Bacchus Wine and Food Festival 2022

March 18th, 2022 – NEW DATE!

Bacchus Wine & Food Festival is postponed from February 4, 2022 to March 18, 2022

~~Friday, February 4, 2022~~

Bacchus, the god of Nature, Vine, and Wine invites you to the Virginia Living Museum’s 17th Annual Bacchus Wine & Food Festival – a 2018 Best of Hampton Roads event. Enjoy delicious samplings of fine wine, local restaurant fare, a diverse Silent Auction, and an eclectic mix of live music and entertainment as you mingle with friends among the beautiful museum galleries and exhibits.

Divine Reception 6-7 pm (Includes Main Event)

SOLD OUT

We’ve reserved the best of the best for the Divine Reception. For a full hour, enjoy great wine and exclusive samplings from restaurants featured in our Main Event, all in a relaxing hour of VIP treatment. Not just a taste, we’ll fill your glass with highly rated and local wines. You’ll be more than ready for the Main Event at 7 pm. Cost: $125

Main Event 7-10 pm

Gods and goddesses await you at the 17th Annual fundraising event. Sway to the beat of live entertainment with a wine glass in hand as you taste fine wines and fabulous food selections by local restaurants. Cost: $70, price increases to $80 on March 14th.

Main Event Tickets

Tickets are nonrefundable. Must be age 21 or over. ID is required. The event is held rain or shine. The Bacchus Wine & Food Festival supports science education at the Museum.

Restaurants

Craft Beer Vendors

Entertainment

6-7:30pm	Actualized Entertainment
6-10pm	360 Photobooth
7-8pm	Louis Vangieri
7:45-10pm	Paul Urban & Friends
8-10pm	Colonial DJs

Silent Auction

Enjoy a silent auction with items from some of your favorite attractions and retailers including:

VLM
Sinful Treats
Grey Goose
Nothing Bundt Cakes
Blush Aesthetics LLC
Smoke BBQ
Indulge Bakery & Bistro
James River Country Club
Go Ape! Williamsburg
Peninsula SPCA
Virginia Aquarium
Luray Caverns
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Clothes Mentor
Heather Hughes Photography
Anne Companion Photography
Play Around Family Fun Center
Mermaid Catering
Children’s Museum of Richmond
DeStress Express
St. George Brewing Co
Roll With It Board Game Cafe
PureBarre
Christie’s Custom Cakes
Seymours Custom Cookies
Tantalus Rex
Just’in Detail
A Bite of Main
Courtyard Marriott
Cait of the Art
The Neighborhood Harvest
High Koontz Magic Before Your Eyes
iFly
Papa Nacho
CoCo Cary
Baker’s Wife Bistro
Vera Bradley Bags
Angela Stroup Painting
Critical Care Candles
AR Workshop
Mariner’s Museum
Eastwood Farm and Winery
Designery Company
Silver Hand Meadery
Virginia Arts Festival
Stay Strong Clothing
Portsmouth Museums
Stout Statuary
Judy Molnar
Sandy River Adventure Park
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Judy Molnar
Ferguson Center for the Arts
Donato’s Pizza
Aux Delices

See Facebook photos from last year’s event

Special thanks to our presenting sponsor:

Sponsors:

Special thanks to our Beer partners:

Special thanks to Board Host Sponsor Jim Burnett.

Bacchus Food & Wine Festival is a proud Virginia Green Certified Event. Contact Hannah Craft at hannah.craft@thevlm.org for information about Bacchus sponsorships. Event proceeds support community science education at the Virginia Living Museum.