Thu, Sep 24
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Bourbon & Beyond 2026 — Louisville, KY
The person next to you at the bourbon bar might be a master distiller; the person on your other side just drove up from Nashville for this. That's the particular alchemy of four days in Louisville in late September — a festival where the country's defining spirit and a genuinely great music lineup show up at the same time, in the same field, in the best weather the city gets all year.
For anyone who's crossed the line from drinking bourbon to caring about it, this is a pilgrimage: the depth of brand access and education here doesn't exist outside private distillery tours, and the food keeps pace — James Beard nominees and regional pit masters building dishes around the pour. The music is not a gimmick bolted onto a tasting; the headliners would anchor any standalone festival, which is why diehards treat the whole thing like a 96-hour sprint across whiskey, food, and sound. Bourbon stopped being your grandfather's drink and became the emblem of American craft, and this is the weekend that identity throws itself a party and invites the country.
September 24–27, 2026 at the Highland Festival Grounds, Louisville — fly into Louisville Muhammad Ali International, which sits right by the venue, and book a room early because the city fills for it. VIP adds reserved seating, express lines, and tastings with master distillers; GA covers full access and the bourbon pours. Passes at bourbonandbeyond.com.
The person next to you at the bourbon bar might be a master distiller; the person on your other side just drove up from Nashville for this. That's the particular alchemy of four days in Louisville in late September — a festival where the country's defining spirit and a genuinely great music lineup show up at the same time, in the same field, in the best weather the city gets all year.
For anyone who's crossed the line from drinking bourbon to caring about it, this is a pilgrimage: the depth of brand access and education here doesn't exist outside private distillery tours, and the food keeps pace — James Beard nominees and regional pit masters building dishes around the pour. The music is not a gimmick bolted onto a tasting; the headliners would anchor any standalone festival, which is why diehards treat the whole thing like a 96-hour sprint across whiskey, food, and sound. Bourbon stopped being your grandfather's drink and became the emblem of American craft, and this is the weekend that identity throws itself a party and invites the country.
September 24–27, 2026 at the Highland Festival Grounds, Louisville — fly into Louisville Muhammad Ali International, which sits right by the venue, and book a room early because the city fills for it. VIP adds reserved seating, express lines, and tastings with master distillers; GA covers full access and the bourbon pours. Passes at bourbonandbeyond.com.
For anyone who's crossed the line from drinking bourbon to caring about it, this is a pilgrimage: the depth of brand access and education here doesn't exist outside private distillery tours, and the food keeps pace — James Beard nominees and regional pit masters building dishes around the pour. The music is not a gimmick bolted onto a tasting; the headliners would anchor any standalone festival, which is why diehards treat the whole thing like a 96-hour sprint across whiskey, food, and sound. Bourbon stopped being your grandfather's drink and became the emblem of American craft, and this is the weekend that identity throws itself a party and invites the country.
September 24–27, 2026 at the Highland Festival Grounds, Louisville — fly into Louisville Muhammad Ali International, which sits right by the venue, and book a room early because the city fills for it. VIP adds reserved seating, express lines, and tastings with master distillers; GA covers full access and the bourbon pours. Passes at bourbonandbeyond.com.
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Bourbon & Beyond 2026 — Louisville, KY
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Thu, Sep 24 – Sun, Sep 27, 2026
Thu 9:00 AM PDT – Sun 4:59 PM PDT
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The person next to you at the bourbon bar might be a master distiller; the person on your other side just drove up from Nashville for this. That's the particular alchemy of four days in Louisville in late September — a festival where the country's defining spirit and a genuinely great music lineup show up at the same time, in the same field, in the best weather the city gets all year.
For anyone who's crossed the line from drinking bourbon to caring about it, this is a pilgrimage: the depth of brand access and education here doesn't exist outside private distillery tours, and the food keeps pace — James Beard nominees and regional pit masters building dishes around the pour. The music is not a gimmick bolted onto a tasting; the headliners would anchor any standalone festival, which is why diehards treat the whole thing like a 96-hour sprint across whiskey, food, and sound. Bourbon stopped being your grandfather's drink and became the emblem of American craft, and this is the weekend that identity throws itself a party and invites the country.
September 24–27, 2026 at the Highland Festival Grounds, Louisville — fly into Louisville Muhammad Ali International, which sits right by the venue, and book a room early because the city fills for it. VIP adds reserved seating, express lines, and tastings with master distillers; GA covers full access and the bourbon pours. Passes at bourbonandbeyond.com.
For anyone who's crossed the line from drinking bourbon to caring about it, this is a pilgrimage: the depth of brand access and education here doesn't exist outside private distillery tours, and the food keeps pace — James Beard nominees and regional pit masters building dishes around the pour. The music is not a gimmick bolted onto a tasting; the headliners would anchor any standalone festival, which is why diehards treat the whole thing like a 96-hour sprint across whiskey, food, and sound. Bourbon stopped being your grandfather's drink and became the emblem of American craft, and this is the weekend that identity throws itself a party and invites the country.
September 24–27, 2026 at the Highland Festival Grounds, Louisville — fly into Louisville Muhammad Ali International, which sits right by the venue, and book a room early because the city fills for it. VIP adds reserved seating, express lines, and tastings with master distillers; GA covers full access and the bourbon pours. Passes at bourbonandbeyond.com.
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