Wabash Valley Wine & Art Festival 2024
Welcome to the Wabash Valley Wine & Art Festival website!
We look forward to seeing you in Palestine, Illinois
Festival is free, but you need to purchase a glass/wristband to sample wine.
Oct. 5, 2024 from 11:30 am - 6:00 pm & Oct. 6, 2024 from noon - 5pm.
Thank you to Everyone who attended the 2024 Festival.
2024 Event
Information
To help you get the most out of the event, please note the following information
Event Dates:
Oct. 5, 2024: 11:30am – 6:00pm
Oct. 6, 2024: Noon – 5pm
All wine tasting participants MUST BE 21 Years Old
Photo ID required when picking up/purchasing a glass
Pickup/Purchase Location: Fife Opera House, 123 S Main St. Palestine, IL
ONLY authorized Service animals allowed in festival area
Restrooms located at the Village Hall, 301 S Main St.
Portable Toilets available at the corners of Main/E. Grand Prairie and Main/E. Market Streets.
Handicap Parking available at Village Hall, 301 S. Main and LaMotte Trading 116 E. Grand Prairie.
a few words
About Us
The Festival is held the first Saturday and Sunday in October each year and brings together wineries and artists from throughout the region. Browse our retail establishments. Eat at the various restaurants. Listen to music up and down Main St. The 2024 Festival featured 13 Illinois wineries and hundreds of different wines. Area artisans will have handcrafted goods. Live music! Food vendors! Car show on Sunday. Make plans now for the 2025 Festival. It will be our 22nd Annual Event!
Tasting Tickets are available at the event!
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See our Gallery
our visitors love us
Latest Reviews
“It was great! I was happy as a clam once I got my wine glass holder lanyard. The wine was good. The food was good and a better selection than last year. I’ll be back next year.”
Jessica Allsop
” This is a superb event in historic Palestine, IL. Visitors can sample wines from several Wabash Valley wineries and enjoy arts and crafts from our internationally acclaimed artists and others. Come enjoy the hospitality of Illinois’ oldest town.
Like the Wabash Valley Wine & Art Fest and ask your friends, too!”
Skip Henderson
“Will have to get me a glass holder for next time. Great selections, great Reps! Bought a couple great tasting wines, one from Alto Vineyards and one from Vahling Vineyards.”
Cindy Lewis Byrley
” Great festival well worth the short drive to get there. Seems much more organized than the local festival at Rend Lake.”
Kent Easton
our visiting
Wineries
We have many wineries at our event each year. Below is a sample, for more listings check our wineries page
Berryville Vineyards
Castle Finn Vineyard and Winery
Fox Creek Winery
our art & craft
Vendors
Enjoy a glass of wine as you stroll among the shops and art/craft booths.
If you would like to join us as a vendor, please select Vendor Application and complete our form. Deadline for vendors to receive a refund is September 18.
*Please note….ONLY authorized service dogs are allowed in the festival area.*
Live Entertainment
Enjoy a glass of wine and some live music at our event
Saturday Oct. 5
- Mullet Over Band
Sunday Oct. 6
- Shelby Jones
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2024 ACTIVITIES
more than “just wine & art”
- Oct. 5 5K Your Way run/walk at Crawford County Forest Preserve 8am
- Oct. 5 Heath Harvest Festival in Robinson, IL
- Oct. 5 Mullet Over on Palestine Pavilion stage 1:30-4:30pm
- Oct. 5 PHS Alumni After Party at PHS Gym 6-9pm
- Oct. 6 Crawford County Collectibles CRUISE-IN on Main Street 1-4pm
- Oct. 6 Shelby Jones on Palestine Pavilion stage 12:30- 2pm and 3-4:30pm
All wine tasting participants MUST BE 21 years old.
Photo ID required when picking up/purchasing a glass.
PICKUP/PURCHASE LOCATION: Fife Opera House 123 S. Main St. Palestine, IL
ONLY authorized service animals allowed in festival area.
Restrooms located at the Village Hall 301 S. Main Street
Portable toilets available at the corners of Main/E. Grand Prairie and Main/E. Market Streets
Handicap parking available at Village Hall 301 S. Main and LaMotte Trading 116 E. Grand Prairie.