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120th Celebration of the Dry Run Sewer Banquet

Oct5

Date:
October 05, 2023

Time:
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Location:
Grout Museum
503 South Street
Waterloo, IA 50701
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Contact:
Teresa Bryant (email)
319-234-6357

6pm Doors Open, Cash Bar Available 
7pm Dinner Begins - Seven Course dinner 

Celebrity chef and artist Paco Rosic reimagines the 1903 Sewer Banquet menu creating a modern spin for an exquisite seven - course dining experience. 2023 Menu | Original Menu from 1903

Live auction, celebrity waiters, and entertainment. Festive attire is encouraged!

Limited Seating - get your tickets now! 

Thank You Sponsors:
Barb & Scott Wienands
Mary & Ron Potter
Power Engineering
Greg Kastli Auctioneering
Fereday Heating & Air Conditioning

Live Auction Baskets:

Be A Good Sport 

A Night to Remember

Season for Sipping

Lake View 

Dinner Out 


WHAT WAS THE DRY RUN SEWER BANQUET?
“The then-newly built Dry Run sewer served as a banquet hall in October of 1903. In the underground chamber, 450 guests -- the women in high heels and richly embroidered gowns -- filed down a ready-made stairway in a block-long section of the sewer between Wellington and Randolph Streets. Many of the guests were representatives of State of Iowa or city officials who were holding a convention in Waterloo. The $100,000 sewer project provided an underground conduit between the marsh and the Cedar River.” (Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier)