8th Annual Sausage Festival at Hickory Nut Gap Farm

Hickory Nut Gap's 8th Annual Sausage Festival is here, and we're so excited to have our fall season's crowning event back on the farm, so raise your steins high! Out in the Big Barn we celebrate everything sausage- the ultimate in whole animal utilization that pairs best with kraut, brews, pretzels and mustard! Local polka music, artisan vendors and fun festivities, Oktoberfest & Fall-themed costume is heartily encouraged! Extra points for silly sausage themes....

Date: November 14th, 2026

Time: 11am-4pm

Location: Big Barn at the Farm! 57 Sugar Hollow Road, Fairview, NC

Price: 5 and under free, $12/ticket

Limited (only 25 bundles available): $36/4-Pack

What to Expect:

• Live Music by Marion's own premier party polka band, Das OomPapas
• Fermentation Basics demo by Meg Chamberlain, the pickle princess of Fermenti Foods
• See how the sausage gets made, with live sausage-making demo by our Butchery Crew
• Til Ragnarok Axe throwing- we're all vikings when we hit that target!
• Games for all:Pass the pretzel game, kids small and tall welcome.
  Pretzel eating contest- no arms allowed!
  Our famous Adults-Only Musical Chairs Competition, grand prize is $150 HNG Meat Sampler- enter the competition at your own risk...
  
• In addition, this will be our last weekend to enjoy Fall Festivities! Pony Rides by our sister nonprofit Project HNG, Hayrides by our farmers all over the grounds, NC apples, pressed cider and more!

Don't miss the food & drink:

• HNG Pork Sausage served by HNG Farm
• HNG Grassfed Beef Hot Dogs served by Silly Willies
• Authentic German soft pretzels by Swannanoa's Blunt Pretzels
• Hard Ciders brewed from WNC Apples by Fairview's Barn Door Ciderworks
• Sausage samples & sales in the Farm Store paired with Lusty Monk Mustards
• Local beers, NA libations, sodas and more at HNG's bar

Asheville Testosterone Clinic friends, Dr. Derek & PA Jessica will be offering free consults, raffling up health panels and more to the community.

Bring a little cash for our raffle to benefit the wonderful WNC Food Waste Solutions group, a community of volunteers working together to reduce food waste in Western North Carolina. At only $5/ticket, prizes include, but are not limited to:

• A local goodie basket, featuring all our wonderful vendors & HNG Salamis, perfect for holiday prep
• A sampler selection of HNG Sausages & Dogs to stock the freezer
• A coveted Pasture Raised Thanksgiving Turkey or Pasture Raised Ham (winner's choice) from right here on the farm