01/30/2026
Hey UPtoberfest supporters! It's cold outside, but this will warm your heart. Today, members of the UPtoberfest planning team toured the Escanaba Student Success Center, one of the recipients of funds from UPtoberfest 2025. We met students and learned about the many ways they receive not only a great education, but tons of support. Tutoring and mentoring, cooking classes and gardening clubs, on-site social work and counseling, even basic needs. If a student needs help with food, clothing or a place to do laundry or shower, the ESSC provides it all. The students, faculty and staff expressed deep gratitude for the donation from UPtoberfest.
One of the things we are most proud of is the charitable component of our festival. Since 2009 (when Bay de Noc Brewers took over planning), UPtoberfest has donated more than $190,000 (with our primary charity, the United Way of Delta County, receiving $135,000 of that). Thank you all for making this possible! And mark your calendars for UPtoberfest 2026 on October 10th!
