Camp Verde’s annual Pecan and Wine Festival will return for its 23rd year on Saturday and Sunday, March 16 and 17, at 75 E. Hollamon St. in Camp Verde.
The two-day festival hosted by the Verde Valley Wine Consortium and the Town of Camp Verde celebrates the region’s pecan growers and wineries. The event will feature fifteen wineries from the Verde Valley with opportunities to taste wine, meet the winemakers and purchase wine by the glass and bottle. There will also be a pecan pie contest, live music, food trucks, a Budweiser beer garden and over 90 local artisans and vendors.
Participating local wineries include 1764 Vineyards, Alcantara Vineyards, Arizona Stronghold Vineyards, Bodega Pierce, Cella Winery, Cove Mesa Vineyard, Da Vines Vineyard, High Lonesome Vineyard, Laramita Cellars, Oak Creek Winery, Omphalos Winery, Page Springs Cellars, Salt Mine Wine, Southwest Wine Center and Su Vin.
The festival has been taking place in Camp Verde for over 20 years with slight changes in name and management. At one point the festival was named Pecan, Wine and Antiques, among other variations.
The festival is open to all ages and entrance is free. Wine tasting tickets are available for purchase.
The event will run from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.
The live music schedule is as follows:
Saturday, March 16
- Noon: Chris Berry and Tall Paul Epoch, blues and Americana
- 2:30 p.m.: Thunder and Lightning, country
- 5 p.m.: Billy Bonds and Austin Lynn Austin, country
Sunday, March 17
- Noon: The Tommy Dukes Band, blues
- 2:30 p.m.: Garry Segal and Jeff Compton, blues and Americana
