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The Holy Cross Wine & Cheese Festival is a family-friendly event that celebrates wine, cheese, and community.

We invite everyone, from connoisseurs to the newly interested, to come and enjoy the food, drinks, vendors, music, and fun!

06/01/2026

Is your business ready to take center stage at the Holy Cross Wine & Cheese Festival?

We’re looking for partners to help make this festival the best one yet. Whether you're a local shop or a growing brand, we have a "pour" for everyone - from our Reisling ($500) tier to our Cabernet Sauvignon ($5,000) premier sponsorship!

As a partner, you aren’t just getting your logo on a banner; you're joining a beloved local tradition and helping us fund:
🚶 Pedestrian Infrastructure
✨ Public Art & Sculptures
🛡️ Neighborhood Safety & Accessibility

Plus, we’ll make sure your team has a "grate" time with VIP passes and plenty of tickets to enjoy the Cheese Wars! 🧀🔥

Make an impact --> https://www.indyholycross.org/festival/sponsors

05/20/2026

Pop the cork — our 2026 wine theme is Bubbles! ✨

From crisp Cavas to sparkling Rosés, we’re celebrating all things fizzy on the Esplanade this July. And who better to lead the toast than Jan Bugher of Jampagne All Day? 🍾

Jan will be helping us keep the vibes high and the glasses full with the Somm Experience. Whether you’re a sparkling aficionado or just love a good toast with neighbors, this year’s perfect pour is going to be light, bright, and full of spirit.

Who’s your bubbly buddy to grab a drink with? Tag them below! 👇✨

Holy Cross Neighborhood

05/10/2026

Charcuterie lovers, this one’s for you.

Near Eastside favorite Smoking Goose Meatery is back for 2026 serving up their signature salumi & sausage 🥩

Great meat. Great wine. No notes.

What are you ordering first? 👇

04/28/2026

Your wine and cheese habit? It’s doing more than you think. 🍷🧀

This year, our partnership with the Kelly Wensing Community Fund is all about lifting up local chefs—giving them a platform, supporting their work, and bringing more of their talent to the table (literally).

So every bite at the festival? It’s helping fuel the people behind Indy’s food scene—and the community we all get to enjoy because of it.

Cheers to that. 🥂

Kelly's Fund Indy Holy Cross Neighborhood

04/15/2026

We’re looking for community-minded businesses to join us as sponsors for the 2026 Holy Cross Wine & Cheese Festival 🥂

Partnering with us puts your brand front and center for over 1,500 attendees. Our tiers offer opportunities such as:
🍷 Prominent logo placement on marketing materials and signage.
🍷 Prime location booth space right on the Esplanade.
🍷 Stage Spotlight time to share your story with the crowd.
🍷 VIP Express Passes and a stack of tickets for your hardworking team.

Sponsoring the Holy Cross Wine & Cheese festival is more than marketing, it's a "pour" into our neighborhood’s safety, art, and infrastructure. ✨

Ready to claim your spot or learn more? See all tiers, starting at $500 👉🏼 https://www.indyholycross.org/festival/sponsors

Holy Cross Neighborhood

03/18/2026

Vendor registration is now open!

We’re excited to welcome vendors back for the 2026 Holy Cross Wine & Cheese Festival on July 25 from 4-9 PM on the Sturm Avenue Esplanade in the historic Holy Cross Neighborhood.

Each year, thousands of guests join us for an afternoon of wine, cheese, live music, food, and local makers. If you’re a local artisan, food vendor, small business, or community organization, we’d love to have you be part of it.

✨ Booth spaces filled quickly last year, so we encourage vendors to apply early.

Apply here:
https://forms.gle/PhGthJbAZVNUnz9H6

Know someone who would be a great fit? Feel free to tag them or share this post
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10/16/2025

The World Food Championships kick off in Indy today, and some of the incredible chefs who stirred up serious flavor at this year’s Mac & Cheese Throwdown competed for a shot to be there. We’re especially proud to cheer on this year's champion, Brady Foster! 🏆🧀

We’re honored to be a stepping stone for local culinary talent making big waves, and we’re already cooking up something delicious for 2026.

Stay tuned — and good luck to all the chefs at !

09/13/2025

We’re still riding high from this year’s festival - and we’re already looking ahead!
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🗓 Mark your calendars for July 25, 2026 as we bring the Holy Cross Wine & Cheese Festival back for another year of local flavor, funky beats, and community magic.
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Whether you danced to our lineup of incredible music, judged mac & cheese like a pro, sampled your way through the Somm Experience, or explored our 30+ vendors, we hope the day was unforgettable. We can't wait to see you next year.

💌 Follow along for early announcements about tickets, vendors, and volunteer opportunities.
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Here’s to more wine, more cheese, and more neighborly fun in 2026! 🥂

08/01/2025

A special thank you to our amazing Indianapolis Ambassadors volunteers!

Your energy, enthusiasm, and willingness to jump in wherever needed made a huge difference at this year’s Holy Cross Wine & Cheese Festival. From setup to clean-up (and everything in between), you helped things run smoothly and created a warm, welcoming experience for everyone who attended.

We’re grateful for your time, your effort, and your love for this city. Thank you for supporting our neighborhood and showing up in such a big way.

07/30/2025

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us on the esplanade on Saturday— and thanks especially to our Holy Cross Neighborhood community.

The Wine & Cheese Festival wouldn’t have been possible without the generosity and time of our resident sponsors and resident & friend volunteers.

Whether you contributed financially, helped set up tents, scanned tickets, poured wine, or stayed late to clean up, we see you, and we are so grateful. This festival is truly powered by the neighborhood, and it shows.

You helped create something special for our community, and we couldn’t have done it without you. Thank you for showing up and making it happen.

Thank you to the following neighbors for your financial contributions:
Therese Reckley
Keith Pope
Randy Myers
Ellen & Tim Robinson
Michael Palazeti
Jeffrey Dorn
Kerr-Mendenhall Family
Jordan & Joshua DeAmicis
Joe Hanson
Barbara N Zee-Cheng
Amanda Wade and Ryan Thorpe
Kylie & Joe Wolf
Devon McGoldrick
The Pets of Holy Cross
James Furr
Holy Cross Book Club

Address

Sturm Avenue & Arsenal Ave
Indianapolis, IN
46201

Website

https://www.indyholycross.org/festival

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