try your hand at burning a gorgeous bee and sunflower design onto your hat using specialized tools. Your hat will be pre-stenciled with a custom-made bee and sunflower design, so you can easily burn in the design with the help from expert instructor, Marie McDonough from Marie’s Wood Carvings. Plus, you’ll add your personal touch by choosing a hat band, feathers, and other accessories to make your hat truly unique!

Honey Bar Tasting: Sip, savor, and sample up to 20 varieties of delicious honey from around the world! Learn about the distinct flavor notes of each variety and discover where they come from. Once you’ve found your favorite, you can purchase your top picks to take home!

All-Inclusive Fun: Your registration fee of $80 covers everything: instruction, tools, hat, band, accessories, and honey tasting. By the end of the event, you’ll be rocking a stylish, custom-burned hat that’s all your own—and you’ll be buzzing about your honey finds!

Don’t miss out on this creative and sweet event. Space is limited—reserve your spot in advance!

Food and drinks are available to purchase through the DeSoto House Hotel. Maybe you’d like to order a charcuterie board or try a glass of honey mead wine as you enjoy this workshop.

Children ages 8+ are welcome. The felt burning of the hat requires the use of a hot tool, so please consider this when booking for children.

For tickets and more information, please click here!

19th Annual Galena Oktober Fest
October 3
11:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.

Celebrate German heritage during this activity-filled festival. From famous Wiener Dog Races to Samuel Adams Stein Hoisting Competition to New Glarus Alphorns softly playing to throwing on your lederhosen and dancing to some polka music. Bring the whole family, and head over to the Kinder Area where children can try their luck with The Great Pumpkin Lift and win free Potosi Root Beer. Grab some apple cider donuts and paint some pumpkins or play Big Jenga or Big Connect4 in the shade for a while.

This year, celebrity singer Wayne Messmer will sing the national anthem, the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile will visit, and a hot air balloon glow by Galena On The Fly will take place!

Hosted by the Galena Lions Club, all proceeds from this event will benefit the community, serving those in need. Adults and teens are $10 while kids 12 and under are free!

Pre-registration is required for Wiener Dog Races and the Samuel Adams Stein Hoisting Competition.

For more information visit https://galenalions.org/home

Hosted at the DeSoto House Hotel
October 30th
5:30 p.m.

Join the DeSoto House Hotel and The Haunted Galena Tour Company in the Grand Ballroom of the DeSoto House for an elegant dinner and an evening of 200 years of dark Galena history, eerie folklore, and true Galena ghost stories, with a special touch of music. Hear of infamous murders, tragedies and hauntings that have lingered throughout our darkest history.

Cash Bar will be available up until the performance starts.

$84.00 per person.

Tickets may be purchased on eventbrite MURDER AND MAYHEM In A Mining Town Tickets, Friday, October 30 • 5:30 PM – 9 PM | Eventbrite

or by calling the Desoto House Hotel at 815-777-0090

46th Annual Halloween Parade & Festival
October 31
6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

The largest, longest, and spookiest Parade and Festival in the Tri-State Area!

This extraordinary display features spectacular floats, marching bands, costumed participants, prizes, and treats for guys and ‘ghouls’ of all ages

Step back in time! Join us for the General’s Ball