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Charlotte 's Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival returns May 21, 2022, at a new location: Ballantyne’s Backyard, 11611 N. Community House Rd., Charlotte, North Carolina 28277.

The 15th annual affair offers up the 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’ and barbecue eatin’. Your admission buys you a sampling glass so you can enjoy an "all you care to taste" sampling of beer and bourbon. You can sample over 60 beers and over 40 bourbons.

Ballantyne’s Backyard is a beautiful setting for this 15th Annual affair, featuring over 100 acres of lush green space.

Shrine of Swine is back!: Enjoy whole hogs and maybe some other surprises during each session. There is a VIP Session from 12pm-6pm and a General Admission Session from 2pm-6pm. Enjoy seminars in the Tasting Theater with master distillers, brewmasters and pit masters. Dance or rock out to the bands playing your favorite tunes throughout the day. Enjoy games, such as, Giant Jenga, Connect 4 and more. Browse and shop the brewerania, hot sauces and BBQ accessories. There will be other delicious food from the food trucks and restaurants to purchase.

Admission: VIP: $75.00 and General Admission: $42.00
VIP Admission Includes: 12pm-6pm - Includes two extra hours of sampling, a souvenir tasting glass, unlimited beer and bourbon tastings, a BBQ Dinner Plate and all live entertainment. Access to the Shrine of Swine. All other food is available A La Carte.
General Admission Includes: - 2pm-6pm - Includes a souvenir glass and unlimited beer and bourbon tastings. Access to the Shrine of Swine. All other food is available A La Carte.

Web: https://charlotte.beerandbourbon.com/#

About Drink Eat Relax Events: Producers of Fine Wine, Beer, and Spirits Events. Our signature events include Beer, Bourbon, BBQ Festivals, Wine & Food Festivals, Tacos N’ Taps, Das Best Oktoberfest, Das Best Oktoberfest and Mac + Cheese Festivals, and many more throughout the East Coast.

Join us Saturday, September 14th for our Dance Open House. Come enjoy refreshments, see the studio, meet instructors and take a FREE preview class. Plus, take advantage of special “Open House Only” registration deals for students ready to enroll in ongoing classes.

Classes will take place that afternoon at our Charlotte location. Admission is free, but space is limited and available on a first-come-first-served basis. Preregistration is highly recommended.

Open House Class Schedule
10:30 a.m - Adult Ballet
11:00 a.m. - Adult Jazz
11:30 a.m. - Adult Tap
12:00 p.m. - Pre-Dance ages 3-4
12:30 p.m. - Youth Dance ages 5 - 6
1:00 p.m. - Youth Dance ages 6 - 8
1:30 p.m. - Youth Dance for Preteen/Teen

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