March 15, 2025

VIP ADMISSION
12PM-6PM

GENERAL ADMISSION
2PM-6PM

Start your St. Paddy’s Weekend in Bourbon Country…Wear GREEN and get a FREE Lucky Bag!

Wilmington Beer, Bourbon & BBQ
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The Coast is the Most for…
GRILLS GONE WILD!

OVER 60+ BEERS, 40+ BOURBONS, AND LOTS OF BARBECUE!

SAME GREAT LOCATION! Just like the 2024 Wilmington Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival, the 2025 festival will take place Downtown at the Wilmington Riverfront at the Live Oak Bank Pavilion! We’re so excited to bring Beer, Bourbon & BBQ back to Downtown Wilmington!

NEW LOCAL BEER GARDEN. Beers around the world are wonderful but this area is focused on your neighbors.

Gear Up Wilmington! We are Back! The Show That SELLS OUT EVERY YEAR is going WILD!!!

Get ready to enjoy all those pleasures that true Southerners live by – Beer, Bourbon, Barbecue, Boots, Bacon, Biscuits, Bluegrass, and Smoked Beasts! It’s a great day of beer sippin’, bourbon tastin’, music listenin’, cigar smokin’, and barbecue eatin’. ALL RIGHT IN WODWNTOWN WILMINGTON!

  • Each Guest Receives a Souvenir Glass to enjoy All You Care To Taste Beer and Bourbon Tastings as you stroll from table to table.

  • BBQ Galore! Enjoy the great barbeque selection from our vendors onsite – pulled pork from whole hogs, ribs, brisket, chickens, sausages and all the fixins’ you can imagine. We’ll keep the portions heavy and the prices low.

  • The SHRINE OF SWINE is back! Enjoy whole hogs during each session. Pork worship at its finest!

  • GAME IT: The Cochon Carnival is loaded with fun activities and games to keep everyone challenged. Connect four, giant jenga, cornhole, ping pong and so much more……

  • DANCE: Listen To Live Rock & Blues Music on The Main Stage.

  • SHOP: Browse Cool Exhibits of Brewerania, Hot sauces, BBQ accessories, Cigars, and more!

… and a few surprises!

VIP ADMISSION

$79

Valid from 12pm – 6pm
The VIP ticket includes 2 extra hours of sampling, a souvenir tasting glass, unlimited sampling of beer and bourbon, a BBQ dinner plate, and all live entertainment. These tickets are limited and always SELL OUT.

GENERAL ADMISSION

$45

Valid from 2pm – 6pm
This GA ticket includes a souvenir tasting glass, unlimited sampling of beer and bourbon, and all live entertainment.

Designated Driver tickets are sold on-site only for $25.00