We create community events that raise awareness and funds for the St. Louis nonprofits improving lives across our region, and bring the community together to celebrate them.
Sunday, October 25 · Noon to 5 · Tower Grove Park. Costume contests, free giveaways all day, 75+ vendors and ten St. Louis animal causes.
Who we are
The 50 Roses Foundation is a St. Louis 501(c)(3) nonprofit, founded in 2010, with a clear mission: to raise awareness and funds for the other nonprofits and causes that improve quality of life across our region. We do it by producing community events and programs that put those organizations, and the people they serve, in the spotlight.
Over the years we've created more than fifteen events and worked alongside 130+ St. Louis nonprofits, honoring the greatness in our neighbors and connecting them with the local organizations building a better tomorrow.
Every festival is built around the nonprofits serving St. Louis youth, women and communities.
Food, music, art and family fun that gets our whole region celebrating side by side.
Awareness, volunteers and dollars flow directly to the organizations doing the work.
What we do
Free to attend, with free giveaways all day. A Halloween dog festival benefiting ten St. Louis animal causes: dog costume contest, owner and dog look-alike contest, disc dog demos and 75+ vendors. An optional $35 Beer Passport includes ten samples, and half goes to the cause you pick. Sponsored by Commerce Bank, Key Cannabis, Chiro One and Busey Bank.
Our flagship rosé wine festival takes over the Central West End. Ticketholders get a walkable wine glass and a passport to tasting stations, meeting partner nonprofits that empower women and girls along the way.
Every event is powered by sponsors, vendors and partners who believe in St. Louis. Put your business behind the causes in the spotlight.
Our track record
Since 2010 we've produced more than fifteen events and programs across the region, welcoming hundreds of thousands of neighbors and raising awareness and funds for 130+ St. Louis nonprofits. A few favorites:
Every September
St. Louis' largest Pride festival, 14 years strong, with 400+ booths and over 100,000 attendees celebrating the LGBTQ+ community in Tower Grove Park. Event site
Dec
Signature eventA December street festival billed as "the largest free petting zoo in town," from alpacas to zebu cows lining Meramec Street in Downtown Dutchtown. Three years and counting.
2010
Our originThe program that started it all. Donated ornaments sold across 300+ St. Louis businesses to benefit The BackStoppers, supporting the families of fallen and injured first responders.
Forest Park
The region's best chefs went head to head for "Greatest Grilled Cheese," voted on by ticketholders, raising awareness for organizations serving people with disabilities. Event site
On The Hill
St. Louis' best St. Louis-style pizza restaurants competed for the Square Off Championship, decided by the crowd. A celebration of provel and the neighborhood that loves it.
Faust Park · Chesterfield
A day of outdoor fun in the Historic Village at Faust Park with nonprofits serving St. Louis youth, held the Saturday before Easter.
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Art Hill · Forest ParkOne thousand hand-folded origami cranes installed on Art Hill as a memorial to St. Louis police, fire and EMS lost in the line of duty, with proceeds to The BackStoppers.
Every festival is built around a group of St. Louis nonprofits. Tell us what you have in mind.
Let's talkPlus Rosé Day in Springfield, Made with Pride, Night Pride, Twilight Market, Red Lantern Market, the St. Patrick's Day Parade, and more, every one built around a group of St. Louis nonprofits.
Support us
The 50 Roses Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Every dollar helps us host festivals that raise awareness, volunteers and funding for the St. Louis organizations improving lives across our region. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Online giving is coming soon. Until then, email hello@50roses.org and we'll help you give.
