Our Events
Sunset Saturday, a lake tradition since 2005
Winery Events
Hickory Hill offers many events throughout the year that are open to the public. Most notable is the Sunset Saturday music series, which runs many Saturday evenings from April to October. New in 2021 is Charity Cheers, a concert series supporting local causes. Other Hickory Hill events include Sweethearts Wine Tasting, Thanksgiving Weekend, and Hickory Hill Holidays. In addition, we have several Wine Club only events including the Wine Pickup Parties and themed wine tastings, usually with a wine education focus.
We look forward to seeing you at one of our events soon!
Sunset Saturday
Saturday evenings in the summer vineyard ring with good music, good conversation, and dancing fireflies. Relax, sit back and enjoy the music of local artists as the sun fades and the stars slowly pop out in the sky. Hickory Hill Vineyard’s Sunset Saturday music series is a popular local lake tradition with our 17th season in 2021.
Sunset Saturdays occur on most Saturdays from April to October. We do skip a few Saturdays, so be sure to check our schedule when planning a visit to Hickory Hill and Smith Mountain Lake.
A great way to be “in the know” on our music series and other Hickory Hill Happenings, is to join our email list! The form to join is located at the bottom of this page.
Order Advanced Tickets Below
For the July – October Sunset Saturday dates, use the button below to purchase your advanced general admission tickets.
Hickory Hill Vineyards, LLC2021 Sunset Saturday Dates
Sunset Saturday FAQs
Revised July 30, 2021
- Advanced general admission tickets are available on this site with a 5 pm cutoff on the day of for $10/ person.
- General admission at the gate is $15/ person unless we are sold out.
- Kids 12 and under are free. This is a working farm and kids must be under adult supervision at all times.
- Gate opens at 6 pm with music from 6:30 – 9:30 pm.
- Tasting flights will be done by pre-ordered Tastings-in-a-Bag. (An add-on option when you purchase your advanced general admission tickets.)
- There will be no tastings in the conventional sense.
- Wine may be purchased by glass or bottle.
- You may bring wine glasses from home, or you may purchase a wine glass.
- Disposable drinkware is available.
- You may bring your own picnic. We offer a-la-carte charcuterie items.
- Per VA ABC regulations, NO outside alcohol is permitted. Coolers, picnic baskets, etc. are subject to inspection.
- No pets are allowed at Sunset Saturdays.
- COVID-19: We encourage you to follow all current CDC and VDH guidelines for your safety and others. At the end of July, the CDC urged vaccinated and unvaccinated to wear masks when indoors in areas where COVID is at an orange or red level. Bedford is currently RED. For this reason, masks will be required when entering the building to use the facilities.
Charity Cheers
Join us for an evening of music and wine supporting Food for Kids!
This is similar to a Sunset Saturday except all the General Admission will go to the Charity along with 10% of wine sales.
To learn more, we invite you to read Wendy’s blog introducing Charity Cheers.
Charity Cheers FAQs:
- Advanced general admission tickets are available on this site with a 5 pm cutoff on the day of for $25/ person.
- General admission at the gate is $25/ person unless we are sold out.
- Gate opens at 6 pm with music from 6:30 – 9:30 pm.
- Tasting flights will be done by pre-ordered Tastings-in-a-Bag. (An add-on option when you purchase your advanced general admission tickets.)
- There will be no tastings in the conventional sense.
- Wine may be purchased by glass or bottle.
- You may bring wine glasses from home, or you may purchase a wine glass.
- Disposable drinkware is available.
- You may bring your own picnic. We offer a-la-carte charcuterie items.
- Per VA ABC regulations, NO outside alcohol is permitted. Coolers, picnic baskets, etc. are subject to inspection.
- No pets are allowed at Charity Cheers.
- COVID-19: We encourage you to follow all current CDC and VDH guidelines for your safety and others. At the end of July, the CDC urged vaccinated and unvaccinated to wear masks when indoors in areas where COVID is at an orange or red level. Bedford is currently RED. For this reason, masks will be required when entering the building to use the facilities.
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