23-05-2025
Kick Off Summer at the 2025 International Music, Wine & Craft Beer Festival
MACKINAW, Ill. (WMBD) — The 18th Annual International Music, Wine & Craft Beer Festival returns to Mackinaw Valley Vineyard & Winery this Memorial Day weekend, promising two days filled with incredible music, regional flavors and community fun in wine country.
Since 2007, the festival has marked the start of the vineyard's outdoor concert season, drawing visitors from across the region. Whether a wine connoisseur, craft beer enthusiast, or just a person ready to kick off summer with live music and great food, there's something for everyone.
Diane Hahn, the winery's manager, said the festival gets bigger and better every year.
'Everyone's looking for a little bit of relaxation, a little bit of respite from their daily stress and daily responsibilities. And that's what we hope to offer, a kind of staycation. Then come out this weekend,' she said. 'Find a festival that's on par with things they might normally have to travel to another state or go up to Chicago to find.
'They can find it right out here at their back door. Sip some wine, enjoy a craft beer, listen to music, eat some good Lions Club food, and just have a little getaway,' Hahn said.
The festival features a packed lineup of local artists performing across two days, offering a mix of folk, rock, Irish tunes, and more.
Saturday, May 24:
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Will Spicher
3 to 6:30 p.m.: Turas Irish
7 to 11 p.m.: Stereotypical
Sunday, May 25:
Noon to 3 p.m.: Tad Johnson
3 to 6 p.m.: The Flying Dorito Brothers
Festival-goers can sample and purchase from over 50 wines and 50 craft beers, with tastings included in admission. Food and snacks will be available from:
The Lions Club (food concessions)
Ropp Jersey Cheese (artisan cheese sampling)
Grandma Nana's Cookies & Ice Cream Truck
$15 a person (21+): Includes a souvenir tasting glass + 5 tasting tickets
$5 for those ages 13 to 20.
Children 12 and under are free.
It will be held rain or shine. Rain will move the fun under the pavilion.
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