Winterfest 2026

Join the Buckeye Lake Region Chamber of Commerce and bars & businesses around the lake for an awesome winter celebration by the water! Experience the charm of the season with live music, delicious food, and fantastic drink specials that will warm your soul. Winterfest will be held January 31st, 2026 and will start with Fireworks at Dawn. Don’t miss the 11th Annual Winterfest.  2026 Winterfest Cups are here! Grab them quickly because they do not last. List of locations at the bottom of this post.

Winterfest 2026 Live Music Lineup

AMVETS
JD Owens – Noon
For What It’s Worth – 6 PM

Barrel Bar
DJ Syco – All Day

Blue Heron
Randy Gleason – 8:30 AM

Boatyard
David Spires – 7:30 AM
Players Club – Noon
Dwayne Haggy – 4 PM
Katie & The Red Hots – 7 PM

Buckeye Lake Eagles
Right on Main – 9 AM
These Guys Live – 11 AM

Buckeye Lake Winery
Rock This Way – 7 PM

Buckeye Lake Yacht Club
Heart & Pine – 7 AM
Chris Logsdon – 10:30 AM
Shucking Bubba Acoustic – 2 PM

Buffalo Lick (Opens @ Noon)
Zac McFadden – 3 PM
Bristol Blue – 8 PM

Champs
Bryan Lewis – Noon
Kade Dennison – 3:30 PM

Crossroads
Blake Lange (from 3C Hwy) – 1 PM

Dirty Oar
Scott Barnett – 9 AM
Brad Moore’s Lost Boys – Noon
Our Short Years – 5 PM

Harbor Hills Country Club
Mike Hawley – 12:30 PM
Tracy Roese – 4 PM

Horvath’s Harbor
Sweet Misery – 11 AM
Bling Croby – 4 PM
Mai Tai Me Up – tropical theme

Island House
Open for Breakfast – 7 AM
Bim Strawser – 11 AM
Dan Orr – 4 PM

Mill Dam Corner Grille
Distorted Silence – 3 PM

Papa Boo’s (Opens @ 10 AM)
Big Bad Stache – 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Devin Henry – 3:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Basement Bangers – 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM

Pizza Cottage
Control The Wheel – 10 AM
Rese Jhordan – 2 PM

Si’ Senior Taco Mexican Grill
Malcolm Spencer – 2 PM
Chris Sullivan – 6 PM

The Pines @ Buckeye Lake
Trey Johnston – 3 PM

Waterfront on Buckeye Lake
Hillbilly Deluxe – 11 AM
Reckless Highway – 3 PM
North to Nashville – 6 PM
DJ Samurai – 9 PM

BENNY THE BASS CUP LOCATIONS: 
(Recommendation: Call Ahead To Make Sure They’ve Not Sold Out)

Papa Boos
Boatyard
Buckeye Lake Brewery
The Dirty Oar
Dockside Donuts
Mill Dam
Buckeye Lake Yacht Club
Louies Corner House
Pizza Cottage
Buckeye Lake Eagles
North Valley Bank
Lucky’s Lakeside Grill
Ohio Party Bus
Crossroads
AMVETS
Island House
BL Margaritas
Hearinafter Cocktail Tavern
Hebron Paradise Grill
Si Senor Taco Mexican Grill
Barrel Bar
Harbor Hills Country Club.