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Details announced for the 2025 Bourbon & Beyond lineup, featuring music, bourbon tastings, and chef appearances. Bourbon and Beyond

Bourbon & Beyond returns to Louisville September 11–14, blending music, food, and bourbon into one of the most anticipated events of the year. Held at the Highland Festival Grounds at the Kentucky Exposition Center, the four-day festival features over 120 music acts, five stages, and a wide range of culinary and bourbon programming.

This year’s Fork & Flask curated by Kroger stage will showcase live demos and tastings from top chefs including Amanda Freitag, Edward Lee, Chris Santos, Claudette Zepeda, and Esther Choi. Bourbon educator Chris Blandford, along with Fred Minnick and a long list of master distillers, will lead workshops and discussions throughout the weekend.

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Headlining music acts include The Lumineers, Phish (playing two sets Friday), Sturgill “Johnny Blue Skies” Simpson, and Noah Kahan. Other artists set to perform include Jack White, Alabama Shakes, Vance Joy, Megan Moroney, and the Goo Goo Dolls, with more performances from across rock, bluegrass, and Americana.

Beyond the stages, festivalgoers can explore bourbon tastings, panel talks, food pairings, and live podcasts. The Kroger Big Bourbon Bar, Chris Picks MiniBar, and the Hunter’s Club return, offering rare and small-batch pours, while food from local and regional restaurants will highlight Kentucky-sourced ingredients.

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Passes are on sale now at BourbonAndBeyond.com. Whether you’re there for the music, the bourbon, or the food, it’s a weekend that brings together the best of all three.

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This article appears in Jun 6-19, 2025.

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Shelby Brown is a multimedia journalist and producer with a focus on entertainment news. While attending Indiana University, she has produced digital and on-air stories under deadline for PBS, NPR, and...