Mead & Honey Festival Hits Mountain Run Winery Sept. 19
Twelve Virginia meaderies, live music from Smiling Politely, and a honeybee-focused afternoon at a Culpeper corn crib tasting room
The Virginia Mead & Honey Festival lands at Mountain Run Winery in Culpeper on Saturday, September 19, 2026, with tastings reportedly planned from twelve Virginia meaderies, live music from Smiling Politely, food trucks, and honeybee and mead-making demonstrations at the farm's historic corn crib tasting room. Details on this event come from unverified intel, so it's worth confirming specifics directly with the winery before you go. It lands squarely in the sweet spot of early fall in the Piedmont.
- Date: Saturday, September 19, 2026
- Location: Mountain Run Winery, 10753 Mountain Run Lake Rd, Culpeper, VA 22701
- Tickets: Tasting ticket $25 in advance; general admission $10; under 21 free (per unverified event listing)
- Live music: Smiling Politely (per unverified event listing)
What to Expect
Mountain Run Winery is a family farm winery best known for its estate whites — Chardonnay, Petit Manseng, Viognier, Vidal Blanc, and Traminette — along with reds like its Meritage and Culpeper Crimson, poured in a converted historic corn crib tasting room. For the festival, reported plans call for a dozen visiting Virginia meaderies pouring their own honey wines on the grounds alongside the winery's usual lineup of estate wine, hard cider, and mead.
The $25 advance tasting ticket is described as covering a flight across the visiting meaderies' pours; the $10 general admission is described as covering grounds access, live music, and food trucks without the tasting component. Honeybee and mead-making demonstrations are planned for anyone curious about how honey wine is actually made.
Why It's Worth the Drive
A festival that assembles a dozen mead producers in one place — rather than requiring a multi-stop meadery crawl — is a notable draw for anyone curious about Virginia mead. Smiling Politely on the live music stage adds a low-key soundtrack for an afternoon that's as much about wandering the farm's historic barn grounds as it is about the pours themselves.
Planning Your Visit
- Address: 10753 Mountain Run Lake Rd, Culpeper, VA 22701
- Regular hours: Friday–Sunday, noon–7pm (Monday–Thursday closed to the public; curbside pickup available daily by calling or texting ahead)
- Phone: (703) 638-5559
- Website: mountainrunwinery.com
Note that the festival itself will run on its own extended schedule for the day; the hours above reflect the winery's standard weekend operation.
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Sources
Reporting drew on sources available for these places:
- Mountain Run Winery — venue signals, unverified intel · covering events through Sep 19, 2026
Frequently asked questions
When is the Virginia Mead & Honey Festival at Mountain Run Winery?
The festival is planned for Saturday, September 19, 2026, at Mountain Run Winery in Culpeper, Virginia.
How much are tickets to the Mead & Honey Festival?
According to the event listing, advance tasting tickets are $25, general admission (without the tasting flight) is $10, and admission is free for anyone under 21.
Who is performing at the festival?
The band Smiling Politely is listed as providing live music throughout the event, per the event listing.
What is Mountain Run Winery known for?
Mountain Run Winery is a family farm winery in Culpeper with a historic corn crib tasting room, pouring estate whites, rosés, reds, hard cider, and mead.
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