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Airstream rigs and Rush Creek Distilling at dusk, lit for an evening rally.
Illinois distilling weekend • Rivet-Life Rally

Rush Creek Distilling Rally

Three days at Rush Creek Distilling in Harvard, Illinois — live music, food trucks, distilling tours, a Curated Barrel tasting, and a charity pancake breakfast with fellow Airstream travelers.

August 7–9, 2026
Rush Creek Distilling
Harvard, IL
Fri 7 Aug 2026

Opening night at Rush Creek Distilling

🎵 Live music 🍔 Food trucks
  • Live music
  • Food trucks
Sat 8 Aug 2026

Tours, barrels & breakfast

🍴 Pancake breakfast 🍺 Distilling tours 🥂 Barrel tasting 🎵 Live music

Curated Barrel tasting — 3:00–5:00 PM

A two-hour session with a highly regarded whiskey guide: taste six barrels at barrel strength, then dig into a lively discussion of whiskey tasting — guessing the mashbill, the proof, and the age. It is a lot of fun. At the end of the session, participants can buy bottles of the whiskeys that spoke to them.

  • $45 per person for the tasting add-on
  • Six ½-ounce pours at barrel strength
  • Bottles available to purchase after the tasting
  • Charity pancake breakfast (charity partner still being finalized)
  • Distilling tours
  • Live music
  • Food trucks
Sun 9 Aug 2026

Sunday wrap-up

🎵 Live music 🍔 Food trucks
  • Live music
  • Food trucks

Schedule details can shift; final times and any ticketed add-ons will be confirmed with registered attendees.

Rally ↺ Scenes

Harvard weekends look like this

☉ Rigs on the grass 🍺 Tours & tastings 🎵 Music & campfires
Rivet Life group beside an Airstream and guests on a distilling tour.
Rally crew on the lawn — then behind the stills with Rush Creek.
Silver Airstream trailers at dusk with a campfire circle and acoustic guitar.
Evening on the field — chairs, firelight, and songs between the rigs.
Friends with cocktails in front of copper stills at Rush Creek Distilling.
Tasting-room smiles — copper, stainless, and glasses raised.
Two Airstream trailers on grass beside Rush Creek Distilling with a vintage barrel truck.
Daytime lineup — polished aluminum, open sky, room to breathe.
Aerial views of Rush Creek Distilling with Airstreams and cars in the parking lot.
From above — Rush Creek Distilling, the rigs, and the whole Harvard footprint.
Distilling tour guide speaking to guests beside barrels and Rush Creek equipment.
Welcome to Rush Creek — barrels, RCD tanks, and a guided walk-through.
Boy Scouts and adults gathered for breakfast inside the Rush Creek Distilling production area.
Pancake breakfast under the stills — skillets, good company, and charity in the works.
Per $ Coach

What this Rally costs

✓ $210 per coach 🥂 Optional barrel tasting

$210 per coach covers the weekend package below:

  • $90 — craft tasting
  • $20 — tour
  • $30 — breakfast
  • $70 — gift card

We are still lining up a charity partner for the pancake breakfast; the $30 breakfast line stays in the package either way.

Optional add-on: Curated Barrel tasting on Saturday, August 8, 3:00–5:00 PM — $45 per person. Six ½-ounce barrel-strength pours with a guided tasting discussion. Reasonable for a two-hour session — and you can buy bottles afterward of anything that spoke to you.

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✓ Headcount & meals ✉ Email confirmation

Complete the form so we can plan headcount, meals, barrel-tasting seats, and venue details. You will receive a confirmation email after you submit.

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Proof of insurance is required to camp at this facility.

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