Head to Cary, North Carolina, for an unforgettable night at the Whiskey, Wine & Fire Festival! Pack your bags for open-fire whole-animal roasts, souvenir sampling glasses, and live bluegrass tunes under the pines. Loosen your belt for 14-inch Jumbo Churrasco Kebabs, fresh oysters, and firebreather spectacles today!
Key Takeaways
- All-You-Care-To-Taste Beverages: Every entry ticket includes a souvenir glass for unlimited sampling across a wide range of whiskey bars, boutique wines, and handcrafted cocktails, plus an on-site wine store for purchasing bottles.
- The Open-Fire Moon Garden: Features live open-fire cooking, whole-animal roasts, exotic meats, and giant 14-inch Jumbo Churrasco Kebabs loaded with beef, chicken, sausage, and vegetables.
- Fresh Coastal Seafood: Offers a Raw Oyster Bar with $2 shucks alongside pre-orderable steaming buckets of two dozen hot oysters to enjoy by crackling firepits.
- Nighttime Entertainment & Spectacles: The 21+ outdoor event features live Bluegrass and Americana music on the Main Stage, food trucks, local hot sauce vendors, and live firebreathers.
- Flexible Ticket Tiers: Twilight VIP tickets unlock early 4:00 PM entry with four included open-fire tasting bites, while General Admission opens at 5:00 PM on September 12, 2026.
Cary, NC
September, 2026
Grab your stretchiest pants and prime your taste buds, because the Whiskey, Wine & Fire Festival is back in Cary, North Carolina, on September 12, 2026—and it’s serving up pure, unadulterated food-and-drink magic under the pines. Think of it as a night where backyard BBQ gets a black-tie upgrade—except nobody actually wears ties, and everyone gets a souvenir cup.
Upon entry, you’re handed a magic vessel: a souvenir glass granting you “All You Care To Taste” access to a sprawling jungle of whiskey bars, boutique wines, and handcrafted cocktails. Whether you’re a bourbon snob or a casual rosé sipper, you’ll find plenty to raise a glass to. Want a whole bottle of something delicious to take home? An on-site wine store has you covered.
The star of the show is the Moon Garden, where live open-fire cooking takes center stage with whole-animal roasting, exotic meats, and specialty grilling that will make your inner carnivore do a happy dance. You definitely won’t want to miss the massive 14-inch Jumbo Churrasco Kebabs—stacked with beef, chicken, sausage, and veggies, smoked then grilled to feed two people or one very hungry Viking. For seafood lovers, the Raw Oyster Bar offers fresh, briny bites at $2 a shuck, or you can pre-order a steaming bucket of two dozen piping-hot oysters to crack open right by the crackling firepits.
Between bites, stroll through the tented food trucks, shop local hot sauces, and groove to live Bluegrass and Americana tunes on the Main Stage. Keep an eye out for literal firebreathers lighting up the night sky! Ready to ignite your senses? Twilight VIP tickets drop you into the action early at 4 PM (complete with four complimentary open-fire tasting bites), while General Admission kicks off at 5 PM. Just remember: it’s outdoors, 21+, and guaranteed to be absolute fire.
For more information or to purchase tickets, go to our website: https://cary.whiskeywinefire.com
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