Award-Winning Toast Nebraska Wine Festival Returns to Aksarben

By: Xitlally Velasco

The Toast Nebraska Wine Festival, voted first place festival by Omaha Choice Awards in 2021 and 2022, will be taking place in Stinson Park in Aksarben Village this Friday and Saturday.

Presented by the Nebraska Winery & Grape Growers Association, Toast is a two-day celebration of Nebraska wines.

General admission tickets give you access to a tasting glass to keep, a wine tote for your purchases, a program to take notes on your favorite bottles, half ounce tasting of all wines from all wineries, live music, and access to artisan vendors and food vendors.

Vendors include Best Burger. Omaha, Deviled Egg Co., Sunflower House Cookies, Maize Gourmet Popcorn, and more.

There are also tickets available for non-drinkers that include a complimentary bottle of water, a wine tote bag, a program and pencil, live music, access to artisan vendors, and a $5 food voucher to be used at any of the food vendors.

Over 15+ wineries will be in attendance, and with three tastings at each winery, that equates to almost five glasses of wine total. Guests are encouraged to taste all samples just once.

You must be 21 to enter this rain-or-shine event. All vendors accept cash and credit cards.

The festival will take place on Friday from 4-9 p.m. and Saturday from 12-8 p.m. at Stinson Park.

Find the full list of artisan/food vendors and event schedules here. Buy tickets here.

Xitlally Velasco is a University of Nebraska at Omaha journalism student with a concentration in public relations and advertising and a minor in Psychology. Velasco is the Digital Content Curator at Lozafina Marketing and Public Relations. Send your tips and story ideas to office@lozafina.com