There’s always something
to do at Alto Vineyards
Events in Alto Pass
Open Mic
We are rapidly catching on as the place to be for listening to local talent and becoming part of the musical community. Join us for a fun evening of music and entertainment among friends!
Open Mic
We are rapidly catching on as the place to be for listening to local talent and becoming part of the musical community. Join us for a fun evening of music and entertainment among friends!
Open Mic
We are rapidly catching on as the place to be for listening to local talent and becoming part of the musical community. Join us for a fun evening of music and entertainment among friends!
Harvest Festival
Our biggest and most spectacular event of the year occurs during grape harvest season and celebrates our 36th years of business. Music will be performed all day at our stage and guests are invited to dance or relax around our scenic grounds and in our comfortable buildings. In addition to Alto Vineyards specialty grilled food prepared by our expert cooks, we offer varied food from food trucks. The day ends with one of the most spectacular display of fireworks in Southern Illinois by Falling Skies Pyrotechnics.
3rd Annual Sangria Festival
Join the festivities that include unique entertainment, specialty sangrias and delicious Mexican food.
Music by Colleen Springer-Lopez and Mell Goot : 1:00-3:00
Dancing by the St. Louis Almas Mexico Folklorico Dance Troupe: 3:30 -5:30
Food by Chela: 12:00 until 6:30
Specialty Sangrias all day with Alto Vineyards wines, brandy, tequila and fresh fruit.
Fourth Annual Hallowine Celebration
Join us for an evening of music, food and fun at Alto Vineyards' 3rd Annual Hallowine Celebration. Tickets are $10 and include refreshments, silly door prizes, costume competition, and fantastic music by Cat Daddy-O starting at 6:00 pm. Tickets are limited due to space and can be reserved by writing events.alto@gmail.com (subject: Hallowine 2024), or purchased at the Tasting Room (618-893-4898) or at the door.
Benjamin Trewin and Musicians United
Talented musicians from SIU will perform classic rock, modern rock and pop songs in our cozy tasting room. Join us!
David Singley
Enjoy an evening with David Singley on his album release tour. His recent singles have spent months on the Americana music charts and he has over 100K views on multiple music videos and 6,000 monthly Spotify listeners.
Check out David’s music at https://www.davidsingley.com/
Open Mic
We are rapidly catching on as the place to be for listening to local talent and becoming part of the musical community. Join us for a fun evening of music and entertainment among friends!
Trivia Night: Pop Culture
Join Alto Vineyards for this event that supports the Rachael Academy of Education, whose mission is to empower, support and encourage students and their families, while promoting advocacy and equal education. They acknowledge someone’s strengths and weaknesses, while enhancing the quality of life in others. The RAE endeavors to uplift, motivate, and cultivate success for their students.
Cosmic Crossroads Eclipse Event
Please join us for a day of celebration of this historic, once in a life time, opportunity to experience the second complete solar eclipse to traverse southern Illinois within an unprecedented 7 year span. We offer a beautiful and spacious tasting room with entertainment and 5 acres of grounds and buildings with varied activities. Music will include Sones de Mexico Ensemble, Chicago’s premier Mexican folk music group from noon to the eclipse. https://youtu.be/rb0F7bEfro0?si=E9uhjpA4vUtSV6F5 . The concert will be broadcast live via Facebook and YouTube and is supported by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Illinois Arts Council Arts and Illinois Humanities Foreground Rural Initiative. A fandango will follow.
Following the eclipse, Leight July, a local favorite will play from 4:00 pm -7:00 pm (https://www.facebook.com/leightjulymusic/). We will feature a “Kids Corner’ for the young ones to engage in educational activities related to the eclipse.
We offer two options for admission: a general admission per vehicle to all the festivities (parking passes) and a limited VIP option on our scenic Vine Deck where you will receive food, wine, gifts, and special attention (SOLD OUT) . To learn more about how you may join Alto Vineyards to celebrate this cosmic event, please click on View Event below. To purchase a parking pass for your vehicle go to https://events.com/r/en_US/tickets/alto-vineyards-eclipse---cosmic-crossroads-alto-pass-precinct-april-926971
Ivas John Band Preclipse Celebration
With authentic Mexican food by Alto’s favorite Chela
The Radio Days
https://www.facebook.com/theradiodays1/
See also Total Eclipse of the Art event noon to 5:00
Authentic Mexican food all day by Alto’s favorite Chela Zamora.
Total Eclipse of the Art: A Vendor Event at Alto Vineyards
Come and enjoy this day in celebration of local talent with an eclipse theme. This is a perfect opportunity to purchase that one-of-a-kind memorabilia of this historic crossover eclipse (2017 and 2024) that will engulf Southern Illinois.
Please contact events.alto@gmail.com to participate as a vendor.
Music by Radio Days 2:00-5:00
Authentic Mexican food all day by Alto’s favorite Chela Zamora.
Carson Slaughter
Come sip delish wines and listen to a range of folk covers and originals by Carson Slaughter!
Sip and Paint
Join Alto Vineyards for this event that supports the Rachael Academy of Education, whose mission is to empower, support and encourage students and their families, while promoting advocacy and equal education. They acknowledge someone’s strengths and weaknesses, while enhancing the quality of life in others. The RAE endeavors to uplift, motivate, and cultivate success for their students.
St Patty's Day with Wil Maring and Robert Bowlin
Robert Bowlin and Wil Maring will play for the St. Patricks weekend, Saturday afternoon, a mix of celtic flavored acoustic music and their own originals and standards from other genres.
Partake in our craft wines or celebrate with a Guinness or special glass of St. Patty’s Green Spritz.
Zach Modglin
Zach Modglin of Carterville is angling to be the next breakout country star from Southern Illinois (from The Southern Illinoisan Sept. 2020)
Trivia Night
Come enjoy an evening of fun in support of teachers and students across Southern Illinois.
Musicians United
Talented musicians from SIU will perform classic rock, modern rock and pop songs in our cozy tasting room. Join us!
Open Mic
We are rapidly catching on as the place to be for listening to local talent and becoming part of the musical community. Join us for a fun evening of music and entertainment among friends!
El Dia del Amor y la Amistad
Celebrate love and friendships all day with us. Enjoy hot and cold specialty sangrias and Mexican food by Chela Zamora. Colleen Springer-Lopez and special guest Edward Van Awken (playing love songs on the piano) will perform Mexican music from 2:00-5:00. The festivities will culminate in a special dance performance by Latin Rhythm & Flow. They will perform a Colombian folkloric number, a contemporary Latin number, and give a mini-audience lesson to close with everyone dancing.
