Ticketholders MUST be 21+ years of age and have a valid ID to purchase KYBF tickets and attend events. No one under 21 years of age is permitted into the festival. Bourbon sampling is included in the ticket price. 

The Kentucky Bourbon Festival is an outdoor, rain-or-shine event, primarily held on the historic grounds of Spalding Hall and Bardstown City Hall. However, in the event of severe weather, we will keep our guests notified via our Facebook pages and email. An event may be delayed, postponed, or canceled depending on the severity of the weather expected. 

All tickets associated with this event are FINAL AND NON-REFUNDABLE. 

The Kentucky Bourbon Festival is a 501c3 charitable organization committed to promoting Kentucky Bourbon & the Bourbon Capital of the World® by hosting a celebration that contributes to the economic and cultural vitality of our communities in Bardstown, Kentucky. 

Safe Drinking Responsibility:

In Kentucky, the only thing we take more seriously than our bourbon is our commitment to doing what’s right. The Kentucky Bourbon Festival (KYBF) remains a “sampling” festival and upholds a responsible consumption approach, in alignment with the Kentucky Distiller’s Association and our participating distillers.

We believe moderation and safety should be promoted with the same level of character that we bring to our spirits, and the KENTUCKY BOURBON FESTIVAL is committed to the promotion of sensible and socially responsible consumption of alcohol. To that end, the KENTUCKY BOURBON FESTIVAL provides free bottled water, multiple hydration stations for refilling bottles, and a variety of non-alcoholic beverages along with numerous food options on-site. The festival also offers free shuttles between Bardstown and Downtown Louisville and continues to pursue additional transportation options.

The KENTUCKY BOURBON FESTIVAL encourages guests to enjoy responsibly. The KENTUCKY BOURBON FESTIVAL and participating distilleries follow all Kentucky laws governing the service of alcohol. All KENTUCKY BOURBON FESTIVAL and distillery representatives reserve the right to remove guests from the festival if their behavior violates our attendee policy. The Kentucky Bourbon Festival is not liable for any attendee’s actions or negligence, regardless of if those actions or negligence results in injuries to third-parties or to the attendee. Any attendee who fails to drink responsibly or becomes overly intoxicated may be removed from the festival grounds.

THE HOLDER OF THIS TICKET (“YOU” OR “YOUR”) IRREVOCABLY PERMITS, AUTHORIZES, LICENSES, AND GRANTS THE KENTUCKY BOURBON FESTIVAL AND ALL OF ITS SUCCESSORS AND AFFILIATES (“KYBF”) WITH YOUR ABSOLUTE AND UNCONDITIONAL CONSENT, WAIVER, AND RELEASE OF LIABILITY, ALLOWING KBF TO PUBLICIZE AND COMMERCIALLY EXPLOIT YOUR IMAGE AND IN ANY PRESS, INFORMATIONAL, OR PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL IT MAY PUBLISH. BY HOLDING THIS TICKET, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD ALL OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT YOU ARE GIVING UP SUBSTANTIAL LEGAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO SUE KBF.