Don’t Miss Your Chance to Attend Kentucky Bourbon Festival 2024

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The Festival takes place in Bardstown Kentucky on September 13-15, 2024 with tickets going on sale on April 17th

The Can’t Miss Bourbon Festival of the year is coming up in September and you don’t want to miss your shot at securing tickets to the weekend. Tickets are expected to sell out yet again! Sign up now to become a Bourbon Insider and mark your calendar now for April 16th to score early access to tickets for the 2024 Kentucky Bourbon Festival. If you are looking to buy tickets click here! If you’ve been on the fence about attending the KBF, this is your year. Sip whiskey with some of the biggest names in Bourbon, including Master Distillers, blenders, world-renowned brands, whiskey writers, and us! For all the details on this year’s festival, including ticket options and festival offerings, read the full press release below.

2024 KBF Passes on Sale Earlier This Year

Kentucky Bourbon Festival announced tickets for the 2024 festival will go on sale April 17 with early-access for “Bourbon Insiders” on April 16. The festival will offer four levels of VIP packages this year, along with weekend general admission tickets and Sunday-only access. The 2024 Kentucky Bourbon Festival is Sept. 13-15 in Bardstown, Ky., the Bourbon Capital of the World. The festival brings bourbon enthusiasts from all over the globe to Bardstown, Kentucky, to celebrate the spirited history and craft of bourbon during National Bourbon Heritage Month. For more information, visit kybourbonfestival.com.

The Kentucky Bourbon Festival has sold out every year since we shifted to the truly bourbon-focused format in 2021. It has quickly transformed into a must-attend bourbon experience for enthusiasts from across the U.S. and around the world. In fact, in 2023, 85 percent of our ticketed guests were from outside of Kentucky and many extend their trips to beyond the festival weekend to visit distilleries and other attractions while they’re in the Bluegrass. We hope moving our on-sale date earlier allows both our visiting and local guests more time to plan their bourbon bucket list trips. 

Randy Prasse, President & COO

Festival Expands Footprint and Offerings

Prasse said the ever-improving festival’s 33rd year will feature an enlarged footprint that expands on The Great Lawn — historic Spalding Hall’s front lawn — where Kentucky’s top distillery brands are located for the festival weekend. This allows for additional distillery tents; a new bottle shop where bourbon enthusiasts attending can sample and buy bottles operated by Evergreen Liquors; a KYBF- first two-story tent structure, featuring the KYBF Festival Store on the first floor, and a cigar lounge upstairs — with three cigar suites that guests can rent for an hour and enjoy the best people watching at the festival.

Six Ticket Options Available

The KYBF will offer a total of six ticket options this year, as well as a new opportunity to book lodging at the same time if desired. “Bourbon Taster” general admission weekend passes and Sunday Sampler passes offer unlimited re-entry to the festival, sampling from more than 50 Kentucky distilleries, access to exclusive barrel picks, engaging programs with industry experts, plenty of dining options for every appetite, and the Bourbon Marketplace with more than 40 vendors. Ticketed guest will once again have the unique opportunity to purchase bottles directly from distilleries on-site, with lockers conveniently located for safe storage during the day. 

Recognizing the increasing volume of out-of-town guests, KYBF is also introducing an option to book rooms while purchasing tickets as well as expanded hotel recommendations linked on the KYBF website.  

Last year, VIP packages proved very popular — selling out in under 5 minutes — and an additional tier is being added for 2024. All VIP packages include daily early entry to the festival, premium branded Glencairn glassware, and access to the enlarged VIP Penthouse, with catering and bar service throughout the festival. Also in 2024, VIPs will enjoy a larger climate- controlled venue, and a new Whiskey House Kentucky VIP Porch offering views of Craft Distillers’ Row and the Main Stage. Flask Force VIP ticket holders will once again receive a Jacob Bromwell flask, customized for the KYBF; and the newly added Flask Force Gold guests will receive an exclusive 24-karat gold plated Jacob Bromwell flask, among other items. Decanter Club members receive a branded Glencairn crystal decanter along with access to all five premium distillery showcase events in The Great Tent, and many of the premiums included with other VIP packages. The three top-tier VIP packages will also receive the 2024 KYBF Distillers’ Row single barrel selection being coordinated currently with Heaven Hill Distillery — the KYBF’s Featured Distillery of 2024. 

We are looking forward to a thrilling year of growth at the Kentucky Bourbon Festival, the world’s premiere bourbon festival that embraces enthusiasts to not only enjoy incredible whiskeys, but also meet the people who craft them. From engaging directly with the distillers who make your favorite pour to discovering a new brand to add to your bar, there’s no place quite like KYBF.

Cordell Lawrence, Board Chair and CEO of Eastern Light Distilling

Major corporate partners include The Koetter Group, Joseph & Joseph Architects, KPFF Engineers, Team Kentucky Tourism, The B-Line, and Whiskey House Kentucky. 

Ticket prices are $180 for Bourbon Taster weekend passes, $105 for Sunday Sampler, $595 for Enthusiast VIP, $695 for Flask Force VIP, $895 for Flask Force Gold and $1,295 for Decanter Club. Premium events will be priced individually and will go on sale with admission packages. 

KYBF Insiders — those who subscribe to the festival’s e-newsletter — will be able to purchase tickets on April 16, with sales open to the public on April 17. VIP packages are expected to sell out quickly.

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