EXILE EVENTS
The Haunting at Exile
Step into the Halloween spirit with the Haunting at Exile! Our pop-up includes both our upstairs dining room and beer hall spaces. Halloween themed drinks, dishes and decor create a unique and memorable experience for anyone looking to enjoy the holiday.
Events during The Haunting:
🎃 October 2nd: The Haunting Beer Dinner - Night 1 (tickets required)
🎃 October 3rd: The Haunting Beer Dinner - Night 2 (tickets required)
Beer Dinner Ticket Link: https://www.exploretock.com/exile-brewing-company/event/561728/beer-dinner-the-haunting-at-exile
🎃 October 11th & 12th: Pumpkin Painting Brunch (10am-2pm, Mini pumpkins available to paint while supplies last, $5/pumpkin, Haunting reservations recommended)
🎃 October 18th & 19th: Super Hero Brunch (10am-2pm, Haunting reservations recommended)
🎃 October 26th: Beggar's Brunch - Take your costume and joke for a test drive (10am-2pm, Haunting reservation recommended)
Lucky Gal Flash Tattoo Pop-Up
JOIN US UPSTAIRS AT EXILE BREWING CO. FOR GHOUL-ISH DECOR AND A ONE-OF-A-KIND TATTOO POP-UP WITH LUCKY GAL! THIS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE EVENT KICKS OFF AT 6:00PM FEATURING 3 ARTISTS.
THERE WILL BE NO DRINKS/FOOD ALLOWED UPSTAIRS WHILE TATTOOING, BUT WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO GRAB A BITE WHILE WAITING DOWNSTAIRS!
MUST HAVE A VALID I.D.
DESIGNS RANGE FROM $70 - $120 / EA.
CASH & CARD ARE ACCEPTED.
Trivia: Scary Movies
Come test your knowledge with our weekly Trivia, every Thursday at Exile with Trophy Husband Trivia.
Come early and enjoy happy hour from 3:30-5:30pm with $4.50 pints!
Beggar's Brunch
Join us for our Beggar’s Brunch. A chance for kids (or kids at heart) to test out their costumes and jokes for Beggar’s Night in Des Moines! For extra fun, try your hand at our Haunting at Exile Bingo Card to win a fun prize at the end of your visit.
Trivia: Halloween
Come test your knowledge with our weekly Trivia, every Thursday at Exile with Trophy Husband Trivia.
Come early and enjoy happy hour from 3:30-5:30pm with $4.50 pints!
SNOWGLOBE
Exile Brewing Co. Annual Christmas Pop-Up. Take a step into our SnowGlobe. Gather your friends and family for Holly jolly drinks, festive bites, and over-the-top decor!
The entire brewpub at Exile is filled with glowing lights, festive decor, photo ops, and Christmas cheer. If you have a reservation between November 11 and January 11 it is for our SnowGlobe experience (not a private igloo). Reservations go quickly, we recommend making them as soon as you can!
We are excited to continue to be part of your holiday traditions, or to start a new one with you this year!
Half Off Kids Meals
Be one of the first through the doors for SnowGlobe 2025 and enjoy half-off kids meals all day!
Also available on a first come, first serve basis, we will have our in-house photographer taking FREE Holiday Portraits from 5:00PM - 7:00PM.
Exile x DMARC Supply Drive
For the fourth year, Exile will host their Holiday Supply Drive for DMARC November 11th, 2025 through January 11th, 2026. Over the last three years Exile had an overwhelming amount of support with patrons donating over 10,000 items. They are again asking patrons to bring donations of food and personal care items to the brewpub to help them meet our goal of filling the Exile truck for the DMARC Food Pantry Network and the people they help serve. The most needed items are peanut butter, personal care products, diapers, baby wipes, canned meat, canned fruit and vegetables
Holiday Portraits
Make a reservation for SnowGlobe on November 11th or 18th and have the chance to sign up for FREE Holiday Portraits from 5:00PM to 7:00PM! A great way to get a nice photo with your family or friends during the holidays.
Sign-up will be located by the host stand and is first come, first serve. Photos will take approximately 5 minutes and can be taken during your reservation.
Photos will be delivered 7 business days after event and will be sent to email supplied at sign-up.
Come to Jesus 2025
Join us on Saturday, November 15th for our 11th annual celebration for our Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout, Jesus on a Forklift. Enjoy a morning with a Pancake Breakfast, Beers, and Bluegrass.
2025 JOAFL Package
- All you can eat pancakes
- 2025 JOAFL Glass
- 2025 JOAFL 4-Pack
- 1 pour of JOAFL (2025 or variants)
We will be tapping 2025 Variants at 9am when we open.
JOAFL 2025 Variants: TBA
Live Bluegrass from our House Band from 11am-1pm!
Ticket holders can pick up packages between 9AM-2PM at Exile on November 15th. Packages that aren't picked up by 2PM on the 15th will need to be picked up from the host stand and aren't guaranteed a pour of 2025 JOAFL or the variants.
NO Limit on packages per customer. Must buy ticket to reserve.
THIS IS NOT A SNOWGLOBE RESERVATION. TICKETS NOT REQUIRED FOR EVENT.
Holiday Portraits
Make a reservation for SnowGlobe on November 11th or 18th and have the chance to sign up for FREE Holiday Portraits from 5:00PM to 7:00PM! A great way to get a nice photo with your family or friends during the holidays.
Sign-up will be located by the host stand and is first come, first serve. Photos will take approximately 5 minutes and can be taken during your reservation.
Photos will be delivered 7 business days after event and will be sent to email supplied at sign-up.
Maker's Market
Hosted by I Heart Indie Markets: Pop-Ups - Join us holiday season in downtown Des Moines to shop 30 makers with a drink in hand!
Find vendors, drinks and food at all of these fun locations!
Exile Brewing Co
1514 Walnut St
Des Moines, IA 50309
Big Grove Brewery & Taproom
555 17th St
Des Moines, IA 50309
Lua Brewing
1525 High St
Des Moines, IA 50309
Products will be a wide variety of handmade goods such as woodworking, original art, jewelry, knit goods, home decor, metal working, prints, soap, paintings, candles and so much more!
No MLM or direct sales will be present.
This event is FREE to attend! You only pay for the items you wish to purchase and the drinks you want to consume.
This is a family friendly event, however please note alcohol will be present due to the nature of the venues.
If you are 21 or older and choose to drink, please drink responsibly.
Princess Brunch
One of our most beloved SnowGlobe events! Join us for brunch and enjoy a special meet and greet with the Snow Queen and Ice Princess as they visit from Arendelle!
Princesses will be making rounds to each dining room to say hello to children and take pictures! Please note that the princesses do need to leave at 2PM to get back to their castle.
Reservations tend to fill up quickly for these brunches. Please make sure you are including children in your reservation guest count.
Princess Brunch
One of our most beloved SnowGlobe events! Join us for brunch and enjoy a special meet and greet with the Snow Queen and Ice Princess as they visit from Arendelle!
Princesses will be making rounds to each dining room to say hello to children and take pictures! Please note that the princesses do need to leave at 2PM to get back to their castle.
Reservations tend to fill up quickly for these brunches. Please make sure you are including children in your reservation guest count.
Brunch with Santa
Santa is visiting from the North Pole! Join us for brunch and grab a picture with Jolly St. Nick!
Santa will be heading back to the North Pole promptly at 2PM to make sure gifts for all the children are on track!
Reservations tend to fill up quickly for these brunches. Please make sure you are including children in your reservation guest count.
Super Hero Brunch
Fuel up for adventure at our family-friendly Super Hero Brunch! Join Batman and Spider-Man for a special meet-and-greet while enjoying brunch favorites at Exile. Snap photos, share high-fives, and bring the whole crew for a heroic morning at The Haunting. Super Hero fun will be from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM. No ticket required but The Haunting at Exile reservations recommended.
Super Hero Brunch
Fuel up for adventure at our family-friendly Super Hero Brunch! Join Batman and Spider-Man for a special meet-and-greet while enjoying brunch favorites at Exile. Snap photos, share high-fives, and bring the whole crew for a heroic morning at The Haunting. Super Hero fun will be from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM. No ticket required but The Haunting at Exile reservations recommended.
Trivia: Fall
Come test your knowledge with our weekly Trivia, every Thursday at Exile with Trophy Husband Trivia.
Come early and enjoy happy hour from 3:30-5:30pm with $4.50 pints!
Pumpkin Painting
Get creative this spooky season! Kids (and kids at heart) can decorate their very own mini pumpkin during The Haunting at Exile. A fun, hands-on activity to take home a little piece of Halloween spirit. Pumpkins are $5 each and can be purchased from your server or at the host stand. Tickets are not required and pumpkins are first come, first serve starting at 10AM. The Haunting at Exile reservations recommended.
Pumpkin Painting
Get creative this spooky season! Kids (and kids at heart) can decorate their very own mini pumpkin during The Haunting at Exile. A fun, hands-on activity to take home a little piece of Halloween spirit. Pumpkins are $5 each and can be purchased from your server or at the host stand. Tickets are not required and pumpkins are first come, first serve. The Haunting at Exile reservations recommended.
Trivia: General
Come test your knowledge with our weekly Trivia, every Thursday at Exile with Trophy Husband Trivia.
Come early and enjoy happy hour from 3:30-5:30pm with $4.50 pints!
Beer Dinner: The Haunting at Exile
Two nights of fright! Join us on Thursday, October 2nd or Friday, October 3rd for one of our Beer Dinners featuring The Haunting at Exile, a night of frightful flavors and eerie brews. Enjoy a four-course meal with beer pairings. From haunted appetizers to monstrous mains and devilish desserts, this dinner is sure to send shivers down your spine! Menu coming soon....
Gratuity included in the total price.
Beer Dinner: The Haunting at Exile
Two nights of fright! Join us on Thursday, October 2nd or Friday, October 3rd for one of our Beer Dinners featuring The Haunting at Exile, a night of frightful flavors and eerie brews. Enjoy a four-course meal with beer pairings. From haunted appetizers to monstrous mains and devilish desserts, this dinner is sure to send shivers down your spine!
Gratuity included in the total price.
Trivia: General
Come test your knowledge with our weekly Trivia, every Thursday at Exile with Trophy Husband Trivia.
Come early and enjoy happy hour from 3:30-5:30pm with $4.50 pints!
SUMMER MUSIC SERIES: Brian Herrin
Live music, cold beer, and patio vibes—join us every Sunday from 5:00–7:30pm at Exile for our Summer Music Series. Bonus: it’s all-day happy hour with $4.50 pints!
Bluegrass Matinee: Joshua James Johnson
Join us on Saturday, September 27th from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM for our Bluegrass Matinee with music from Joshua James Johnson.
This event is free and takes place in our Beer Garden if weather permits! We do take Beer Garden reservations now!
Trivia: General
Come test your knowledge with our weekly Trivia, every Thursday at Exile with Trophy Husband Trivia.
Come early and enjoy happy hour from 3:30-5:30pm with $4.50 pints!
Burger & Beer Deal
Our new Wednesday Burger & Beer Deal! Enjoy a Single Patty Exile Smash Burger + Fries + Cold Pint of Beer for $12
EVERY WEDNESDAY | 11AM - 9PM
SUMMER MUSIC SERIES: Rural Route
Live music, cold beer, and patio vibes—join us every Sunday from 5:00–7:30pm at Exile for our Summer Music Series. Bonus: it’s all-day happy hour with $4.50 pints!
Kid-Friendly Brewery Tour
Kids love big machinery and science!! Our brewery is full of both.
We will take a shortened tour of our brewery (approx. 30 minutes) and focus on fun facts about the tanks, have our forklift and other machinery out, have hops and malt for sensory play, and let them take a look under a microscope all in the name of science!
Kids must be accompanied by an adult. Targeted for ages 5-12.
EVENT IS FREE BUT SPACE IS LIMITED.
Trivia: General
Come test your knowledge with our weekly Trivia, every Thursday at Exile with Trophy Husband Trivia.
Come early and enjoy happy hour from 3:30-5:30pm with $4.50 pints!
Burger & Beer Deal
Our new Wednesday Burger & Beer Deal! Enjoy a Single Patty Exile Smash Burger + Fries + Cold Pint of Beer for $12
EVERY WEDNESDAY | 11AM - 9PM
SUMMER MUSIC SERIES: The Schmids
Live music, cold beer, and patio vibes—join us every Sunday from 5:00–7:30pm at Exile for our Summer Music Series. Bonus: it’s all-day happy hour with $4.50 pints!
Burger & Beer Deal
Our new Wednesday Burger & Beer Deal! Enjoy a Single Patty Exile Smash Burger + Fries + Cold Pint of Beer for $12
EVERY WEDNESDAY | 11AM - 9PM
SUMMER MUSIC SERIES: Joseph Demerath
Live music, cold beer, and patio vibes—join us every Sunday from 5:00–7:30pm at Exile for our Summer Music Series. Bonus: it’s all-day happy hour with $4.50 pints!
Trivia: General
Come test your knowledge with our weekly Trivia, every Thursday at Exile with Trophy Husband Trivia.
Come early and enjoy happy hour from 3:30-5:30pm with $4.50 pints!
Burger & Beer Deal
Our new Wednesday Burger & Beer Deal! Enjoy a Single Patty Exile Smash Burger + Fries + Cold Pint of Beer for $12
EVERY WEDNESDAY | 11AM - 9PM
SUMMER MUSIC SERIES: David Watson
Live music, cold beer, and patio vibes—join us every Sunday from 5:00–7:30pm at Exile for our Summer Music Series. Bonus: it’s all-day happy hour with $4.50 pints!
Bluegrass Matinee: WILLIAM LAWSON GROUP
Join us on Saturday, August 30th from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM for our Bluegrass Matinee with music from William Lawson Group
This event is free and takes place in our Beer Garden if weather permits! We do take Beer Garden reservations now!
Trivia: General
Come test your knowledge with our weekly Trivia, every Thursday at Exile with Trophy Husband Trivia.
Come early and enjoy happy hour from 3:30-5:30pm with $4.50 pints!
Burger & Beer Deal
Our new Wednesday Burger & Beer Deal! Enjoy a Single Patty Exile Smash Burger + Fries + Cold Pint of Beer for $12
EVERY WEDNESDAY | 11AM - 9PM
SUMMER MUSIC SERIES: Casey Joe Collins
Live music, cold beer, and patio vibes—join us every Sunday from 5:00–7:30pm at Exile for our Summer Music Series. Bonus: it’s all-day happy hour with $4.50 pints!
Exile Book Fair
Join us Sunday, August 24th for our first ever Book Fair! We will be hosting Wandering Raccoon Books, Red Door Press, and Glitter Factory DSM. Relive the thrill of your childhood, visit with some of your favorite local vendors and purchase new books, prints, stickers, and so much more!
Sunday also means ALL DAY Happy Hour at Exile. Enjoy $4.50 pints with your new finds, grab a bite to eat, and stay after for live music from 5:00PM - 7:30PM.
Trivia: Classic Rock
Come test your knowledge with our weekly Trivia, every Thursday at Exile with Trophy Husband Trivia.
Come early and enjoy happy hour from 3:30-5:30pm with $4.50 pints!
Burger & Beer Deal
Our new Wednesday Burger & Beer Deal! Enjoy a Single Patty Exile Smash Burger + Fries + Cold Pint of Beer for $12
EVERY WEDNESDAY | 11AM - 9PM