Bourbon & Beyond Wraps Kentucky Festival

Megan Moroney. Photo: Steve Thrasher

The seventh Bourbon & Beyond welcomed fans from around the globe and over 120 music artists over the weekend. The Bourbon, Food & Music Festival was held from September 11-14 in Louisville, Kentucky.

The festival featured headline performances from Megan Moroney, Noah Kahan, Sturgill Simpson and many more across its four days with additional performances from Ringo Starr, Dylan Gossett, Flatland Cavalry, Trombone Shorty, Muscadine Bloodline, 49 Winchester, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Colbie Caillat, Morgan Wade, Sammy Rae, Gavin DeGraw, Austin Snell, Ashe, Redferrin, Kolby Cooper, Waylon Wyatt, Bayker Blankenship, Darren Kiely, Reid Haughton, Meg McRee, Rhonda Vincent and Jett Holden, among others.

This year, the festival expanded its footprint, doubling the square footage of past layouts, and made greater use of the Kentucky Exposition Center.

The Fork & Flask Stage brought together celebrity chefs including Chris Santos, Edward Lee, Claudette Zepeda, Chef Esther Choi, Louisville’s own Anthony Lamas and Chef Lawrence Weeks. The stage also welcomed bourbon expert Chris Blandford and Chef Amanda Freitag, alongside tastings from Old Rip Van Winkle, Angel’s Envy, Woodford Reserve, Old Forester, Buffalo Trace and more.

Programming highlights throughout the weekend included a range of culinary show tapings with Redferrin, Terry Bradshaw and his son-in-law Chef Noah Hester, Elizabeth Banks, 49 Winchester, Trombone Shorty, Kelly Hansen, Redferrin, Salt Hank, Katie Crutchfield and more.