The Bacon, Bourbon & Brew Festival will take place during Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game week, July 10-14, at Festival Park on Newport’s Riverboat Row.
Marc Wertheim, the event producer, also produces the Great Inland Seafood Festival in Newport and
“The three main ingredients – bacon, bourbon and beer – are all trending right now,” he said, noting that he felt there was a void for bourbon events in the area in particular.
He said the new event will feature a bourbon tent with a schedule that includes tastings, talks by master distillers and bartenders making bourbon cocktails.
Craft beer, including offerings from local breweries, will comprise the bulk of the brews, Wertheim said. He expects to have dozens of different beers available.
All food must be made with at least one of the event’s three namesake ingredients. Wertheim said he plans to have 12-15 different food vendors.
Live music and kids’ games and activities will be offered.
Festival hours will be 5-11 p.m. Friday; noon-11 p.m. Saturday; noon-9 p.m. Sunday; 5-11 p.m. Monday; and noon-6 p.m. Tuesday.
Festivals devoted to beer are popping up all over the area this summer. Kings Island will host the new Banshee Brew Festival June 12-13, and the new OTR Beerfest: CANival! is set for June 27 in Washington Park.
Listermann Brewing Company will host the third annual Cincinnati Craft Breweries’ Volksfest July 10-11, and MadTree is planning a new Summer Bonanza, a sister event to its annual Winter Bonanza, Aug. 29-30.
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