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Blacksburg’s wine, food and art festival has been so successful that it’s back for the fourth time this year. The event takes place this Saturday (April 28) at the First and Main shopping district at 1470 S. Main Street. It features Virginia wines, regional artists and food from a number of local restaurants, so it’s a great chance to sample a little of each offering.

Again this year the festival will include live music, a canned food sculpture contest and a food drive to benefit local organizations that fight hunger.

The restaurants participating this year are:

Blackstone Grill
Blue Ridge Mountain Catering
The Cellar
Bull & Bones Brewhaus and Grill
Preston’s
Downtown Cupcake
Hethwood Market
Sake House
Sal’s
The Chocolate Spike

There is also a very large group of participating wineries, so click here to see the entire list.

Ticket Info:
Full festival (tasting)- $20 advance/$25 day of; includes souvenir wine glass
General admission (non-tasting, designated drivers and children 13-20)- $5 advance and day of
Children 12 and under- free

If you’d like to get the weekend started on Friday night, check out this wine dinner at Preston’s.

For more information, head to the Blacksburg Fork & Cork website here.

Have you been to this event in the past? If so, would you recommend it for foodies?