The eighth annual Sedona Winefest will be held Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 24 and 25, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Posse Grounds Park in West Sedona.

Surrounded by green grass and the views of Sedona’s red rocks, the event will be held in an all-weather circus-sized tent for all attendees to enjoy a community-like setting.

The Winefest is designed to introduce wine lovers with a variety of fine wines from Arizona wineries, many from the Northern Arizona including the Verde Valley. The event also includes cuisine from Arizona food vendors, music by local talented musicians, a variety of vendors, an inspiring art exhibition by plein-air artists and free wine education seminars.

General admission tickets are available online at the Sedona Winefest website at the early online price of $25 and at the door for $30. General admission includes an etched commemorative glass and eight tasting tickets. Additional wine tasting tickets are also available. Online sales end at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23.

Sedona Winefest has become a two-day signature event and fall tradition in Sedona, celebrating the burgeoning Arizona wine industry. The event has grown from attendance of 700 in 2009 to over 2,500 guests in 2015.

“The wine industry in Arizona has not only matured to produce award-winning wines, but has experienced robust growth in recent years, to the delight and benefit of many,” said Sedona Mayor Sandy Moriarty, president of Sedona Fair Inc., the nonprofit that is producing the event.

The Sedona Winefest’s location — Sedona Posse Grounds Park — is part of the town’s signature events including an Octoberfest, which will be at the same location Saturday, Oct. 22. Posse Grounds history includes the famous Sedona Rodeo of the 1950s and 1960s and the beginning of the famous Jazz on the Rocks festival.

This year, the Winefest will host 19 wineries from all parts of Arizona who will be showcasing their latest wines. In addition to tastes, attendees will purchase their favorites by the glass, bottle or case. Posse Grounds Park will give wine lovers the opportunity to sip wine and listen to music while enjoying vast expanses of the grass lawn of the park.

The Sedona Arts Center will be present at the Sedona Winefest with a variety of plein air art on display as well as demonstration of plein air water color and oil painting. The Sedona Plein Air Festival starts the weekend of Oct. 15.

The Winefest features a lineup of delicious and inviting foods to complement the wines. Throughout the tasting area, there are also displays of goods and services from vendors ranging from glass art made from wine bottles, jewelry, to wine barrel furniture. There will also be an opportunity to win a wide variety of prizes in a hourly raffle.

The Sedona Winefest weekend is designed for both experienced and aspiring wine connoisseurs, with wine education presentations by experts in the industry, including topics from how wine is made to comparing wine regions and why grapes grown in Arizona produce high quality wines. These seminars are offered at no additional cost.

Attendees are invited to come spend the whole weekend in Sedona and stay at Sedona hotels, resorts or bed and breakfast lodging. Visit the Sedona Chamber of Commerce website, at VisitSedona.com for information on lodging in Sedona.

Sedona Winefest is made possible by the event’s presenting sponsor, Sedona Pines Resort. Other sponsors are the city of Sedona, Sedona Chamber of Commerce, Verve Events & Tents and Sedona Red Rock News.

For more information on the Sedona Winefest, including updated information on entertainment, wine seminars, etc., visit the SedonaWinefest.com website. Tickets are for sale online at a discounted price.