Grand Tasting Wine Garden More than 40 wines from local wineries are available to sample while guests tour the tasting tent. New, rare, and exciting wines from around the Grand River Valley are available for tasting. Whether you are a seasoned expert or a curious beginner, winemakers and winery representatives welcome you as they mix useful knowledge with amazing samples of their art. The Wine and Walleye Festival prides itself on its Wine Garden tasting tent and committee members are pleased to see it return to  Bridge Street in 2017.  Expectations of nearly one dozen different wineries will be present. The Wine Garden will be tented and across the street from Rennick Meat Market nearest the main entertainment stage where guests will enjoy the sounds of our weekend live music lineup while sipping from their complimentary wine glasses.   Winery owners and employees will be serving and speaking the viticulture language throughout the weekend as you taste their assortment of wines.  Adults 21 and over are allowed inside the Wine Garden for an entry fee of $25.    A wristband will be given along with multiple tasting tickets for your tasting flights.  The Wine and Walleye Festival endorses responsible drinking and promotes the use of designated drivers to our guests.  Designated drivers will be allowed to join their party inside the Wine Garden free of charge and will be given a separate wristband for identification for a non-alcoholic option.   Presale Wine Garden tickets are available for sale via the link below for a discounted price of $20 for single day or $40 for a two day pass.   Presale ticket sales end Wednesday, July 26th. Wine Garden hours for Saturday, July 29th will be 12pm to 9pm.  A lighter schedule for Sunday, July 30th will reflect opening at 12pm and closing of the Wine Garden at 6pm.  

Each year the Wine and Walleye Festival takes to the water for their annual lighted boat parade.  The parade takes place on the waterway between the Ashtabula Yacht Club and the Ashtabula Coast Guard station as the highly festive boats make their way under the Bascule Bridge with fun music and entertainment aboard.   Join other families as we judge the Wine & Walleye Festival’s best decorated and festive boat!  Lots of time and effort is taken by the boat owners for decorating their vessels, so help us cheer them on as they display their work!  At stake is our Wine & Walleye traveling trophy!   Admission is free and most seating is available above the transient dock (West side of the river) throughout the grass.  Blankets or small folding chairs are welcome for seating.  The parade should begin just after dusk on Saturday, July 29th.   The 2017 theme is “Under the Sea”.  Join us!

Get a one-of-a-kind view of the fireworks aboard the deck of the "Holiday". Plan to board the “Holiday” before the boat parade and enjoy front row seating to the parade, with departure from the dock for the fireworks cruise immediately following.   Grab a cocktail from the cash bar and watch the sky light up from the water.   Premium ticket price $25