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Blacksburg Fork & Cork 2023
Venue: Historic Smithfield, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Blacksburg Partnership
Date: Saturday, April 22, 2023
Time: 1:00 - 5:30 PM
Event Types: Music, Food, Drink Specials, Miscellaneous
Cost:
Regular Tasting Tickets: • Advance Tickets: $35.00 • Day of Tickets: $40.00

VIP Tickets: (No day of ticket sales) • Tasting Tickets: $75.00 • Non-Drinking Ticket: $25.00

Non-Tasting Tickets: $15.00 in Advance and the Day Of Event Children 12 & Under with Accompanying Adult: Free

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Description:
Blacksburg Partnership presents the 13th Blacksburg Fork & Cork on Saturday, April 22, 2023 at Historic Smithfield in Blacksburg, VA.

This community wine festival, celebrating its 13th year, is family and pet friendly. Come spend a spring afternoon sampling Virginia wines featuring eight wineries, two cideries and one distillery with over 50 sampling options, enjoying delicious food, surveying culinary treats and merchandise offerings, and enjoying live music from Ryan Adkins, Lily Comer, Kat Mills and Jonathan Sartin.

There are three level of tickets available including regular tasting, VIP and non-tasting tickets. VIP tickets are limited and will only be available in advance.

VIP tasting tickets allows ticket holders one hour early access to the festival beginning at 12:00 PM along with exclusive access to the VIP Tent which will include additional specialty tastings not available to regular tasting ticket holders, light snacks and select VIP amenities. A limited number of Non-Drinking VIP tickets are also available.

Regular tasting tickets allows the ticket holder access to festival grounds, wine samplings, food trucks, festival vendors and live music. Regular tasting ticket holders may purchase glasses or bottles of wine.

Non-tasting tickets include full access to the festival without the wine tasting. Children 12 and under are free and must be accompanied by an adult.

To purchase tickets online, visit: https://blacksburgforkandcork.com/tickets/.

Must be 21 or older to purchase a tasting ticket and drink alcohol. Proof of age/ID verification is required pre-entry.

Wine Tastings end at 5:15 PM. Glass and bottle sales will conclude at 5:30 PM. Day of Ticket Sales end at 4:30 PM. Attendees with pre-purchased tickets must enter the festival before 4:30 PM.

Onsite parking is not available. Nearby parking, with complimentary festival shuttle access, is free and available in adjacent Virginia Tech lots which will be marked/indicated with signage. Shuttle service will occur from lots to entry gate approximately every 10 minutes.

Chairs and blankets are welcome. Bottled water will be provided free of charge to all guests.

Well-behaved, domesticated pets are welcome on leashes. Pet waivers must be signed prior to festival entry. Picking up after your pet is mandatory.

Volunteers are needed and receive complimentary entrance to the festival with wine tastings before or after your shift, a free t-shirt and a souvenir wine glass. To volunteer, visit: https://blacksburgforkandcork.com/volunteer/.

The event is rain or shine.

Historic Smithfield is located at 1000 Smithfield Plantation Road in Blacksburg, VA on the campus of Virginia Tech.

To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.postimg.cc/kgbqShVS/image.png.

For more information, visit: https://blacksburgforkandcork.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/forkandcork/ or https://www.instagram.com/blacksburgforkandcork/ or https://twitter.com/bbforkandcork.