Beer, Bourbon, and BBQ Festival

Just like the 2025 Wilmington Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival, the 2026 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!

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 DOWNTOWN 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.
• Enjoy Seminars in the Tasting Theatre with Master Distillers, Brewmasters, and Pit Masters from all over the East Coast.
• 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!