St. Louis · 501(c)(3) Nonprofit
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.
Next up: Pup Crawl. A free Halloween dog festival in Tower Grove Park, Sunday, October 25, noon to 5. Costume contests, free giveaways all day, 75+ vendors and ten St. Louis animal causes.
Get the detailsWho 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 · Dog-Friendly
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.
Wine Festival
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.
Become a sponsorOur 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:
Tower Grove Park · South St. Louis City
St. Louis' largest Pride festival, 14 years strong, with 400+ booths and over 100,000 attendees celebrating the talents, passions and interests of the LGBTQ+ community.
Event site →Meramec Street · Downtown Dutchtown
A December street festival billed as "the largest free petting zoo in town", from alpacas to zebu cows lining Meramec Street while families shop and eat in Downtown Dutchtown. Three years and counting.
300+ locations · Greater St. Louis
The program that started it all. Donated ornaments sold across 300+ St. Louis businesses to benefit The BackStoppers, supporting the families of first responders killed or injured in the line of duty.
Art Hill · Forest Park
One 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.
Faust Park · Chesterfield, MO
A day of outdoor fun in the Historic Village at Faust Park, bringing together nonprofits that serve St. Louis' youth, held the Saturday before Easter to honor the promise in every young person.
Forest Park · St. Louis
The region's best chefs went head-to-head for the title of "Greatest Grilled Cheese," voted on by ticketholders, a campaign to raise awareness for organizations serving people with disabilities.
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On The Hill · St. Louis
St. Louis' best St. Louis-style pizza restaurants went head to head for the Square Off Championship, decided by the crowd's votes. A celebration of provel and the neighborhood that loves it.
Event site →Plus 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. Want to bring one to your neighborhood?
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.
Email us about givingOnline giving is coming soon. Until then, email hello@50roses.org and we'll help you give.
