COAL VALLEY, ILLINOIS (September 8, 2026) — We're excited to share what you'll be sampling at this year's Pints for Preservation!
🍺 Beverage Stations (fifteen stations total)
Fifteen beverage stations will be set up throughout the zoo, each pouring samples from local and regional breweries. This year's lineup includes Big Grove Brewery, Elysian Brewing, Ciderboys, Good Boy Beer, and Bent River Brewing — and that's just the start. You'll have to come see what else is pouring.
🚚 Food Trucks
QC Hot Dog, Flavor Train, Wolfe It Down, Hacienda, and Full Nelson will be serving up food throughout the night (food purchased separately from each truck).
🎁 Don't Forget The Niabi Zoo Foundation raffle (art painting, membership, and more beer-themed prizes) and our commemorative 15th anniversary T-shirts ($30, S–3XL) will both be at the Conservation Station near the train tunnel — cash and credit accepted!
🎟️ Tickets $45 members / $55 non-members (six-packs available — save $30!) Advance purchase only — sales end at midnight on Sept 17 or when tickets sell out, whichever comes first.
This is a 21+ event; children and infants are not permitted, and a valid photo ID is required at the gate.
Purchase your tickets online today — see you at the zoo!
Thank you to our station sponsor!
A huge thank-you to Moline Regional Community Foundation for sponsoring a beverage station at this year's Pints for Preservation! Their generous support directly funds future conservation projects at Niabi Zoo.
Interested in becoming a station sponsor for next year's event? Reach out to Scarlet Behrens at sbehrens@niabizoo.com.
