Inaugural Delaware Wine and Beer Festival near Dover

Advance tickets for the Inaugural Delaware Wine and Beer Festival on Sunday, October 17 can be purchased online at Dover’s homepage (see end of this blog and start clicking).

The Festival will be held from 12 noon to 5 pm at Pizzadili Vineyard and Winery located at 1683 Peach Basket Road near Felton, just minutes south of Dover off Route 13. Tickets can also be purchased at the door.

General admission to the festival is $5. To sample beer and wine, attendees must be 21 years of age and purchase a sampling package at $20 per person, which includes general admission and five tasting tickets.

Additional tokens for full pours will be sold onsite at $4 for a glass of wine and $3 for a glass of beer.  Barbecue and pizza, along with non-alcoholic beverages, will be available for purchase. The event will be held rain or shine under a covered pavilion. 

Attendees will have an opportunity to meet Delaware’s vintners and brewers, and sample more than 30 Delaware-made wines and craft beers.

Festival-goers will also have an opportunity to take tours of the winery. Fun activities will include horseshoes, volleyball, and there will even be a "grape stomp" and "keg tossing" contest. Live music for the event will be provided by Celtic Harvest's Woodyword Trio. In addition, a select number of Delaware artisans will be participating.

For more information about top events in Delaware take a look at the Top Events USA selection of the annual main festivals and events in Delaware.

Click on the Wine and Beer Festival on Dover’s homepage www.visitdover.com to begin your ticket purchase. Tickets can also be purchased by calling 800-233-5368.

Red River Revel Arts Festival Celebrates 35th Year

For 35 years the Red River Revel Arts Festival has attracted thousands of people who love art, food, music, and fun. This year’s event is now taking place through Saturday October 9.  This eight-day festival is held at downtown Shreveport’s Festival Plaza on the banks of the Red River.

The featured attraction at the Revel is the variety of art on display and for sale by more than one hundred juried artists. It’s the perfect place to find unique jewelry, paintings, acrylics, clothing, pottery, photography, wood work and much more. This year will offer 40 new artists.

Another popular activity at the Revel is eating. Many festival-goers count down to the event in anticipation of eating their Revel favorites, most of which are prepared by local non-profit organizations. From the Muffaletta pizza and turkey legs to the Italian ice and funnel cakes.

This year the 50-foot Ferris Wheel is back and will be in a new location overlooking the Children’s Arts Education Area and the Red River. Children’s events include Artist for a Day, “Twister” Tot Tent, Architecture Alive, Salto Trampoline and the Rock Climb.

Revelers can enjoy local bands and regional Revel favorites throughout the eight-day festival. The eight-day Reveler Pass allows unlimited admission throughout the festival for one low price.

Shreveport-Bossier is Louisiana's Other Side – a mix of wide-open Texas spirit and spicy Cajun attitude. They took the best of big Texas and the tastiest of Louisiana and blended it into their own brand of entertainment and fun.

For more information about top events in Louisiana take a look at the Top Events USA selection of the annual main festivals and events in Louisiana.

To learn more about all there is to see and do in Shreveport-Bossier, visit www.shreveportbossierfunguide.com.