Town Point Virginia Wine Festival: spring and fall dates, tickets

Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. This page is updated each year. Facts come from Norfolk Festevents, which runs the festival.

The Town Point Virginia Wine Festival brings more than 25 Virginia wineries and over 200 wines to Town Point Park on the downtown Norfolk waterfront twice a year, in May and October. The 2027 dates had not been announced when this page was last checked. The 38th fall festival ran Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 17-18, 2026, and the 18th spring festival ran Saturday and Sunday, May 2-3, 2026. Watch festevents.org for next year’s dates.

The fall festival is the original and is in its 38th year, the fall festival page says. The spring edition, added later, has run 18 times. Every wine poured is for sale by the bottle or case through the day, the spring festival page says.

Who to call

• Festival questions, lost and found, accessibility requests: Norfolk Festevents, 757-441-2345, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays
• Tickets: tickets.festevents.org
• Emergency: 911

The festival at a glance

Dates, past and next

Dates come from the Festevents pages for the 2025 spring, 2025 fall, 2026 spring and 2026 fall festivals. Both run rain or shine, the spring page says.

Tickets

Tickets are sold on the Festevents ticket site. The ticket types, as listed for 2026:

• Tasting ticket: admission, a souvenir glass and sampling privileges, for one day.
• General admission: entry to the festival only. No sampling and no souvenir glass. Good for a designated driver or anyone who only wants to buy bottles.
• Tables: a reserved table for Saturday or Sunday, with admission and souvenir glasses for eight.
• Best in Glass VIP: a small-group session in a private waterfront chalet with a guided wine-scoring class, extra drink vouchers, snacks, private restrooms and full tasting privileges. At the fall 2026 festival it ran at noon and 1:30 p.m. Sunday and cost $110 plus online fees, the Best in Glass page says.

Festevents did not list tasting or general admission prices on its event pages; check the ticket site when the next festival goes on sale.

What to know before you go

From the festival pages and Festevents’ park rules:

• ID: you must be 21 with a valid photo ID to buy or drink alcohol.
• No personal tables or speakers, the spring page says.
• No outside alcohol, glass containers, tents, shade structures or large umbrellas.
• No skates, skateboards or bicycles in the park.
• Pets: service animals only, unless an event is posted as pet-friendly.
• Accessibility: Town Point Park is fully accessible, with accessible portable toilets near the Waterside Drive and Main Street entrances. Call 757-441-2345 ahead for special accommodations.
• Weather: the festival runs rain or shine, but Festevents can postpone, cancel or evacuate events in bad weather.

Getting there and parking

Town Point Park is on Waterside Drive next to Waterside, at the foot of downtown. From I-264, take Exit 9, Waterside Drive, Festevents’ directions page says.

• Closest garages: the Waterside garage at Waterside Drive and Atlantic Avenue (entrance on Atlantic), the Town Point garage at West Main and Boush streets (entrance on West Main) and the Main Street garage at West Main Street and Atlantic Avenue (entrance on Atlantic Avenue). Downtown has more than 19,000 metered and garage spaces in walking distance, Festevents says. Rates are on the city’s parking website.
• Transit: The Tide light rail and the Elizabeth River Ferry from Portsmouth both serve downtown. Check times and fares with Hampton Roads Transit.
• Don’t drive after drinking. Plan a ride home or buy a general admission ticket for your designated driver.

See our getting around guide for more.

More on the waterfront

Town Point Park also hosts Norfolk Harborfest in June and the city’s Fourth of July fireworks. For the rest of the year, see things to do in Norfolk and our downtown Norfolk guide.

Frequently asked questions

When is the Town Point Virginia Wine Festival 2027?

Norfolk Festevents had not announced 2027 dates when this page was last checked on Oct. 19, 2026. The spring festival has run the first weekend of May (May 2-3, 2026) and the fall festival in mid-October (Oct. 17-18, 2026).

What are the wine festival hours?

11 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days. Wine sampling ends at 4:30 p.m. and wine sales end at 5 p.m., Festevents says.

What is the difference between a tasting ticket and general admission?

A tasting ticket includes admission, a souvenir glass and sampling. General admission gets you into the festival only, with no sampling or glass.

Can I bring kids or a dog to the Town Point Wine Festival?

Festevents’ park rules allow no pets other than service animals unless an event is posted as pet-friendly. You must be 21 with a valid photo ID to buy or drink alcohol.

Where do I park for the wine festival?

The closest garages to Town Point Park are the Waterside garage (entrance on Atlantic Avenue), the Town Point garage (entrance on West Main Street) and the Main Street garage (entrance on Atlantic Avenue).