Cape May Wine Festival returns to ferry terminal

Written by Staff Reports Saturday, September 29, 2012 04:36 pm

LOWER TOWNSHIP – For the sixth consecutive year, the historic Cape May-Lewes Ferry Terminal will be the setting for the Cape May Wine Festival sponsored by the Garden State Wine Growers Association from noon to 5 p.m. on Oct. 6-7.

Attendees can sample over 300 award-winning wines from 24 GSWGA wineries, shop craft tables and listen to great live music.

The festival is held on a grassy field, surrounded on all sides by water. Attendees can watch the arrival and departures of the ferries, walk along the waterfront and boardwalk and enjoy a day of great entertainment, food and wine. There will be a Kids Zone featuring face painting, sand art and other great fun.

Live music will be provided Saturday, Oct. 6 by the band Jingo Jive and Sunday, Oct. 7 by the Funktion Band.

Admission is $25 for either day or $40 for a two-day pass. The fee includes a wine tasting glass.

Tickets can be purchased at the admission tent 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. each day. Advance tickets are $20 and can be purchased online at www.newjerseywines.com. All ticket purchases on-site are cash only.