North Carolina Wine Festival
The state's premier wine event returns to Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary for its 20th+ annual celebration, featuring NC wineries, artisan food vendors, and live music in a professionally run outdoor amphitheatre setting. A comprehensive showcase of the diversity of North Carolina wine — from Yadkin Valley Cabernet Franc to Muscadine from the Coastal Plain — in a concert-quality venue. One of the most professionally produced wine festivals in the Southeast.
~5,000 visitors
RDU — Raleigh-Durham International Airport
One to two days in mid-October, annual 2026
$30 - $55
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