High Times Hemp Bev Fest brings the Save Hemp Tour to The Brewer’s Kettle in Kernersville on Saturday, October 17, 2026. The CannaJo!nt presents an afternoon and evening of hemp beverages, live music, local vendors, food and consumer education from 4 to 9 p.m. General admission is free, while separate tasting and VIP passes offer access to the festival’s beverage-sampling programme and additional benefits.
The tasting pass gives adults a chance to sample hemp beverages from more than 20 participating brands. Brands from North Carolina and beyond are part of the announced programme, with opportunities to meet the people behind the drinks and compare different offerings. After exploring the selection, tasting-pass holders can vote in the Best Hemp Bevvie Consumer Choice Award, putting audience preferences at the center of the festival’s competition.
Save Tonight Band provides the live music for the Kernersville stop. The band appears alongside local vendors and food options, giving guests reasons to stay beyond the tasting itself. The organizer invites people who are not interested in sampling to attend free, enjoy the music and explore the event. Tasting is an optional paid component rather than the only way to participate in the festival.
The education programme covers hemp and cannabinoids as well as the policy changes facing the industry. The organizer plans discussion of federal and North Carolina hemp legislation and why those developments matter to consumers. The Save Hemp Tour connects that educational emphasis with a public gathering where visitors can ask questions, meet brands and take part in the broader conversation around hemp beverages.
Advance Hemp Bev Tasting tickets cost $30 plus a $0.75 ticket service fee. That advance price ends October 9 at 5 p.m., after which the organizer lists a $40 tasting price. Tasting access is limited to adults aged 21 and older with valid identification. Choose the separate tasting ticket if you want to sample the participating brands and cast a consumer-choice vote; free general admission does not replace that pass.
The VIP Tasting Pass is $75 plus a $1.88 service fee, with limited quantities. It includes the tasting pass and voting, fast-track check-in, access to a VIP lounge, private bathrooms, light hors d’oeuvres, special gifts and a limited-edition collector’s item. The Kernersville VIP offer also lists early entry at 3:30 p.m., half an hour before the published 4 p.m. general opening.
The venue is The Brewer’s Kettle at 308 East Mountain Street, Kernersville, North Carolina 27284. The five-hour programme runs into the evening, so plan around the 9 p.m. finish if you want to stay for the music, tasting and vendor activity. Bring valid ID for the age-restricted tasting programme, and select tickets through The CannaJo!nt’s current event page rather than relying on an expired advance-price period.
The festival is part of a statewide tour presented in partnership with High Times Magazine and The CannaJo!nt. Its Kernersville stop combines brand discovery, audience voting and live entertainment in one local gathering. Visitors can attend for the music and vendor programme without purchasing a tasting pass, or add tasting and VIP access according to the experience they want. The main published event hours remain 4 to 9 p.m.