Trot-Tober Fest 2025: Where the Crawl Meets the Trigger

Kickoff at Valley Taproom

The day begins with pleasure buzzing within the air. We’re joined by Lou Carlucci, retired Chandler Fire Captain, who is aware of firsthand the sacrifices first responders make. As you sip your first chilly drink and mingle with the gang, you’ll really feel the vitality constructing. Lou’s presence units the tone: this occasion is enjoyable, however it’s additionally significant.

Next Stop: Copper Still Moonshine Grill

The experience rolls on as we head to Copper Still Moonshine Grill. Here, Lee Davis, a retired firefighter, brings tales, laughter, and a heat spirit to the gang. The music is louder, the drinks are flowing, and the connections deepen. By this level, the crawl feels much less like an occasion and extra like an enormous household reunion—one the place everyone seems to be welcome.

Finale: Tap Dragon Craft Beer & Wine Bar

The day finishes robust at Tap Dragon, the place the environment is electrical. Glasses clink, pals collect shut, and the vitality of the afternoon culminates in a silent public sale hosted by Brad Maitland, former army. Bidding wars get away, laughs echo, and each greenback raised goes towards serving to the very individuals who preserve our communities protected.

While the drinks, the horses, and the music make Trot-Tober Fest thrilling, the guts of the occasion is the trigger. This annual custom helps PISTLE, a nonprofit group devoted to first responders. Every ticket bought, each drink shared, each bid positioned on the public sale straight fuels this mission. Together, we’re giving again to those that give every part.

PISTLE’s Mission: To present confidential peer assist and assets to those that face unimaginable stress and trauma within the line of obligation. For legislation enforcement officers, firefighters, and different first responders, vital incidents don’t simply finish when the sirens fade—they linger within the coronary heart and thoughts. PISTLE is there to hear, assist, and supply hope when it’s wanted most.

Imagine the sound of hooves on pavement blended with the strum of guitars and the cheer of voices rising collectively. Horses trot alongside bikes and walkers, making a parade-like really feel via Gilbert’s coronary heart. Each cease isn’t simply an opportunity to drink—it’s an opportunity to have a good time. Local musicians set the rhythm of the day, and the gang retains the beat alive with clapping, singing, and dancing within the streets.

Everywhere you go, you’ll see folks sporting their Trot-Tober Fest badges proudly, realizing that every snigger shared can also be a present given again.

The fantastic thing about Trot-Tober Fest is that it’s for everybody. No matter the way you be part of, you’ll be a part of the identical big-hearted journey.

• Want to stroll with pals? Lace up your sneakers.
• Prefer to experience your bike and roll from cease to cease? Go for it.
• Feeling festive? Trot alongside the horses and make an entrance like no different.

Trot-Tober Fest isn’t simply one other occasion on the calendar—it’s a motion. It’s the place Gilbert comes collectively to honor braveness, have a good time life, and assist first responders of their moments of want. It’s the place strangers grow to be pals, the place enjoyable meets objective, and the place each glass raised helps heal unseen wounds.

This November, don’t simply hear the tales. Don’t simply watch from the sidelines. Be a part of the experience. Be a part of the crawl. Be a part of the trigger. Trot-Tober Fest 2025 is ready for you.

Last Updated on 10/06/2025 by Olivia Clements

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I grew up in Reno, Nevada which frequently will get confused as a mini Las Vegas. But Reno has a lot greater than casinos. I grew up branding cattle, looking with my dad, tenting, taking part in sports activities, exploring the hills and so forth. I discovered my love for writing early in life and I at all times had a journal I used to be filling up. I additionally discovered myself diving head first into images which led me to volunteer for the rodeo I went to yearly since start, the Reno Rodeo. I now write within the Reno Rodeo Magazine and take photographs of the rodeo for one more committee. My love for nation goes again to the early days with my dad floating on a ship fishing listening to previous nation (90’s or older) and a few traditional rock n’ roll. I’ve expanded my passions of writing and images worldwide, having traveled to the Safaris in Africa, crumbling castles in Scotland, pubs in Germany to the snowy mountain tops of the Swiss Alps; like Ian Munsick, “I see country everywhere.” You can discover me now taking photos of sports activities or driving round taking photos of yet one more cow. They are too cute to not. It’s assured to search out me dwelling my greatest life. Life is brief, so reside vibrantly!