Tickets

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Event Ticket
Cost: $95
Member cost: $85

Designated Driver Ticket
Cost: $50
Member cost: $45

Each IllumiBrew ticket includes entrance to Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum,18 three-ounce tastings, and a green light-up tasting glass. Samples of beverages with a higher ABV, such as meads, may be less than three ounces.

Ticket purchasers must be 21 or older and present a valid ID at check-in.

No infants or children, including those in strollers, will be permitted.

Designated Driver Tickets

Designated Driver tickets include entrance to Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum, unlimited hot cocoa or hot cider, and the option to redeem one can of nonalcoholic beer from Go Brewing. Designated drivers must be 21 or older.

Vendors and Map

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Participating Vendors

Please note that vendors may change and featured brews may be added up until the date of the event.

Table 1  Wolfden Brewing Company (Bloomingdale, IL)
Mighty Fang (Scotch ale)
Out of the Fog (unhazed IPA)

Table 2  Casa Humilde Cerveceria (Chicago, IL)
Cafecito (coffee porter)
Marina (American light lager)

Table 3  Maplewood Brewery & Distillery (Chicago and Glen Ellyn, IL)
Fat Pug Oatmeal Milk Stout (milk stout)
Krispie Cakes Pastry Case Ale (golden ale)

Table 4  Emancipation Brewing Co. (Fairbury, IL)
Illumination (New England IPA)
Parlor Pils (traditional German-style pilsner)
Milkhouse Stout (milk stout)
Last Red Wolf (hoppy red ale)

Table 5  MORE Brewing Company (Bartlett, Huntley, and Villa Park, IL)
Blood Orange Double Marbles (double milkshake IPA)
Czech Pilsner (Pilsner)

Table 6  Standard Meadery (Villa Park, IL)
Coconut Dreamsicle (smoothie session mead with orange, coconut, and vanilla)
Watermelon Piña Colada (session mead with watermelon, pineapple, coconut, and key lime)
Honey Lemonade (lemonade-inspired session mead with honey)
Slimer (Ecto Cooler-inspired session mead with blue raspberry, tangerine, and lemon)
Apple Cinnamon (session mead with apple and cinnamon)

Table 7  Penrose Brewing (Geneva, IL)
Apple Cider Donut Seltz-Up (hard seltzer with apple, cinnamon, and vanilla)
Snow Boots (hazy winter IPA)
Full Circle (imperial rye stout)

Table 8  Obscurity Brewing and Craft Mead (Elburn, IL)
Berry Rosé (hard cider with blueberry)

Table 9  Riggs Beer Company (Urbana, IL)
Hefeweizen (wheat beer)
Dunkelweizen (dark wheat beer)

Table 10  Pollyanna Brewing & Distilling Company (Lemont, Roselle, and St. Charles, IL)
Dreamsicle Flurries (wheat ale with orange and vanilla)
Funsize (milk stout with peanut, vanilla bean, and cocoa nib)
Orenda (brandy barrel-aged Belgian quadrupel)
Personal Chain Letter (bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout)

Table 11  Crystal Lake Brewing (Crystal Lake, IL)
Hop Comet (American pale ale)
To All a Good Night (ale with ginger, cinnamon, and brown sugar)

Table 12  Alarmist Brewing (Chicago, IL)
Le Jus (hazy IPA)
Crispyville (American lager)
Dorkmunder (Dortmunder lager)

Table 13  Go Brewing (Naperville, IL)
Baller Melon (nonalcoholic pale ale with watermelon)
Nostalgic Ski Lodge (nonalcoholic winter IPA)
Toasty AF (nonalcoholic winter brew with cardamom and peppercorn)

Table 14  Eagle Park Brewing (Milwaukee, WI)
Demon Haze (hazy New England IPA)
Stare into the Videoscape (hazy New England IPA)
Spekto Kooler (hard seltzer with orange and tangerine)

Table 15  New Holland Brewing (Holland, MI)
Dragon’s Milk Reserve: Oatmeal Cookie (bourbon barrel-aged stout with oats, raisins, cinnamon, brown sugar, and vanilla)
Crimson Keep (bourbon barrel-aged red ale)

Table 16  Misbeehavin’ Meads (Valparaiso, IN)
Caramel Apple (barrel-aged hard cider with caramel and spices)
Creep in the Cellar (bourbon barrel-aged cranberry, orange, and apple mead)

Table 17  Scorched Earth Brewing Company (Algonquin, IL)
Flipmode (New England IPA)
Doppelbock (German-style doppelbock)
Bleuprint (wheat ale with blackberry and blueberry)

Table 18  Real American Beer (Bedford, TX)
Real American Beer (light lager)
Hulkamania Forever (light American lager)

Table 19  Noon Whistle Brewing (Lombard and Naperville, IL)
Da Gummy (hazy IPA)
Low Noon (porter)
Aurora Beerealis (hazy IPA with berry and orange)

Table 20  Avery Brewing Co. (Boulder, CO) and Founder’s Brewing Company (Grand Rapids, MI)
AveryCold Front (golden bock winter lager)
Avery Maharaja (imperial IPA)
Founder’s Canadian Breakfast Stout (bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout with chocolate and coffee)
Founder’s On Cloud Lime (lager with lime)

Table 21  Lexington Brewing & Distilling (Lexington, KY)
Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale (bourbon barrel-aged Irish red ale)
Kentucky Coffee Vanilla Cold Brew (ready-to-drink cocktail made with whiskey and cold brew coffee)

Table 22  Solemn Oath Brewery (Naperville, IL)
Cold Black Night (black Kölsch)
Snaggletooth Bandana (IPA)

Table 23  Church Street Brewing Company (Itasca, IL)
Heavenly Helles (Helles lager)
Cherry Lime Sour (fruited sour ale)

Table 24  BuckleDown Brewing (Lyons, IL)
Crackle & Pop Winter Ale (brown ale with cacao nibs, vanilla, cinnamon, and coffee)
Belt & Suspenders (American IPA)

Table 25  Alter Brewing Company (Downers Grove, Oak Brook, and St. Charles, IL)
Alterado (Mexican lager)
S’Mores Wedda (oatmeal stout)

Table 26  Brother Chimp Brewing (North Aurora, IL)
Ludwig (Vienna lager)
Brother Pucker (fruited kettle sour with raspberry and blackberry)

Table 27  Homewood Brewing Co. (Homewood, IL)
Mangolorian (witbier with mango)
Hazeologist (winter IPA)

Table 28  ERIS Brewery and Ciderhouse (Chicago, IL)
E-Phoria (Gala apple hard cider with vanilla)
Pepper Jam (hard cider with sweet peach and chile de árbol)

Table 29  Black Horizon Brewing Company (Willowbrook, IL)
Jester’s Cap (brown ale with maple and vanilla)
Surf King (West Coast IPA)

Table 30  Blind Corner Brewery (Naperville, IL)
Booter (hazy IPA)
John, Frank, Andy (Scotch ale)

Table 31  Pipeworks Brewing Co. (Chicago, IL)
Abominable Snowman Vs. Unicorn (hazy IPA)
Rudolph Vs. Unicorn (imperial stout with cacao nibs, vanilla, lactose, and peppermint)

Table 32  Goldfinger Brewing Company (Downers Grove, IL)
Original Lager (Helles lager)
Winter Beer (amber lager)

Table 33  BubbleHouse Brewing (Lisle, IL)
Cran Box (kettle sour with cranberry)
Midnight Squirrel Society (imperial stout)

Table 34  Prima Cider (Long Grove, IL)
Prima Most (German farmhouse-style hard cider)
Prima Verboten (cask- and bottle-conditioned unfiltered hard cider)

Table 35  Phase Three Brewing Company (Elmhurst and Lake Zurich, IL)
P3 Stout (oatmeal stout)
Lulz Apple Cinnamon (hard seltzer with cinnamon and apple)

Table 36  Go Brewing (Naperville, IL) and Maplewood Brewery and Distillery (Chicago and Glen Ellyn, IL)
Maplewood Rad Hydroz Bodacious Berry Lemonade (nonalcoholic sparkling hop water) Maplewood Rad Hydroz Totally Tropical (nonalcoholic sparkling hop water)
Go Brewing Toasty AF (nonalcoholic winter beer with cardamom and peppercorn)
Go Brewing Baller Melon (nonalcoholic pale ale with watermelon)

Table 37  Foxes Den Meadery (Yorkville, IL)|
Apple Spice: SESH (apple-infused session mead with spices)
Chocolate Covered Raspberry: SESH (raspberry-infused session mead with dark chocolate and vanilla)

Table 38  Foreign Exchange Brewing Co. (Aurora, IL)
Keeping Secrets (hazy IPA)
Playing for Keeps (wheat beer with passionfruit, orange, and guava)

Table 39  Liquid Love Brewing (Wheeling, IL)
Damascus (bourbon and oak barrel-aged imperial stout)
Make Di (wheat ale)

Table 40  Ike & Oak Brewing Co. (Woodridge, IL)
Backwoods Blonde (blonde ale)
Gummy Bear Forest (fruited sour ale with blackberry)
Monkey Nut (porter with chocolate and peanut butter)
Corbet’s Couloir (doppelbock)

Table 41  93 Octane Brewing (Elmhurst, IL)
Clown Car Snickerdoodle (cream ale)
Wingman (American pale ale)

Table 42  Lake Effect Brewing Company (Chicago, IL)
Six Fathoms (hazy IPA)
Lake Effect Snow (witbier)

Table 43  Unpossible Mead (Dwight, IL)
Strawbeary Cheesecake (strawberry melomel)
Tart Cherry Sesh (session mead with vanilla)

Table 44  Illuminated Brew Works (Chicago, IL)
Endless Summer (farmhouse ale)
War on Xmas: Peanut Brittle Edition (stout with peanut, toffee, and marshmallow)

Food Options

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Food and beverages will be available to purchase from a concession tent along the Illumination trail until 9:30 p.m.

Indoor dining and to-go orders will be available from the Ginkgo Restaurant until 8:00 p.m.

Accessibility

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The Illumination trail is a one-mile paved path that is ADA-compliant for those with limited mobility. The exhibition is not accessible by car.

The Arboretum has a small number of nonmotorized wheelchairs available for loan free of charge in the Visitor Center on a first-come, first-serve basis. Guests must leave a driver’s license or other photo ID to check out a wheelchair. Because the supply is limited, we recommend bringing a personal wheelchair to the Arboretum if one is needed. Personal mobility scooters may also be used on the trail.

Arboretum staff make their best efforts to clear the path of ice and snow.

Sensory Needs

Please be aware that Illumination features moving and flashing lights along the trail. There are no strobe lights in the exhibition. Laser features are directed away from guests and follow International Laser Display Association safety standards.

Guests may borrow sensory supports such as headphones, sunglasses, fidgets, or a copy of the Illumination social story (English, Spanish) when they arrive at the Sycamore Room. Guests can use the social story to help prepare for their visit. Any loaned items should be returned to the Information Desk in the Visitor Center before departure.

Service Animals

The Morton Arboretum welcomes visitors with task-trained service animals to Illumination. Please note that pets are not permitted at Illumination except on specially designated Illumination Dog Admission Nights, December 3, 10, and 17.

Parking

Parking is available near the entrance for those with a disability placard on their vehicle; please notify the parking attendant as you drive in. Otherwise, parking is first come, first serve, and is directed by parking attendants.

Guests directed to a secondary lot (parking lot P-21) near the Thornhill Education Center on the Arboretum’s West Side can take advantage of a shuttle bus that will transport them to the main event area. Please note that this is the only shuttle bus during Illumination and it only runs between parking lot P-21 and the Visitor Center. The bus does not have a wheelchair lift.

If you do not have a disability placard and someone in your party has mobility concerns, you are also welcome to drop off passengers in the circle drive adjacent to the Visitor Center before you park. Please notify the parking attendants and they will direct you accordingly.

Frequently Asked Questions

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