WHO MAKES
THE BEST
MARGARITAS IN
KNOXVILLE?
POWERED BY
The Mill & Mine
June 14, 2025 | 6 pm - 9 pm
VIP hour at 5 pm
Join us at the second annual Knoxville Margarita Festival as your favorite restaurants compete for the title of Best Margarita in town! Work your way through your Sample Passport that includes 10 mini margaritas, plus enjoy entertainment, fun photo ops, and purchase dinner from local food vendors. Not sure if you like your margs salted, shaken, stirred, or frozen? Sip the night away and then vote for your favorite.
NEW THIS YEAR! Go VIP and enjoy one-hour early admission, 2 bonus mini margs, light bites during VIP hour, and more!
This event is 21+. Alcohol service ends at 8:45 PM. Please drink responsibly.
BENEFITING:
TennGreen Land Conservancy empowers landowners and communities to protect large, connected natural areas that support diversity of life, inspire appreciation of nature, and spark action to protect the water we drink, the air we breathe, and the land that sustains us all.
Tickets
General Admission — $49 (Early Bird Pricing)
Includes 10 sample-size margaritas, ballot to vote, and access to entertainment, food trucks, fun photo ops, and more!
VIP Admission — $99
NEW THIS YEAR - Enjoy the VIP experience! VIP includes all the benefits of GA, plus one-hour early admission (enter at 5pm), 2 extra mini margs, and light bites during VIP hour.
Door GA Tickets — $70
General Admission Door Tickets will be offered only if tickets are not Sold Out. Follow us on social media for Sold Out notification. NO GUARANTEE OF AVAILABILITY.
VIP
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VIP ✦
New this year! With your VIP Ticket, you’ll get everything included in General Admission plus extra perks:
2 bonus Margarita Samples
One hour early admission
Light Bites during VIP hour
In Partnership with
Cerveza, anyone?
Chill out in the Yee-Haw Cerveza Playground at Margarita Festival, where you can play yard games, relax, and enjoy tastings by Yee-Haw Brewing Co.
COMPETITORS
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COMPETITORS ★
2025 COMPETITORS TO BE ANNOUNCED. 2024 COMPETITORS INCLUDED:
FAQs
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Your ticket includes 10 sample-size margaritas, plus access to the whole event area including photo booth and other fun activities. Complimentary water is provided. Food, as well as wine, beer, and additional cocktails will be available for purchase.
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This event is strictly 21+, so line up a babysitter and come on down. Sorry, pups (aside from service animals) aren’t allowed either.
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Tickets and 21+ ID are required to be admitted. You must bring your physical ID, photos of ID’s on your phone will not be accepted. Please drink responsibly and designate a driver. No guns or weapons of any kind will be permitted into the festival.
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At the door, you'll receive a Sampling Passport which will allow you 10 mini margs, plus a few bonus samples from our partners. There will be more than 10 competitors, so be sure to browse the options! Do you like them sweet? spicy? traditional? outside-the-box? We know it is hard to choose, but your safety is our priority.
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Make a night of it! Book at The Oliver Hotel for modern amenities and a contemporary elegance, all wrapped up in East Tennessee hospitality.
