New for 2017 is a new food event billed as the Taste of Virginia at Kings Dominion. Taste of Virginia takes place Saturdays and Sundays May 6-21, 2017.

The Taste of Virginia food event is free with admission to the park, where you can enjoy live music, see celebrity chef Damaris Phillips cooking demonstrations, and meet “Moonshiners” Tim Smith.

If you want to try any of the food, spirits, wine, or beer, guests will purchase tokens for redemption.

A combo park admission and token package is $56.40 and includes 9 tokens.

Individual tokens can be purchased as follows:

3 Tokens= $4.00 ($3.80 online)
6 Tokens= $8.00 ($7.60 online)
9 Tokens= $12.00 ($11.40 online)
12 Tokens= $16.00 ($15.20 online)
15 Tokens= $20.00 ($19.00 online)

Taste of Virginia Distilleries

Filibuster Distillery: May 6-7
Belmont Distillery: May 13
Belle Isle Craft Spirits: May 14
Copper Fox Distillery: May 20-21

Taste of Virginia Wineries

8 oz pour = 4 tokens

Chrysalis Vineyards
Rappahannock Cellars
Rockbridge Vineyard
White Hall Vineyards

Taste of Virginia Breweries

12 oz beers = 4 tokens

Bold Rock Hard Cider
Center of the Universe Brewing Company
Devil’s Backbone Brewing Company
Hardywood
Legend Brewing Company

Distillery Samples are 9 tokens and include Four 4 oz cocktail drink samples.

Taste of Virginia Menu

The Taste of Virginia event will offer food options from a variety of regions throughout the State.

Tidewater
– Crispy Crab Cakes (4 tokens)
– Flounder Corn Chowder (2 tokens)
– Shrimp and Grits (4 tokens)

Chesapeake
– Seared Oyster Cake with Bacon Aioli (4 tokens)
– Chesapeake Mac N. Cheese (3 tokens)
– Pecan Praline Pie (3 tokens)

Blue Ridge Mountains
– Brunswick Stew (3 tokens)
– Fried Chicken and Creamy Dumplings (4 tokens)
– Peanut Butter Fudge with Glazed Roasted Pecans (2 tokens)

Colonial
– Sweet Potato and Roast Duck Popover (4 tokens)
– Smithfield Ham and Cheese Empanadas (3 tokens)
– Creamy Peanut Soup with Crushed Peanuts & Onions (2 tokens)

Piedmont
– Biscuits with Local Apple Butter (2 tokens)
– Fried Winesap Apple Pies (3 tokens)
– Shitake Turkey Meatloaf with Country Ham Gravy (3 tokens)

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