April 13, 2024
Noon - 5:00 pm
Some tix types have early entry at 11:00 am.
(Chalet Tix, Early Admit Sponsor Tix, and Early Bird Indiv Tickets)
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Windsor Castle Park, Smithfield, VA
All festivals are 21 & up only.
TICKET RELEASE DATES: 

Early Bird Indiv & Season Trio Tickets
ON SALE STARTING:
July 5, 2023 at 9 AM

GENERAL ADMIT TIX & NON-SPONSOR TABLES: 

1st Release:
Feb 21, 2024 at 7 AM to 7 PM (or until sold out) 

2nd Release:
Feb 22, 2024 at 7 PM (until sold out) 
Presented by: 
See what the festival is like! Check out this little video!
Scroll down for details on this year's festival.

We are still working on some details like the bands & wineries & breweries. 
2024 Smithfield Wine & Brew Fest

Thanks to our Community Enrichment Sponsor: 
We anticipated about $85,000 in proceeds from this festival will benefit over (50) organizations that support our community!  

2024 Wine & Brew Fest - Benefiting Grant Recipients: 
Benefiting Organizations that will receive either $5,000 or $10,000 grants will be announce in late November for festivals to be held in calendar year 2024. 
FAQ's & Info: 
for Wine & Brew Fest
See Sponsor Info for Private Party Chalets, Tables and Small Business Sponsorship for any festival.
Ticket TYPES, PRICING & release dates:
​There are different types of individual tickets, Early Bird or General Admission. 

Early Bird Individual Tix $100 each
Entry thru VIP Gate an hour early at 11:00 am. 
Purchase on-line starting July 5, 2023.

​What special about Early Bird Tickets?
  • Purchase before our general tix releases & know you have tickets! Our festivals usually sell out fast, sometimes in just a few minutes! 
  • On sale starting early July and remain on sale until sold out or March 1st. 
  • Get early entry thru VIP Gate an hour early at 11:00 AM. 
  • Get early access at 11AM to  tastings and first dibs on picking your seating location. 
  • No VIP Parking passes are included but with early entry you will have first chance parking in General Parking area. 
  • $40 Tax Deduction (amount paid over normal ticket price) 

General Admission Tickets & Non-Sponsor Tables 
Noon entry thru Main Gate.
Purchase on-line at release times. 

1st Release: 
Wed, 2/21/24 at 7 AM to 7 PM
(or until allotment sold out.)

2nd Release: 
Thur, 2/22/24 at 7 PM
​ (remain on sale until sold out) ​​

TICKET PRICES:

$60 - General Admit Tix
Noon entry thru Main Gate

$560 - Non-Sponsor Table
Comes with (8) General Admit Tix. Noon entry thru Main Gate.  Location preference is taken, but not guaranteed. Sponsor tables have first choice on location.
Table Location choices are: Amphitheater Stage, Brew Stage or Manor House Lawn Stage. 


DD Tix: (sold day of event at Will Call)
$30 - Designated Driver Tix - sold day of event at the Will Call Booth starting 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. May not consume alcohol or participate in tastings. 

what Do tix include?
 All Tickets include: 
  • Unlimited tastings from VA Craft Breweries & VA Wineries, along with International Wine Tastings hosted by Bon Vivant Smithfield. 
  • Souvenir Tasting Glass & Stadium Cup.  
  • Live Music on two large stages and also on Manor House Lawn Stage.
  • Unique Retail Vendors.
  • Additional Food, Wine, VA Brews and Bud Light also for sale.
  • Purchase and take home unopened bottles of wine from your favorite VA Wineries or the International Tent.  

​Early Entry at 11:00 AM thru VIP Gates:
Chalets, Sponsor/Premium Tables, Small Business Sponsors and Early Bird Individual tickets all get early entry thru VIP Gates at 11 AM.

Noon Entry thru Main Gate:
General Admit Tix and Non-Sponsor Table enter at Noon thru Main Gate. 

Tastings & Drink Tix sales end at 4PM

Sales of wine and beer end at 4:30PM.  

Event over at 5 PM.

NOTE: Only unopened bottles of wine purchased to take home may leave the festival.  All uncorked wine bottles, stadium cups, tasting glasses & growlers must be empty when you leave event area. 
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$30 Designated Driver Tickets:
​Available day of event at the Will Call Booth.  $30 CASH ONLY. May not drink alcohol or participate in tastings. Still must be 21 & up. 
How do tastings work?
11 AM Early Entry Tastings Tickets:
Includes Early Bird Individual, Chalet & Early Entry Sponsor Tickets.

General Admit Tastings & Entry  start at Noon:
Includes all General Admission Tickets and tickets that come with Non-Sponsor Tables. 

All tastings end at 4:00. 

Check back closer to the event to see participating wineries and breweries. 

​Virginia Craft Breweries and Wineries will be at the fest, featuring over (100) brews & wines for you to sample.

How to get Tastings: When you enter the fest you will receive a special tasting glass. As long as supplies last,  you have a choice for a beer or wine tasting glass.  Don't worry you can sample both wine or beer in it!

Rinse Stations are available if you need to wash out your glass in-between samplings. 

Stroll the Wine or Brewery Village and visit each of the booths. 
Purchasing wines & brews: 

Buy Brews & Growlers:

For brews visit the Drink Ticket Booth first and buy drink tickets. 

SVAE Growlers are for sale at the drink ticket booth, or if you already have one from one of our other festivals, don't forget to bring it with you. We only honor OUR SVAE GROWLERS at the festival. Due to ABC permit rules, all growlers must enter/exit the festival empty. 

​There are also a few "wandering drink tix sellers" walking around the site, they take cash only. 
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Buy Wine: 

Buy wine to drink at the festival by the glass or by the bottle.  You can also buy unopened bottles to take home with you from your favorite VA Wineries or the International Wine Tent.

VA Wineries: Buy directly from each VA Winery.  Use cash or most of them accept credit cards. You can't use drink tickets at the VA Wineries. 

International Wines: Pay with cash, credit cards or you can also use event drink tix also.  
Featured Wineries & Breweries - coming soon:

EVENT MERCHANDISE: 
Purchase "Event Wear" at the Merchandise Booth located in the Beer Village next to the drink ticket booth, or at the one in the Wine Village.  Event shirts, hats, sweatshirts and other cool stuff is available. 
Water, Soda & Other food available: 

Water/Soda:

Support Isle of Wight Academy Booster Club! Water and soda are for sale at the event in the Water/Soda Booth. 

Food Vendor: 

Located at the entrance to Brew Village: 
Located to the left of the Breweries: 

TBD FOOD VENDOR
Entertainment schedule:

Amphitheater Stage: 

11 AM -2:00 PM 
TBD

2:30 - 5:00 PM
TBD
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Brew Village Stage:

11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
TBD

2:30 - 5:00 PM
TBD

Manor House Lawn Stage:

11:00 AM - 1:30 PM 
TBD

2:30 - 5:00 PM
TBD

REtail Vendors:
As you stroll around the festival, check out our upscale, unique, hand-crafted retail vendors.

WINE  VILLAGE:
EVENT SHIRTS & MERCHANDISE 
Other Unique Retail Vendors - check back later for who is participating. 

BREW VILLAGE: 
EVENT SHIRTS & MERCHANDISE 

See Retail Vendors - coming soon
Entry Gate info & VIP ParKing:
Which gate do you enter? Who gets VIP Parking? 

VIP GATE #1: 11AM Entry 
Chalet ticket holders will enter thru VIP GATE #1 located just to the right of the Manor House.  

VIP GATE #2: 11AM Entry
Early Bird Individual, Early Admit Sponsor Tickets (for Small Business Sponsors and Sponsor/Premium Tables) enter thru VIP GATE #2 located to the left of the Main Gate. 

UNLESS SOMEONE IN THE CAR HAS AN OFFICIAL VIP PARKING PASS or HANDICAPPED PERMIT, you will park in General Parking lot and will be directed by our VFW Parking Crew to turn right on Kayak Lane.  IF YOU HAVE A VIP PARKING PASS PLEASE HAVE IT OUT AND READY TO SHOW. 

MAIN GATE: Noon Entry
General admission tickets and tickets that come with Non-Sponsor Table get noon entry thru the Main Gate.  The Main Gate is located to the far right of the red barns. You will see signs for it as you walk towards the red barns from the General Parking lot. 

VOLUNTEER ENTRY:   
After checking in at the SVAE HQ building, volunteers will go to the "Smithfield Station" side of the Manor House and enter the festival thru the Volunteer Holding & Gate.  
Do's & Don'ts:
DO THESE THINGS:  
  • Bring lawn chairs/blankets for seating.
  • Bring a hand-held umbrella (for rain or sun). 
  • Wear comfortable shoes.  Event is held on grass fields. Can be muddy if rains. 
  • Bring an ID to the Gate. 21 & Up only event. No infants.
  • Cash & Credit cards accepted and an ATM is also on site. 
  • Make a post-fest safe ride transportation plan. 
  • Bring sunscreen/bug spray. 
  • If you own an SVAEvents growler purchased at one of our other events, you are welcome to bring it (EMPTY) and use it at this event for brew. 
  • Although we have fabulous food vending options and sell water/sodas, at theWine & Brew Fest attendees are permitted to bring in small picnic baskets or coolers with water/soda.  YOU MAY NOT BRING alcohol of any type into the festival and bags are subject to search. 

DON'T DO THESE THINGS:
  • No infants, pets or children.
  • No pop up tents, canopies or large "beach umbrellas", even if it is raining.  Hand held umbrella for rain or protection from the sun are permitted. 
  • No alcohol can enter or exit this event except for unopened bottles of wine that were purchased at the festivals. 
  • Don't be unruly or rude, you will be asked to leave.
  • If you have a DD Ticket, you may not consume any alcohol or participating in tasting.   
Lost & Found:
If you find something please turn it in at one of the Merchandise Booth so we can try and find the owner. 

If you lost something report it at one of our Merchandise Booths or ask someone with a radio.  
DIRECTIONS/PARKING/DROP-OFFS:
Directions: Use 705 Cedar Street, Smithfield VA as the GPS address. If given an option, choose the route that uses CEDAR STREET. 

If coming thru town on South Church Street ****DO NOT turn off of S. Church Street onto "Old" Jericho Road (between the pink and green historic homes). Go one more block toward Main Street and turn on CEDAR STREET to get to the park. 

If coming via RT.10/258 - you will turn at the light on Main Street, then turn right on Underwood (1st right after car wash).  At the stop sign turn right on CEDAR STREET and follow signs to Windsor Castle Park. 

Parking: Our local VFW will be directing traffic once you arrive at the park.  We have three areas: VIP Parking, General Parking and Handicapped Parking. None of the parking is far, and we have plenty.  There are also golf carts available to give rides to folks that need assistance.

UNLESS YOU HAVE AN OFFICIAL VIP PARKING PASS OR HANDICAPPED PERMIT, you will turn right on Kayak Lane and park in the general parking lot. PLEASE HAVE YOUR VIP PARKING PERMIT READY TO SHOW TO OUR PARKING CREW.  

YOU CAN LEAVE YOUR CAR OVERNIGHT IF SOMEONE PICKS YOU UP FROM THE FEST.  SVAE & The Town of Smithfield are not responsible of any damage/theft to your vehicle, but it will not be towed.  Please pick up on Sunday. No overnight camping permitted.

BEING DROPPED OFF? TURN ON FLASHERS so our parking crew knows you are a drop-off!

Individual cars- drop off instructions: Tell VFW parking attendants that you are being dropped off and they will direct you where to pull thru.  All cars dropping off will exit out Old Jericho Road and will be only permitted to make a right hand turn on S. Church Street.

Individual cars - pick up instructions: Cars picking you up will need to come to fest via Cedar Street and park in our General Admission parking lot.  You will need to make plans to meet them there and you will just need to call to locate each other. 

PARTY BUSES/LIMOS: Larger vehicles dropping off (like party bus or limos) will be directed to our Shuttle Stop U-Turn area.

They can let their passengers out and then if they are not staying during the fest, they will leave via Cedar Street.  If they are staying on site during the event, after they drop off passengers, they will be directed where to park the bus/limo by our parking staff.  

When the event is over, they can pull back into the Shuttle Stop U-Turn area to load passengers and then exit via Cedar Street. 
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Community Enrichment Sponsor:
Entertainment Sponsor: