Charlotte 's Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival returns May 21, 2022, at a new location: Ballantyne’s Backyard, 11611 N. Community House Rd., Charlotte, North Carolina 28277.<br/> <br/>The 15th annual affair offers up the pleasures that true Southerners live by – beer, bourbon, barbecue, boots, bacon, biscuits, bluegrass and smoked beasts! It’s a great day of beer sippin’, bourbon tastin’, music listenin’ and barbecue eatin’. Your admission buys you a sampling glass so you can enjoy an "all you care to taste" sampling of beer and bourbon. You can sample over 60 beers and over 40 bourbons.<br/> <br/>Ballantyne’s Backyard is a beautiful setting for this 15th Annual affair, featuring over 100 acres of lush green space.<br/> <br/>Shrine of Swine is back!: Enjoy whole hogs and maybe some other surprises during each session. There is a VIP Session from 12pm-6pm and a General Admission Session from 2pm-6pm. Enjoy seminars i
Baltimore officials on Wednesday voted to approve increased fees to cover the costs of police officers required to work special events outside of their normal assigned shifts.