There are 25 who have signed up for booths at Hennessey United’s annual Wine & Chocolate Festival this Saturday, Oct. 4.

It will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Memorial Park on North Main Street.

The United board finalized plans during a Monday night meeting at the Vernost Wine Co.

That’s when more names were added to the list of vendors.

All vendors are reminded they must sign up in advance to participate: wine vendors should call Dagan Hardin, chairman of the event (405-853-0191), and chocolate vendors must contact Tracie Macy (405853-1545).

Admission Costs Still the Same

Ticket costs remain the same: $20 per person for wine and chocolate and includes a wine glass, or $5 for chocolate only. IDs will be checked in order to make sure only those 21 and older will get a wine glass.

13 Wine/Distilling Booths Plus Martyrs Cigars

Hardin said Monday night that he still has three more wine companies “on the fence” about coming to the festival, but these nine have signed up, plus a couple of other vendors:

• Native Spirits Winery, Norman

• OkeOzark Winery, Salina

• Territory Distilling of Stillwater

• Backyard Winery, Oklahoma City

• Stubborn Bull, Hennessey • Turn-er-Me-On Wines, Hennessey

• Tidewater Winery, Drumright

• Farfalla Wines, Yukon

• Put a Cork in It Winery, Oklahoma City

• Shakespeare Wine Co., Chickasha

• Vernost Wine Co., Hennessey

• Wild Horse Canyon Farms, Luther

• Also: 40 Martyrs Cigars from Enid.

9 Chocolatiers are Coming

“We have nine chocolate participants signed up so far and are waiting on a few more to confirm,” said chocolate chairman Tracie Macy. “We will have everything from cakes, breads, cheesecakes, brownies, teas, pickles and Dulce De Leche,” she added.

She also reminded that chocolate vendors “are required to have at least one chocolate item and samples to be given out to festival goers.”

Signed up as of Monday morning are:

• Nothing Bundt Cakes, Yukon

• MK Concessions, Cleo Springs

• Your Cheesecake Lady, Enid

• Little Farm House Treats, Covington

• Mariana Sandoval, Hennessey

• Jamie Shimanek and Amberlee, Hennessey

• Homestead Bakery, Hennessey

• Magnolia Leigh Tea, Stillwater

• Heavenly Kernals, Bethany

Food Booths and Restaurants

There will also be food booths on site: BBQ, tacos and American, and restaurants are in walking distance on Main Street, as well as other food and beverage businesses.

At the Meeting

United officers and board members at the Monday night meeting were: President Scott Hajek, Vice President Renee Curry, Treasurer Tammy Hopkins and Secretary Cathy Howard; Hardin, Macy, Angela Bruner, Ashley Zielny, Wyatt Muzny and Barb Walter.

Absent were board members Lisa Voskuhl and David Jones.

Also attending were Town Administrator Tiffany Rowen representing board member Mayor Randy Bohnstedt who was unable to attend; Brooklyn Harris, former Hennessey High School senior/United board member who is now a student at Oklahoma State University and will help with the festival; and 1972 HHS grad Suzie (Winingham) Byrd, Enid News & Eagle reporter.