The 2nd annual Traverse City Wine & Art Festival will take place on Saturday August 21, 2010 from 3-10 PM at the Grand Traverse Commons in front of Building 50 on the lawn under the big tent. Sign up for our mailing list at the left for updates as the summer progresses!

About the Festival

The Traverse City Wine & Art Festival is a celebration of the wine and culture of the Traverse City region. The event features the wineries of the Leelanau Peninsula, Old Mission Peninsula and Traverse City paired with the spectacular array of arts this area is home to.

Wine

Wineries from the Leelanau and Old Mission Peninsulas and Traverse City will be pouring red & white wines and hard cider. We will offer full glass pours this year we will expand our offerings of one ticket wines. We will also have tasting tickets for sale to encourage attendees to taste a bit more of what our region has to offer.

Art

Art Center Traverse City, Crystal Lake Art Center and The Leelanau Community Cultural Center in Leland have joined forces with the Traverse City Wine & Art Festival to feature the work of over 60 renowned regional artists for show and sale.

Food

10 local restaurants will feature their cuisine for additional purchase at the festival.

Music

Larry McCray –Legendary Michigan blues musician.

May Erlewine and Seth Bernard – renowned Michigan-based folk artists.

Greg Nagy – Michigan blues phenom.

Song of the Lakes Trio – Great Lakes world music.

Volunteer

If you’re interested in volunteering for the Traverse City Wine & Art Festival, click here!

Tickets

Tickets are available for purchase through this web site and at participating wineries. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. You may also wish to view Lodging Packages offered by area hotels, motels, resorts and rental companies. Each tickets includes:

Entry to the festival, music and entertainment for the duration, your commemorative wine glass and 2 full glass wine tickets. Once again we will offer 2 and 3 ticket premium wines, and we will expand our offering of single glass wines in 2010.

Tickets ordered for the Traverse City Wine & Art Festival will NOT be shipped. All tickets ordered online are to be picked up at will call on the day of the event. While tickets for all of our events are non-refundable we can transfer them into another name. Just notify us with the original purchasers name and the name that they will be picked up under.

Traverse City

The Pure Michigan website offers the following description of the Traverse City area. “Surrounding the beautiful Grand Traverse Bay, Traverse City offers visitors a rich blend of adventure and relaxation. Kick back, hunt for treasure or build a sand castle along 180 miles of sugar-sand lakeshore. Bike through miles of pristine pines, hike up the towering Sleeping Bear Dunes and play a round on our championship golf courses. And end your day witnessing some of the most glorious sunsets ever created.”