League Stadium to host exclusive Grand Slam Bourbon Fest fundraiser
League Stadium’s first Grand Slam Bourbon Fest will cap attendance at 250 and send proceeds to local youth and veterans, pairing bourbon with Huntingburg’s baseball history.
Historic League Stadium in Huntingburg will host the first Grand Slam Bourbon Fest on Thursday, Aug. 27, with only 250 tickets available for the 7 to 9 p.m. ET fundraiser. Tickets cost $500 and include tastings from five bourbon distilleries, a commemorative glass, a gift bag, admission for one guest and six full-size bottles to take home.
Those bottles will come from Field of Dreams Whiskey Company, Hard Truth Distilling Co., McCracken Curve Distillery, Silk Velvet Whiskey and The Ingram Distillery, with one exclusive limited-edition Grand Slam Bourbon Fest release among them. Each bottle is set to be signed by a master distiller, master blender or owner. Jason Michael Carroll will provide live entertainment during the event.
The bourbon fest is being billed as both a premium tasting and a fundraiser with local purpose. Proceeds are intended to support local youth and veterans, giving the night a direct community-service focus alongside the tourism draw. Organizers have also tied the festival to America’s 250th anniversary, placing it within a wider wave of semiquincentennial events that Indiana is encouraging through county grants.
The setting is part of the pitch. League Stadium was built in 1894, and the City of Huntingburg says Columbia Pictures renovated and expanded it in 1991 for the filming of A League of Their Own. Visit Indiana says original advertisements from that movie still line the outfield fence, and the park also appeared in Soul of the Game. The stadium remains one of America’s oldest baseball stadiums, giving the bourbon event a landmark backdrop that few other venues in the state can match.
The fest also lands in the middle of a packed late-August run for Huntingburg. On Friday, Aug. 28, 4th Fridays will bring free live music, food vendors and downtown entertainment to Market Street Park. The next night, Saturday, Aug. 29, the Red, White, & Boots Music Fest returns to League Stadium for its sixth year and third year at the ballpark, with proceeds used to purchase shoes. Together, the three events create a weekend built to pull visitors into Huntingburg’s downtown and stadium district, while testing whether a heritage venue can drive repeat spending and sustained community support.
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