Grapefest

Grapefest in Grapevine, Texas!Grapevine is known for throwing the best parties!Each year for about a week in September, they bring out great food, interesting wines, beers, other drinks, and so much excellent food of all types too! The shops are all open with special offers and air conditioning ;-) It is only $10 to enter and the crew working the entrances are subject matter experts who are happy to share what they know about the festival. There are various events happening each day, concerts, and just cool stuff going on in general. Plenty of parking within walking distance and there is a shuttle to and from some of the local hotels if you want to stay the night. You may opt to become a "wine expert " by purchasing some wine tastings, or simply by buying it by the glass, straight off the food trucks...This year there was a pretty awesome band playing Journey songs as we were walking around.

Attended Grapefest for their Sep 2023 event. The event was $10 per person. Parking was free because we went early (11:00 am) and the adjacent lots next to one of the entrances was empty!There are a lot of food options, and different wines to try. We went on a Sunday, so the majority of the wines I wanted to try (all the sweet ones) were all sold out from the days prior!Service was nice! Everyone working/volunteering at the event was kind! Cool place to walk around, and people watch!

First time attending and I wish I would've come to this festival sooner! Get there early for parking. There's less people early so you're able to enjoy all the vendors. Lots of cools stuff to see and purchase. Wine everywhere! There are lots of stops to experience like small business shops and places to buy wine while enjoying the festival. We went to the People's Choice Wine Tasting event, which is such a good deal! You get a souvenir glass and have 90 mins to go around tasting Texas wines. It's a great opportunity to experience the different wines and learn about local Texas wine spots. It always sells out so buy your tickets early. Live music, performers, food, and wine is all I need!

We went this year on a Saturday evening, admission was $10 per person. We paid $10 to park at the Harvest Hall parking garage just a short walk to the festival. Overall it was okay, a lot of food options at restaurants, food trucks, harvest hall. Great people watch

Grape fest is so much fun. Wonderful wines to taste. The cuisine is amazing. I made several new friends. I had a wonderful time. I definitely recommend.

The carnival area is a major ripoff especially this year, you have to buy a card $3 convenience fee and then load it with money, $1 a credit most rides or games are minimum $4, most are $5 each, so if you spend $20 you get 17 credits. You can then play 3 games or ride 3 rides. Then you will have 2 extra credits and to use them you need to add more money. So $40 essentially gets you 7 rides or games and if you are riding with your child $40 will get you 3 rides. The rest of the festival is ok

I signed up for a wine tasting event at the Grapefest. Just to have a new experience, it was very delightful. They gave me a nice souvenir glass to sample my wine. A lot of the ones that were there were Texas wines they provided sweet dry wines red and white. When I finished up from there I went out into the festival and I watch some entertainment. Which was mostly old-school Motown music which I love a lot and the guys did a terrific job it was a nice atmosphere. I went in on Thursday when it was free so it was no entry fee. There was more than enough parking far and close if you did have the park far away they will have a bus shuttle you down. Overall I had a wonderful time and a nice experience.

It is that time once again! Grapefest time that is. I thought it was high time for an updated review!! Especially since I try and hit up this festival every year. This is always the event where I like to celebrate the soon to be wonderful fall season. If you are a wine fan you will definitely find something to enjoy. I will say bring cash and lots of it. Every year prices go up and even parking is a pain. So come early if you can. The People's Choice tasting is also an option if you want to spend even more dough and get tipsy faster. In my opinion People's Choice is something VIP to try like a "one and done". You sign up online in advance and you get a free vino glass which is nice. Also get cash before arrival because ATMs are few and far between. Eat a solid meal beforehand. I think that covers a lot of it. I will still go and enjoy Grapefest but if you've been once it's just an "OK" thing to do. My two cents.

Ok..I didn't go to Grapefest to enjoy the festivities but to just walk my daughter to where she was volunteering and let me tell you, I don't understand how people can hang out in this kind of heat...I was drenched in sweat (I know gross) just walking from the main entrance to the kids area. Oh my goodness...can you say HOT? Miserable heat. This Cali girl cannot hang. And everyone I looked at was drenched in sweat. I was downing ice water too!!!Pros: If you park at the library there are free shuttles that transport you to the South entrance very quickly and they are nice and cool. It is well organized with a lot of police present and walking around. Good ways for vendors to make some cash because a ton of people go. Cons: September is still HOT. If you are not from TX, you likely will be too hot to stay long...but maybe just me. Also as the name implies, this event is geared around drinking, so if you don't drink (like me) probably not worth your time. There was some live music and a huge crowd, so if you enjoy people watching or that kind of vibe maybe you should check it out...there are fair type food vendors and restaurants on main street to grab a bite too.

"wahh wahh, I had to spend money, wahh it costs to get in, buy food, buy drinks, park, wahh wahh wahh, there's lines for everything, wahh"Holy crap people, popular events usually cause lines, and while not all of them may charge an entrance fee, you are going to pay for everything else, if there's anything worth paying for.Grapefest is a popular festival for many reasons. It may not be the end all wine festival, but in DFW it's obviously the best one. Main street Grapevine is pretty cool, you gotta admit. A lot to do, places to eat, and then you throw in all the festival stuff to go with it.Yea, there's some goofy stuff, and some companies hawking stuff, but that's how they pay the bills. Think the bands are playing for free? Nope. Think all those sound stages and equipment is free? Nope, they pay for those setups.So hey, I understand some places, cities, get great sponsors, and shell out the money, and offer FREE entrance.Anyway, what I see it comes down to is this. If it's not a good value to you, then don't come. But I've been to the last 8-10 years worth, and it keeps getting bigger and more crowded. It's always fun, great people watching, and yes we tend to jokingly call it "drunkfest". (politically responsible disclaimer, "please drink responsibly")But it has a lot to offer for anyone, and don't think I've ever seen any problems with the crowd. It seems to be a nice, mid sized festival that everyone I know enjoys going to.