The 2024 Hop N Hog Culpeper Block Party & BBQ

The countdown is on for the most anticipated fall fundraising festival of the year, the Hop N Hog Culpeper Block Party & BBQ Competition, taking place Saturday October 19th from 12pm to 5pm!  Spend a fun-filled autumn day in Culpeper’s Downtown historic district, with the best live music, a kid’s corner, gourmet food and craft artisans; plus, the main event, beer, bourbon, wine and cider tastings, along with loads of BBQ, and a competition to boot!

Join Culpeper Renaissance, Inc., Culpeper’s award winning, nonprofit Main Street program, as we celebrate some of the best breweries, distilleries and BBQ in the area at the Hop N Hog Culpeper Block Party & BBQ Competition!  Don’t miss the opportunity to enjoy nine breweries in one charming location; in attendance, Beer Hound Brewery, Cider Lab, Death Ridge Brewery, Far Gohn Brewing Company, Iron Pipe Alewerks, Pen Druid Brewing, Son of a Bear Ciders, Tap 29 Brewery and WAR Craft Brewery, along with the Virginia Eagle beer truck, featuring 10 taps of some of the best Virginia brews and ciders!  Did we mention bourbon?!  Meet, greet and taste warm and spicy samples from local  A. Smith Bowman Distillery, Copper Fox Distillery, KO Distilling and more at the CRI sponsored bourbon tent, tasting 1792, Angel’s Envy, Bulleit, Maker’s Mark and Elijah Craig!

Wash the beer and bourbon samples down with a taste of BBQ!  Purchase bites from four of the top BBQ vendors in the area, Burnt Ends BBQ, Happy Family Ranch, Native Shire and Shine on BBQ; but watch out as they compete to take home the top prize of $1,000 cash as determined in a blind tasting by our local, celebrity judges!  Not in the mood for the smoky, sweet, tangy sustenance known as BBQ?  Enjoy additional food options from Aroy-Jung Thai Street Food, Catch the Chef, Country Kettle Gourmet Kettle Corn and Cap’n Corbin’s Seafood.

There is so much to enjoy at this year’s Hop N Hog Culpeper Block Party & BBQ Competition, including live music from Steel Peach, rocking the stage from 12pm to 2pm and Chang Band rounding out the day out with jazz, funk and soul beginning at 2:30pm.  Look forward to family friendly entertainment including Danny’s Bounce House, Brennan’s Balloons, Caricatures by Daniel Ryman, and even cornhole with prizes!  Be sure to purchase 50/50 raffle tickets from Henrietta the Hog, and you could go home a big winner!

Shop unique and hand-crafted gifts in between bites and sips, from artisans such as Culpeper Hemp Company, EstRaeya Designs, Historic Smoke Cigars, Impact Spice, Jason Goldman Wood Art, Sweet Dove Crochet, Uncle Andy’s Sauces and Visionaries of Culpeper!  Pick up the hand crafted, limited edition, fall signature scent Hop N Hog Culpeper Block Party & BBQ Competition Candle, created in collaboration with Too Hot to Candle, for a sweet and spicy addition to your home!  Purchase online, in advance, for just $8 or purchase October 19th for $10!

All are welcome, but please no pets or coolers.  To purchase tickets, visit Vinosity or Far Gohn Brewing Company in Culpeper Downtown, or online by visiting www.culpeperdowntown.com or www.eventbrite.com.  Unlimited Tasting tickets are currently available for $40 but will go up to $50 if purchased at the gate.  Unlimited Tasting tickets include entry, souvenir tasting glass, unlimited beer, bourbon, cider and wine tastings, games and live entertainment.  Not interested in tastings, but want to join in on the fun?  Pick up your General Admission ticket for $15 in advance or $20 at the gate!  General Admission tickets include entry, games and live entertainment.  Children 13 and under get in FREE!

Lastly, a huge thank you to the generous and supportive sponsors that make CRI events of this nature possible, including, the Town of Culpeper, Kid Central, Gold’s Gym Culpeper, Strong Arm Media, UVA Community Credit Union, TechBox, WJMA & SAM-FM, Bingham & Taylor, YHB CPAs & Consultants, Culpeper Chamber of Commerce, Culpeper Times, Culpeper Media Network, Merchant’s Grocery Company, Pruitt Title, Cintas, Xpress Copy & Graphics and Atlantic Union Bank.

To volunteer or for more information about this or future CRI events, visit www.culpeperdowntown.com, email crievents@culpeperdowntown.com or call 540-825-4416.