Smithfield VA
Bacon & Bourbon Music Fest Saturday, October 2, 2021 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm *11:00 am entry for VIP Tix, Early Bird Indiv Tix, Sponsor Tables Windsor Castle Park, Smithfield, VA 21 & up only. No infants/pets. Interested in sponsorships? There are a few left, email us at Gina@SmithfieldVAEvents.com.
For differences in Early Bird vs. General Admit Tix, see our FAQ's for "Ticket Types, Prices & Release Dates" Early Bird Tickets - SOLD OUT
(Limited number available) $100 - Non-Bourbon Tix $125 - Bourbon Tix *********** General Admit Tix (as of Aug 1st at 2 pm, less than 200 remain) $60 - Non-Bourbon Tix $85 - Bourbon Tix *********** SOLD OUT - $580 Non-Sponsor Table with (8) Non-Bourbon Tix 
Get your 1/2 lb. of bacon and then take it to the Bacon Condiment Bar!
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FAQ's & Info:
for Bacon & Bourbon Fest Ticket TYPES, PRICING & release dates:
Early Bird Tickets: Entry thru VIP Gate an hour early at 11:00 am. Purchase on-line or if need assistance call 757-869-0664 M-F, 10-4:00 pm. $100 - Early Bird Non-Bourbon Ticket $125 - Early Bird Bourbon Ticket Perks with Early Bird Tickets:
General Admission Tickets & Non-Sponsor Tables & How to get a DD Tix: Noon entry thru Main Gate. Go on sale at two releases on line only:
$60 - Non-Bourbon Tix - General Admit $85 - Bourbon Tix - General Admit $580 - Non-Sponsor Table, come with (8) General Admit Non-Bourbon Tix. Can upgrade any tix to bourbon for $25. Location preference is taken, but not guaranteed. Sponsor tables have first choice on location. Location choices are: Amphitheater Stage, Brew Stage or Manor House Lawn Stage. $30 - Designated Driver Tix - sold day of event at the Will Call Booth starring at 11:00 am. Available even if event is sold out. CASH ONLY. Still must be 21 & up. ID Required. DD Ticket includes entry into the event, bacon ticket & trip thru bacon condiment bar. May not consume alcohol or participate in tastings. what Do tix include?
Bourbon Ticket Upgrade includes everything that Non-Bourbon Tix has PLUS:
Non-Bourbon Ticket includes: (Bourbon Tix also includes all of these also)
Designated Driver Tickets are available day of event at the Will Call Booth. $30 CASH ONLY. Includes Bacon & Bacon Condiment Bar. Even if event is sold out, DD Tix are always available. May not drink alcohol or participate in tastings. Still must be 21 & up. How do bourbon tastings work?
VIP Tasting Early Entry Tastings: (includes Early Bird Tix, VIP Tix & Sponsor Tickets only) 11:00 am to 12:00 pm Regular Tastings Hours: Noon - 4:00 If you purchased the Bourbon Ticket, you will get a special wristband with (10) tabs on it when you enter the gate. You also get a pretty cool souvenir tasting glass to use for both your Bourbon or Brew tastings. You can redeem these tabs at the Bourbon Tasting Stations. There are ten stations with a total of 60-70 high-end, small batch or interesting bourbons to choose from. We also offer some of the trendy flavored bourbons/whiskeys, along with featuring some VA Distilleries. Located in-front of the Bourbon Stations, is the Bourbon Info Tent and Bourbon Ice Station. There are some Bourbon Hosts on hand to assist you if you have questions. You can also stop by the info tent and pick up a bourbon info card. It lists which bourbon are at each station and some small pencils for you to use to mark/track your favorites. We do provided complimentary small cups of ice to folks with bourbon wristbands if you want to pop a piece in your tasting glass. We don't provide mixers, nor do we sell additional bourbon at the event. It is just a tasting event. If you want a full cup of ice and a soda, to mix your bourbon with, you can purchase those from the Water/Soda booths. Some bourbons will run out before others, so check out what is available and make a plan to taste the hard to get ones first! Some types we have lots of, others that are hard to get, may only have a few bottles and they will run out early. You can do "double pours" by turning in two of your tabs, for some of the bourbons, but if we have limited supplies on a specific bourbon you can get a single pour. Don't forget - you get the VA Brew Tastings also - just take your bourbon tasting glass over to the Brew Village and sample some of the hottest VA Breweries around. Additional Food, Brew & Wine are for sale at the event. When you come thru the gate, you will also get a souvenir stadium cup. You will use it when you purchase a cup of beer. Brew Tastings, Brews & Wine:
Breweries:Some of the hottest Virginia Craft Breweries will be at the fest, featuring over (40) brews for you to sample or purchase by the cup or growler. All Ticket holders, both Bourbon Tickets and Non-Bourbon Tickets get to sample the VA Brews. Scroll down to see list of featured breweries. Bud Light is also available for purchase.
Tastings: When you enter the fest you will receive a small brew tasting glass. Take it to any of our featured breweries and sample as many brews as you like. Rinse Stations are available. If you got a bourbon tasting glass you can use that for brew tastings as well. Purchase Brew: You will also get a stadium cup when you enter the fest. So, hit up the drink ticket booth, buy your beer tickets and head on over to the brew tents with your stadium cup or if you prefer we can give you a disposable cup. We sell VA Brews and Bud Light & Michelob Ultra by the cup or by the SVAEvents Growler (we only honor our SVAEvents logoed Growler!) You can bring one of our growlers you bought at one of our other events, or we will have them for sale at the drink ticket booth the day of the event. Drink tix booth takes cash or credit cards. There also is an ATM on site. We do have a few "wandering drink tix sellers" walking around the site, they take cash only. Bud Light & Michelob Ultra:For the non-craft brew drinker, we do offer Bud Light & Michelob Ultra for purchase by the cup or SVAE growler. Located at a booth in the Brew Village. No tastings.
Drink Tickets & Growlers:For Brews you need to visit the Drink Ticket Booth first and purchase drink tickets. You can also purchase a SVAE Growler here also.
Featured Breweries: Check back later for featured breweries Wines:A nice selection of wines are available for purchase by the glass or the bottle at the Wine Booth located next to the SHIRT BOOTH in the Bourbon Village. Wine Bottles will be uncorked with you purchase them and must be consumed on site. Cash or credit cards accepted. ATM on site. bacon & bacon bar:
Bacon & Bacon Condiment Bar:BACON. REAL BACON. LOTS OF BACON……in the TOWN THAT KNOWS HOW TO DO BACON. Most other bacon events give you small, sometimes overly creative, tiny snippets of bacon. Then, if you want to eat MORE BACON, you have to buy it. Not here. Not in Smithfield, VA. That is not how our bacon works. We were bacon before bacon was cool. Everyone who enters the gate will get a two part "Bacon Ticket" that entitles them to a half pound of Smithfield Bacon. (pre-cooked weight). Cooked, its about 8 big premium cut thick slices. Turn in one part of your Bacon Ticket to get the bacon, and the other part for your trip thru the Bacon Condiment Bar. Once you get your bacon, you can eat it hot off the grill, or you can take it over to the Bacon Condiment Bar and dress it up anyway you please from a selection of various condiments. Please be patient with our volunteers who are cooking the bacon. Preparing over a TON, (seriously we are not kidding, we cook over a legit TON of it for this event) does take some time. We promise we will NOT RUN OUT OF BACON, we have enough for everyone to get their 1/2 lb. We will do our best to get everyone served their fresh cooked bacon as quickly as possible. Water, Soda & Other food available:
Water/Soda:Support Isle of Wight Academy Booster Club! Water and soda are available at two booths, one in Bourbon Village and the other in the Brew Village. Other Food Vendors:Located in the Brew Village:
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Entertainment schedule:
Amphitheater Stage: 11:00 - 1:45 - Brasswinds 1:45 - 2:15 Bacon Eating Contest Register for a chance to be selected as (1) of the (10) contestants by 1:00 pm at one of the shirt booths (located in Brew or Bourbon Village). Be at amphitheater stage at 1:30 to see if your name is called. 2:30 - 5:00 Carolina Soul Band Brew Village Stage: 11:00 - 1:30 Bobby Black Hat Blues Band 2:30 - 5:00 Soul Intent Manor House Lawn Stage: 11:00 - 1:30 Troy Breslow 2:30 - 5:00 Lewis McGehee REtail Vendors:
As you stroll around the festival, check out our upscale, unique, hand-crafted retail vendors. MANOR HOUSE LAWN Emerson Cigars Courtyard BOURBON VILLAGE: EVENT SHIRTS & MERCHANDISE BREW VILLAGE: EVENT SHIRTS & MERCHANDISE Plus other Retail Vendors. Check back later for list of vendors participating. Cigar Courtyard & Smoking:
Bourbon & Cigars for many go together, so check out our expanded larger Cigar Courtyard, hosted by Emerson's Cigars, on the back lawn of the Manor House. You can chat about cigars and they will also be available for purchase. Smoking is permitted in either the cigar courtyard or in our designated smoking sections that are marked and located here the restroom areas. Smoking not permitted inside any tent or chalet yard or in any general area of the festival. Basic Rules:
COVID OR OTHER VIRUS WARNING:
We take enhanced health and safety measures for you, our volunteers, performers, and staff. We will follow any state mandates that are in place at the time of a festival/event. An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 (or any other illness) exists in any public space where people are present. COVID-19 is an extremely contagious disease that can lead to severe illness and death. By attending any of our festivals or events, you voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19, variant strains of it or any other illness/virus that may exist. There also is a chance if restrictions change that elements of the festival may change or be altered to accommodate. Check back closer to the event to see what protocols might be in place. refund & cancellation policy
Rain or Shine we hold festivals. A little uncomfortable weather is not cause for a cancellation. If you decide you no longer want to attend, but the event is held, there are no refunds. Individual Tickets are non-refundable. All Sales Final. Smithfield VA Events is not required or committed to giving you a refund. See below for refund specifics. Chalet & Table Sponsors review your Sponsorship agreements for terms/conditions regarding refunds/cancellations. We are a small non-profit that donates proceeds from the festivals back to the community. There are costs, risks and upfront money spent months and months before an event. We strive to put on great festivals and we value our attendees, but sometimes things happen that we cannot control. We can also not control if restrictions are put in place that might alter or change aspects of the festival or require you if you attend to adhere to certain policies. We we hold the festival if possible and will follow any state mandates that are in place at the time of the event. Just because you don't like them or choose not to attend does not mean we will refund your ticket purchase. Please see our FAQ regarding COVID or Other Virus Warning. We do carry (very expensive) catastrophic cancelation insurance for “normal risks”, hurricanes, tornadoes, fire, or other things that create a public safety issue. It does not however cover viruses, “uncomfortable weather”, or perhaps other out of the ordinary risks like global pandemics or alien invasions or something else we can't even imagine. In the event of a cancellation that IS COVERED by our insurance policy: We should have the ability (once we receive the insurance check which can take up to 120 days) to refund ALL types of tickets, tables and sponsorships in full. However please note that based on the actual claim process with the insurance company, if there are unusual or unexpected non-mitigable expenses that are not covered general admission tickets purchased on-line may only receive a partial refund. All other types will be refunded in full. If we have to cancel for a reason NOT COVERED by the insurance policy: Regular General Admission tickets purchased on-line or any other way are non-refundable and become a donation to our organization. Early Bird Tickets are refundable up to the price of the General Admission Ticket. For example, if you purchase the $125 Bourbon Early Bird Tix: $85 is refundable, but the $40 you paid above the general admission tix, (that was a donation anyway) will not be refunded. Non-Sponsor Tables with general admission tickets and any upgrades you added in are non-refundable and are a donation. Sponsor Tables & Chalets & Small Business Sponsorships are refundable in full, but any extra tickets purchased may or may not be refunded in full or partial pending our non-mitigable expenses. Any portion NOT refunded become a donation. BOTTOM LINE - IF YOU ARE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH YOUR TICKET COST BECOMING A FULL DONATION FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES, THEN PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE TICKETS. Hints & troubleshooting paypal process
INSTRUCTIONS ON PURCHASE: We use PayPal to process on our on-line orders. You do not have to have a PayPal account, there is an option to pay with a credit card/debit card also. Sometime folks who click over from facebook have weird problems, so try typing the website into your internet browser, instead of clicking thru facebook. Your purchase is not confirmed until you complete the entire payment process. Just because you put it in your cart does not mean you "have" the tickets.
At release times it can get a little crazy as there are hundreds and hundreds of folks trying to get a limited number of tix or non-sponsor tables. It can sell out very fast (like in a minute, seriously) sometimes, especially BOB Fest. So if it "jams" up on you or "spins out" it is because it sold out. Again, until you complete the entire payment process your order is not complete. Just because you put it in your cart does not mean you "have" them. after purchase what happens?
AFTER YOUR PURCHASE: You will get a confirmation email from PayPal after you complete your purchase. If you don't see it, check your junk mail. If you don't get one within a hour, notify us by email at TICKETS@SmithfieldVAEvents.com and put "DID NOT RECEIVE CONFIRMATION" in the subject line. There is not an E-Tix, we will mail you actual hard copy tickets about 3 weeks before the event to the address on your confirmation. ** VERY IMPORTANT*** PLEASE CHECK YOUR RECEIPT AND CONFIRM YOUR ADDRESS RIGHT AWAY. This is where we will mail your tickets. If it is not correct, please email us at TICKETS@SmithfieldVAEvents.com and put "ADDRESS PROBLEM" in subject line. address wrong on your confirmation email?
** VERY IMPORTANT*** PLEASE CHECK YOUR RECEIPT AND CONFIRM YOUR ADDRESS RIGHT AWAY. This is where we will mail your tickets. If it is not correct, please email us at TICKETS@SmithfieldVAEvents.com and put "ADDRESS PROBLEM" in subject line. how do i get my tickets?
There is not an E-Tix, we will mail you actual hard copy tickets about 3 weeks before the event to the address on your confirmation. So make sure the address is right and let us know if there is a problem. Proceeds benefit:
Benefiting Organizations: Angel Quilters, Smithfield Music, Boys & Girl Scouts & Carrollton Ruritans, plus over (60) organizations that volunteer and make your experience enjoyable. Presented by:
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60-70 amazing bourbons to choose from.
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