Festival Information

Saturday, September 6th - 11:00am to 6:00pm

Sunday, September 7th - 11:00am to 5:00pm

Free Parking at the Festival Site

As a courtesy to our guests we offer a centralized Wine Pick-up service. To make your pick ups more convenient, you may want to bring your own Return Address labels that you can attach to our Wine Pick Up stickers, rather than having to write your name and address for each purchase. Your purchases will be held in our Pick Up Hall outside the festival area for pick up as you leave.

Use of the Wine Pick-Up Service is completely voluntary, you are welcome to carry your purchases with you, but if you would like us to hold your purchases until you are ready to leave, we are happy to assist you. The Wine Pick-up area is for Wine purchases ONLY and cannot be used for other goods. If you are purchasing a large item, ask the vendor to hold it for you and contact one of our staff members to assist you in moving it to your vehicle when you are ready to leave.

How the service works:

As you enter the festival, you will pass through our "Meet and Greet" tent to receive your tasting glass and guest bag. In your guest bag you will find sheets of self-adhesive wine pickup labels and a pen.

When you make a wine purchase you fill out the label COMPLETELY and give it to the winery so that they can attach the bottom half to any purchases you would like to be held at our Wine Pick-Up area.

You keep the top half of the label to show at our Wine Pick-Up area. It is VERY IMPORTANT that you have completed all items on BOTH HALVES of the label and that you have the labels to present at the Wine Pick-Up area when you are ready to leave.

The Hudson Valley Wine & Food Fest is not responsible for wine that is not picked up or mis-placed because labels were not filled out completely or improperly attached to packages.

Please Note: it takes approximately 45 minutes for wine to reach our Wine Pick-Up area, be sorted and ready for pick up. If you plan on leaving the Fest before that time, you may not want to use the Pick-Up service and take your items directly to your vehicle or carry them with you.

We will stop picking up wine from the wineries 30 minutes prior to the end of the Fest, each day.

There are no pets permitted on the festival site. Please be conscious of the weather as it will likely be too hot to safely leave pets in your vehicle. There will be no exceptions to the no pets rule.

There will be plenty of food and beverage available at the festival. No coolers will be permitted.

No smoking is permitted inside any of the Festival Buildings.

Attendees with the "Designated Driver" wristband will NOT be permitted to taste wine. If you are witnessed tasting wine, you will be asked to leave the event.

The Dutchess County Sherriff's Department will be in attendance at the festival to monitor your safety. Please participate responsibly.

The Wine Fest will be held Rain or Shine! It is a handicapped accessible event. Please keep in mind that even though most of the major events are under cover, you should still come prepared with proper clothing, sunscreen and rain gear, depending on the weather.

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The Fest is located at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds
6550 Spring Brook Avenue, Rhinebeck, NY 12572
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NYS THRUWAY to Exit 19, follow signs for Rhinecliff Bridge (Route 209/199) cross bridge, at 2nd traffic light, make right on to Route 9G, go south to the next light and make a right onto Route 9. Follow Route 9 to the Fairgrounds, on your left just before you enter the Village of Rhinebeck.

TACONIC STATE PARKWAY to exit 199/Red Hook/Pine Plains go West on Route 199 for 8 miles to the traffic light in the village of Red Hook (2nd light). Turn left onto Route 9 South. Follow Route 9 to the Fairgrounds, on your left just before you enter the Village of Rhinebeck.

AMTRAK The Rhinecliff Amtrak station is located about 6 miles south of the Village of Red Hook. This train connects directly to Penn Station, NY City and to Albany, NY. Taxis to Dutchess County Fairgrounds are available at the station.

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