On Sept. 24, 2026, the Bourbon and Beyond festival returned to Louisville for a weekend of bourbon, bluegrass and more.
In the wake of the previous weekend’s festival, Louder than Life, the Kentucky Exposition Center fairgrounds were redressed for Bourbon and Beyond. Unlike the previous weekend, the weather was beautiful. Fans experienced pleasantly warm days and cool nights.
We attended on Friday and Sunday, enjoying a mixture of recent country hits, folk nostalgia and ‘90s rock throwbacks…