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Leavenworth Crush Festival: Get Some Juice Between Your Toes

The Leavenworth Crush Festival is a celebration of the harvest and kickoff to the creation of fine wines to come. Dozens of Washington's favorite wineries will bring out their best and provide guests with a spellbinding array of varietals and blends.
Spend an afternoon tasting wine, listening to great live jazz music, sampling foods from local vendors and Stomping on Grapes. Yes, come and do your best Lucy and Ethel imitation as we Get Some Juice Between Your Toes. It is a great photo opportunity and will be a highlight of your weekend in Leavenworth.

For $30.00 guests will receive a Leavenworth Crush Festival glass, 15 tasting scrip, the chance to stomp some grapes, great live jazz and the opportunity to win some great prizes in raffles and games. Extra tasting scrip available at $1.00 each. Additionally, our local food vendors will make available great foods to go with the wines. Wineries will also have wine available to purchase so you can take the great tastes home with you.

This festival will take place on September 18th in the Leavenworth Festhalle, located at 1001 Front Street in downtown Leavenworth. The event runs from 3:00pm until 7:00pm providing ample time to relax and enjoy the event and then take in dinner at one of several great restaurants within walking distance of the festival. This event is a fundraiser produced by and for the Leavenworth Civic Center Foundation. The LCCF is the non-profit group that manages the Festhalle for the City of Leavenworth. Proceeds will go toward improvements at the Festhalle. This event is for those 21 years of age and older.

Tickets for the event are available online at http://www.LeavenworthCrushFestival.EventBrite.com or at the Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce located at 940 Hwy 2, Leavenworth, WA or by calling 509-548-5807.




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