COVID19 Updates:
***Cancelled***
2020 Bacon & Bourbon Music Fest
2020 Bacon & Bourbon Music Fest
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Good News! YOU can still get some BACON!
(And help our organization) Due to the continuing situation of the COVID19 pandemic and the restrictions regarding social/event gatherings, Smithfield VA Events has had to make the decision to cancel the October 3, 2020 Bacon & Bourbon Music Festival.
Please support us by getting a virtual bacon ticket! Check out other events we are holding and other ways to help. We also have other cool stuff happening...check out our Manor House Dinners and our new Sustainer Society.
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Why Do we have to cancel now?
We are just as heartbroken, sad, disappointed, and frustrated as you are.
After weighing many factors that stem from the current COVID19 situation, including the health/safety of the community, attendees & our volunteers (many of whom are at higher risk for COVID or take care of someone who is), the limited number that is permitted to gather, the financial stress many of our sponsors and attendees are currently navigating, and the potential of last-minute changes in state mandated policies, all make it too risky to try and hold a festival this fall. It takes months to plan and execute large-scale events, and to try and overcome all the challenges and risks that this virus is still creating, leave us no real choice but to cancel.
We will look forward to the day when you can safely return to our festivals and we will be so happy to see you! Stay tuned for updates for the January 2021 BOB Fest and hopefully we will be back in full swing for the 2021 Wine & Brew Fest in April.
Please check out our virtual options for holding your own fest! You might even win tickets to next year's event! By doing so, you get to have a little fun, and help out our organization as well!
After weighing many factors that stem from the current COVID19 situation, including the health/safety of the community, attendees & our volunteers (many of whom are at higher risk for COVID or take care of someone who is), the limited number that is permitted to gather, the financial stress many of our sponsors and attendees are currently navigating, and the potential of last-minute changes in state mandated policies, all make it too risky to try and hold a festival this fall. It takes months to plan and execute large-scale events, and to try and overcome all the challenges and risks that this virus is still creating, leave us no real choice but to cancel.
We will look forward to the day when you can safely return to our festivals and we will be so happy to see you! Stay tuned for updates for the January 2021 BOB Fest and hopefully we will be back in full swing for the 2021 Wine & Brew Fest in April.
Please check out our virtual options for holding your own fest! You might even win tickets to next year's event! By doing so, you get to have a little fun, and help out our organization as well!
The cancellation of 2020 Bacon & Bourbon Fest combined with the 2020 Wine & Brew Fest this past spring is a huge financial hit on so many levels. Not being able to hold our events not only means you don't get to have an amazing time, but it also impacts the donations we make to many organizations and the businesses that benefit from our economic impact.
It also directly affects our organization. We are a self-funded non-profit charitable organization. We pay for our overall annual operational expenses from the events as well. It has been a good business model for the past nine years. However, we need help now to survive the impact of this virus, so we can get back to doing "our thing" when it is over.
Please check out the ways you can help us survive these crazy times.
It also directly affects our organization. We are a self-funded non-profit charitable organization. We pay for our overall annual operational expenses from the events as well. It has been a good business model for the past nine years. However, we need help now to survive the impact of this virus, so we can get back to doing "our thing" when it is over.
Please check out the ways you can help us survive these crazy times.
Curious who we have donated over $1 million dollars to? Check it out. This list is thru the 2019 Wine & Brew Fest, when we hit the Million Dollar Milestone.