Enjoy vino, brews and tunes at Geneva’s Festival of the Vine
You’d think anything named Festival of the Vine would only have wine, but at Geneva Chamber of Commerce’s annual event, beer, hard cider and seltzer are right up there with Ziata Sauvignon Blanc, Shatter Grenache and Seaglass Pinot Noir.
The annual festival goes from noon to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 5-6; and noon to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7 on James Street between South Fourth and Fifth streets in downtown Geneva.
Penrose Brewing Company in Geneva is offering Penrose Light, a German-style Helles lager, Lemon and Apple Cider Seltz-Ups.
Other offerings include Goofy Boots — Hazy IPA and Looper — IPA for Round after Round.
Other wines include Iron & Sand Cabernet Sauvignon and Neyers Chardonnay, according to the chamber schedule.
Tickets for alcoholic beverages are $2 apiece, sold in increments of $20 at the ticket booth.
Tickets for the Flavor Fare food tent are also $2 each and the cost for each item ranges from one to five tickets.
Among the food choices will be Altiro Latin Fusion’s fish tacos, Chianti’s garlic crab pasta, Stockholm’s dijon salmon, bao buns from Enigma, half-slab baby-back ribs from Firewater BBQ & Brew, arancini alla vodka from Ella’s Italian Pub, pulled pork slider from Geneva Ale House, steak or chicken quesadillas from Tacatz Tacos, Cody’s Belly Bites’ chorizo and queso puff pastry with chipotle sauce, a scoop from Batavia’s Chicken Salad Chick, Kernel’s Gourmet Popcorn, Sweet Sensations ice cream, and apple cobbler with maple ice cream from Inglenook Pantry.
The craft show featuring more than 75 exhibitors from across the Midwest will be on South Third and Campbell streets from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Entertainment stage
Enjoy three days of live music with nine musical groups at the entertainment stage set up at James and South Fifth streets.
Mr. Myers kicks off the festival with a mixture of reggae, soca/calypso, beach music, and their own originals from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday. They will be followed from 5:30 to 7 p.m. by Last Dance, a Tom Petty tribute band. Ricky Lindy and the Wild Ones will be performing rock 'n' roll hits of the 1950s to ’70s as well as Surf, Rock-a-billy, and original songs from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
On Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m., Danny and Katie O’Brien, a brother-sister duo born and raised in Geneva, perform a repertoire including songs by Neil Young, The Beatles, Radiohead, Grateful Dead, Phoebe Bridgers and more. Superfly Symphony will be playing all the disco, Funk, and R&B hits from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Field Day, a classic rock ‘n roll band, will be playing a wide variety of favorites and not-so-typical covers from the 1960s through the ’90s and beyond from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The second day of the festival will close out from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. with Gallery offering a classic rock experience with songs from the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s with The Who, April Wine, Deep Purple, Alice Cooper, AC/DC, Tom Petty, and Kiss, just to name a few.
On Sunday, Noah Gabriel, a 20-plus year veteran of Chicago roots-rock scene, performs from noon to 2 p.m., followed by Kaleidoscope Eyes, a Beatles tribute band, from 2:30 to 4 p.m.
A full entertainment and special events schedule is online at genevachamber.com.
Festival-goers are asked not to bring backpacks or bags larger than 12x12x6 inches.
The city of Geneva and Penrose Brewing are the presenting sponsors for this year’s festival.