22nd Annual Deep Creek Lake Art & Wine Festival
- Dates
- Expected September 2027
- Status
- Expected
- Venue
- Garrett County Fairgrounds
- Price
- $18 to $68
- Camping
- None on site
- Last checked
- Aug 31, 2026
22nd Annual Deep Creek Lake Art & Wine Festival's 2027 dates haven't been announced yet. The last festival was 11 September 2026 in McHenry, MD. Froligo tracks current ticket prices, attendee feedback and travel details.
What to eat & drink
Friday pairs premium wines and small-batch spirits with light hors d’oeuvres. Saturday broadens the choice through food trucks, nonprofit food booths, gourmet artisan products and the main tasting programme.
You must try…
- Premium wine or craft-spirit tasting with hors d’oeuvres
- A local food-truck or nonprofit-booth special
Festival weekend in pictures
The people, producers and atmosphere around the festival.
Watch before you taste
Food tours, crowd favourites and festival highlights.
The experience
What's special
A two-part festival weekend combining wine and spirits with regional art. Friday is a smaller 21-plus premium tasting with hors d’oeuvres and live music; Saturday expands into a family-friendly fair with dozens of producers, artisan stalls, food vendors and entertainment
What people love
The split format lets visitors choose between an intimate tasting night and a fuller festival day, while the onsite store makes it possible to buy bottles discovered during the sessions
Music & entertainment
Lineup not yet announced. Email me the day it lands.
Getting there
How do I get to 22nd Annual Deep Creek Lake Art & Wine Festival?
By car
Most people drive to 22nd Annual Deep Creek Lake Art & Wine Festival. Check current road and traffic conditions before you set off, and see parking below.
By train
No direct passenger rail to the venue was found. Drive, fly in, or use a shuttle instead.
By bus & public transit
No scheduled intercity bus or public transit route to the venue was found. Drive, fly in, or use a shuttle instead.
Taxi & rideshare
Uber and Lyft operate around Morgantown and serve MGW, and several private-car / shared-shuttle operators cover the airport. For the ~34 mi run out to Deep Creek Lake, though, on-demand rideshare supply is thin arrange a private car or shuttle in advance and confirm a return before relying on it, as you're unlikely to hail a ride back from rural McHenry
Book / info →Taxis and rideshare such as Uber and Lyft can be limited near the venue, especially late at night or in rural areas. Agree a pickup point and time in advance and keep a backup plan.
🅿 Parking
On site parking available. The festival is held at the Garrett County Fairgrounds, which has large on-site lots. No prepaid or festival-branded parking platform is published, and county fairgrounds parking is customarily free but the official festival site does not spell out a parking policy, so confirm nearer the date. Drive-in is the norm here given there's no public transit to the venue
🚙 Car hire
Compare car hire
High relevance: this is a rural lake-resort festival with no public transit within reach and the nearest commercial airport (MGW) ~34 mi away a hire car is the primary option for fly-in attendees, and useful anyway for getting around the Deep Creek Lake area (wineries, the state park, lakefront rentals) across the weekend
Search car hire →Live price search coming soon.
Where
Venue
Garrett County Fairgrounds
Camping & Accommodation
Where can I stay near 22nd Annual Deep Creek Lake Art & Wine Festival?
Mid-range hotels 1
2704 Deep Creek Drive, McHenry the closest chain hotel to the fairgrounds (a few minutes' drive), with all-suite rooms, free breakfast and free WiFi. The easy, predictable option for festival weekend
≈ $160-230 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Check rates →Luxe hotels 3
At Wisp Resort in McHenry, minutes from the fairgrounds the area's full-service mountain resort (golf, spa, lake access). The upscale choice for a resort-style festival weekend
≈ $220-350 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Check rates →Lakefront adults-only B&B in McHenry with a spa/wellness focus, a short drive from the fairgrounds well-suited to the 21+ premium tasting crowd wanting a quiet, romantic base
≈ $250-360 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Check rates →Deep Creek Lake's newer upscale lakeside boutique hotel, a short drive from the venue a modern alternative to the vacation-rental route for couples/small groups
≈ $240-360 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Check rates →Airbnb & private camping
Deep Creek Lake is fundamentally a VACATION-RENTAL destination most visitors stay in a lakefront or mountain house, not a hotel. Beyond Airbnb/VRBO, the dominant local channel is the area's own vacation-rental managers (Taylor-Made Deep Creek Vacations & Sales, Railey Vacations, Long & Foster Vacation Rentals), which list hundreds of cabins and lake homes across McHenry, Oakland and Swanton, many minutes from the fairgrounds. Early-to-mid September is still shoulder-to-peak lake season with fall color arriving, and many houses carry 2-3 night weekend minimums, so book early and expect elevated weekend rates. A shared house often beats a hotel on both price-per-person and location for a group. The link below is the Airbnb Deep Creek Lake search; also check taylormadedeepcreek.com and raileyvacations.com for the local inventory
Search Airbnb →Western Maryland around Deep Creek Lake has genuine outdoor lodging alternatives: Deep Creek Lake State Park and nearby state forest/private-land sites offer tent and RV camping, and Hipcamp lists private-land tent sites, farm stays and glamping across the Garrett County mountains a fit for attendees who'd rather camp near the lake than book a rental. A car is needed. Link points to the Maryland statewide Hipcamp directory; filter to the Garrett County / Deep Creek area
Search Hipcamp →Accessibility & comfort
What the organiser or venue publishes about getting around, and what they do not.
Official site deepcreekwinefest.com checked including its event information page; no accessibility, ADA or disabled access information published. Ask the organiser via the site
Confirm your specific needs with the organiser's access team before you travel.
Pricing
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