Not Your Average Winefestival: Utrecht's wine festival
Wine festival Utrecht · sixth edition
Not Your Average Winefestival
Fri 27 & Sat 28 November16.00 to 23.00Kanaal30, Utrecht
The wine festival in Utrecht where the winemaker, not the DJ, takes the main stage. Six winemakers from Italy, Germany and Spain pour their own wine, you taste more than fifty wines and join a free masterclass.
Tickets are valid for one day of your choice. You pick your free masterclass in the week before the festival, via a separate email.
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The winemakers at the wine festival in Utrecht
Six winemakers from Italy, Germany and Spain pour their own wine in November: from Timorasso from Piedmont to Ribeiro from Galicia. The sixth name follows soon.
Makers pouring their own wine, glasses that keep getting refilled and an afternoon that drifts into the evening.
A full house at Kanaal30The maker poursGlasses upTasting at the tableInto the evening
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Why the name
Not your average wine festival in Utrecht
At most wine festivals an importer pours you a well-known label and you shuffle on to the next stand. Not at Not Your Average Winefestival: here the winemakers themselves stand behind the table, the people who prune, harvest and make the wine. You taste their wines, hear why a vintage turned out the way it did and buy straight from the maker, without a middleman.
More than fifty wines from across Europe, poured by the six makers themselves, from Timorasso from Piedmont to Ribeiro from Galicia. What you like, you take home right away or have delivered, in time for the holidays.
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Free masterclass
30 minutes in depth with the winemaker of your choice, tasting three of their wines. In the week before the festival you get the sign-up link by email. Places are limited.
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Dance into the evening
After the tasting the glass stays out. The afternoon rolls into the evening with music and a dance floor.
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Oyster bar and food
There is an oyster bar, so your glass of Albariño or Riesling comes with fresh oysters. What else there is to eat, we announce soon.
“A wine festival for wine lovers, with the winemakers on the main stage instead of the DJs.”
Friday 27 and Saturday 28 November 2026, both days from 16.00 to 23.00.
Where
Kanaal30, Kanaalweg 30, 3526 KM Utrecht. A raw industrial venue on the water.
Getting there
About 8 minutes by bike from Utrecht Central Station (Jaarbeurs side). Free parking on site; P+R Westraven and Papendorp are close by.
Frequently asked questions about the wine festival in Utrecht
When is the wine festival in Utrecht?
Not Your Average Winefestival takes place on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 November 2026 at Kanaal30 in Utrecht, both days from 16.00 to 23.00. It is the sixth edition of ONWINE's wine festival.
Where is the wine festival in Utrecht?
At Kanaal30, Kanaalweg 30 in Utrecht: an industrial venue on the water, about 8 minutes by bike from Utrecht Central Station. There is free parking on site, and P+R Westraven and Papendorp are close by.
How much is a ticket and what is included?
A day ticket costs €15 per person and is valid for Friday 27 or Saturday 28 November. The Friends ticket costs €75 for 5 people, with a free bottle of bubbles on arrival. Every ticket includes entry to the festival with more than fifty wines, a festival glass and a free masterclass of your choice.
What makes this different from other wine festivals?
At most wine festivals you taste at importers and merchants. Here the six winemakers stand behind the table themselves. You taste at the source, hear the maker's story and buy without a middleman.
How does the free masterclass work?
A short 30-minute session in which you go in depth with the winemaker of your choice and taste three of their wines. Taking part is free with your ticket. In the week before the festival you receive an email with a link to sign up yourself and your friends. Places are limited.
Which winemakers are pouring in November?
Six winemakers, together bringing more than fifty wines. Confirmed are Pomario from Umbria, Davico Stefano and Uvamatris from Piedmont, Affentaler Winzer from Baden and DVagar Adegas from Ribeiro in Spain. We announce the sixth winemaker soon.
Can I buy wine at the festival?
Yes, that is exactly the idea. Everything you taste, you buy straight from the maker. Take it home right away; larger orders are delivered to your door. Handy, so close to the holidays.
Is there food as well?
Definitely. There is an oyster bar with fresh oysters, perfect with a crisp white wine. What else there is to eat, we announce soon. Food is served from 16.00 to 23.00.
Did this festival use to have a different name?
It did. Earlier editions ran as the ONWINE Oogstfeest and the Wijnmakersfeest. The concept stayed the same; the name became Not Your Average Winefestival.
Is this the same as a wine tasting?
No, the festival is our big event with six winemakers and more than fifty wines at once. If you prefer something more intimate, winemakers host masterclasses in our shops all year round. Have a look at the wine tasting in Utrecht.
Wine purchased via Onwine comes directly from the winery. All wineries pack the bottles themselves and hand them over to our shipping partner. Onwine works with boxes the size of 6 or 12 bottles.
To guarantee safe delivery, it is therefore also a requirement that orders are always made in multiples of 6 bottles.
The following shipping costs apply:
6 bottles at the same winery: €6,-
12+ bottles at the same winery: No shipping costs
You can order from several wineries at the same time. The above shipping costs apply to each individual winery.
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