Racine & Me: Fall Art, Wine & Beer Walk Returns to Waterford This September

RACINE, WI (CBS 58) -- Main Street in Waterford will come alive on Saturday, September 27, 2025, for the 5th Annual Fall Art, Wine & Beer Walk, a community celebration featuring tastings, live music, art, and more—all while supporting the nonprofit Changing A Destiny.

Tickets & Check-In

• Advance Tickets: $35 each (Beer or Wine)

• At the Door: $40 (if available)

• Check-In: Begins at 2:00 p.m. at First & Main Street in Waterford

• Tickets available online here

What’s included?

• Beer Tasting: A beer glass + snacks at each location

• Wine Tasting: A wine glass, goody bag + snacks at each location

• Wristbands provided for beer or wine tastings

• Specialty glasses for the first 125 tickets sold:

  • Wine glass sponsored by Oak Wine & Spirit

  • Beer glass sponsored by Mealy Stencel Funeral Home

Entertainment & Experiences

• Live Music: Radio Daze performing next to artists & crafters at 3rd & Main Street

• New This Year: A Taste of Kenya booth at Community State Bank, featuring authentic recipes created by women in Kenya and published in a $15 cookbook. Proceeds benefit Changing A Destiny.

• Silent Auction: Over 40 items available for online bidding and preview at KK Photography, 300 E. Main Street

Participating Locations

This year’s walk features 11 wine & beer stops and 3 specialty cocktail locations:

1. KK Photography

2. Love Inc.

3. Artistic Piano

4. Main Street

5. Second Street Stuff

6. Mealy-Stencel Funeral Home

7. Reads By The River

8. Whole Harvest Meats

9. Home State Bank

10. Community State Bank

11. Waldyn Liquidators

12. Rusty’s Men’s on Main

13. Scungilli’s (new sandwich shop with Italian roots)

14. Oak Wine & Spirits (new to Main Street)

15. Waterford Stillhouse

Maps of participating locations will be available at check-in.

Celebrating 5 Years of Giving Back

The Art, Wine & Beer Walk benefits Changing A Destiny, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2020. In just five years, the organization has:

Locally

• Supported Life Choices in Burlington

• Run shoe and school supply drives

• Partnered with Love Inc., Waterford Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Lion’s Club

• Donated to foster children through Mackynzie’s Bags of Hope

• Spoken to schools, scouts, and church groups about hope and service

Internationally (Kenya)

• Purchased land and built a church, school, vocational center, well, and kitchen

• Hired 12 employees to serve the community

• Planted fruit trees and built a playground

• Adopted orphans and built homes for families

• Provided clean water through purification systems

• Impacted hundreds of lives through education, shelter, and resources

For more on their mission and future projects, visit ChangingADestiny.org.