For the first time, an evening festival featuring cider and sausage will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Covington Community Park – the Sausage and CiderFest.
The public can enjoy sampling a number of ciders and sausages from 16 different vendors.
The Covington Kiwanis Club is producing the festival as a fundraiser for the Kiwanis Club’s service programs and projects including The Eliminate Project, Children’s Cancer Program and many others.
“The city (of Covington) is proud to be a main sponsor and help out with event planning,” Communications and Marketing Manager Karla Slate said in an email.
Slate said the idea behind the cider and sausage festival came about because the Kiwanis Club has been toying with the idea of a fundraising event with an Oktoberfest theme.
She added “the city was also looking for a way to promote Covington as a community that had great events and reasons for people to come here.”
From there the idea for Sausage and CiderFest was born.
Hard cider is becoming more popular, Slate said, and there are a number of cider businesses around the area.
“We also wanted to pair it up with some kind of food element,” Slate wrote. “People love beer and brats, so why not sausage and cider?”
The goal of the festival is provide participants with a relaxing atmosphere.
A couple of local wineries and breweries will also be in attendance for those non-cider drinkers.
To attend the festival, one can purchase general admission tickets for $35 online in advance or at the door.
Tickets at the door will be $5 more.
Those who purchase tickets in advance will receive a souvenir tasting cup.
General admission tickets also include 10 tasting tickets and sausage samples.
There are also VIP admission tickets available for $50.
They are only available online and Slate said, “They are sold out at this time.”
Designated driver tickets can also be purchased for $15.
They are only available at the door and must accompany another admission ticket.
Slate also wanted participants to know that the festival won’t only have cider and sausage for people to enjoy.
The Forgotten 45’s, a local band from Enumclaw, will be performing live.
Lawn games including croquet and badminton will also be available for people to play.
The festival is for those 21 and order only.
Event parking is located at Tahoma High School.
