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The 2025 BBQ & Bluesfest was the best yet! The entertainment tent was jamming with blues music from The Faithful Strays, Side Eye Dog, Brian Curran, King Benny, Jeremiah Johnson, Black Moon Blues Club, and BagLunch Blues Band. We celebrated Nobeltons Distilling House for Best Distillery, Deep Sleep for Best Brewery, and Blue Star Studios for Best Booth!
We were able to bring in 1,000 more visitors compared to last year’s event and extreneded our festival hours on Saturday and Sunday. Guests enjoyed themselves at ticketed mini-events, BBQ & Brews Tasting and The Barrel Walk. Besides a small shower on Sunday, there was wonderful weather!
Save the Date! July 10-12, 2026
rt Fair & Winefest
9 food vendors
22.3K visitors
1,752 bo les of winepoured + purchased
52 art vendors
13 wineries participated
Our 44th Annual Art Fair & Winefest was one for the books! 53 art vendors featured glasswork, ceramics, painting, photography, and more! We added another block to our festival zone due to a growing number of vendors.
JHutchison Photography won Best in Show booth!
Wine tasting took place on Saturday and Sunday with light and full tasting experiences available. Additionally, eleven local wineries and restaurants paired up for Sunday’s Sip & Savor event. We celebrated two winning pairings – Small Batch Winery + Chef Alex Blattel won Best Sweet Pairing and Stone Hill Winery + Mosaic Café won Best Savory Pairing. After taking shelter from hail Friday afternoon during setup, the rest of the weekend’s weather was gorgeous!
Rennick Riverfront Park
1 Elbert Dr, Washington, MO
5-8 pm • Free Admission
June 26
Music: Sentimental Fool
Food: big boy’s
Washington Lions Club
Adam Puchta Winery
shawcuterie gourmet grazing
Children’s Activity: the monkey bus purina
Bartenders:
RE/MAX RESULTS - JANIE SCHRIEWER & ASSOCIATES
COLDWELL BANKER PREMIER GROUP
a night of music to help fill our local food pantries
5PM THE TEXAS GIANTS 6PM MEAZA JOY 7PM
CODY & THE CHAMELEONS 8PM BUTCH WAX & THE HOLLYWOODS 9PM BAGLUNCH BLUES BAND
AUGUST 22, 2025 | 5PM - 8PM at VINO DE LAFAYETTE
bring your early donations and enjoy live music from Flashback
