Get Tickets
The events will be held rain or shine and all reservations are final. Questions about ticketing? Please call the Monticello Reservations Office: (434) 984-9880, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. daily, including weekends.
Purchase tickets in advance to receive the discounted admission price and to reserve your place at our most popular lectures and workshops.
General Admission Advance Tickets
$10; Youth 6–11: $8 (children under 6 free).
General admission is for Saturday, September 7th.
- Tickets will be available for purchase the day of the festival for $15 (Youth 6–11: $8) at the festival parking areas. Credit cards and cash will be accepted.
- Please see Parking & Directions for information regarding Festival Parking. For Preferred Parking at the Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center, please purchase a Combination Ticket, as described below.
Friday Premium Programming
Pre-festival premium workshops are on Friday, September 6th. Attendance of pre-festival events does not require a general admission ticket. $10–$15 each.
Saturday Premium Programming
Attendance of Saturday Premium Workshops requires purchase of a general admission ticket. $10–$15 each.
Call (434) 984-9880 to purchase
Combination Ticket
This special combination ticket includes admission to the festival, a tour of Monticello, and Preferred Parking at the Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center. Combination tickets may be purchased in advance by calling the Monticello reservations office at (434) 984-9880. $24
Grand Preview Dinner & Festival VIP Pass
Grand Preview Dinner: Friday, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., with Dr. Cary Fowler & Steve Bender
Festival VIP Pass: Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- General Admission to the Festival
- Preferred Parking at the Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center
- Harvest Picnic Lunch
Individual $129; Couple $240.
Mountaintop Tasting
Friday, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.