Katy Sip N Stroll -- Katy’s premier culinary and wine experience – returns for its 27th edition on Saturday, April 6th, offering more than 35 restaurant food tasting stations, and featuring five dessert booths in “Sweet Tooth Alley” including Alchemy Bake Lab and HTX Nitro Creamery and more. Add in over 300 beverage selections to this all-inclusive experience and it’s the perfect spring fling date night.

Katy Sip N Stroll spring edition features the 11th annual Premier Culinary Awards presented by GOYA Foods. A panel of esteemed culinary judges select the winning area restaurant and chef who will proudly show off their award plate in their dining establishment. You’ll find local favorites such as Hongdae 33 Korean BBQ, Soto’s Cantina, TJ Birria Y Mas, Gauchos Do Sul, Mala Sichuan, LaCoste Seafood & Grill, Nando’s PERi-PERi, Pearl & Vine, and Half Shells Seafood.

Sip N Stroll is packed with must-see features starting first with “All Things Bubbly” with an array of sparkling wines from around the world. The VIP Zone with lounge seating, premium food and wine selections, the BIG keepsake glass, VIP swag bag and a full hour of all grounds access before general admission guests arrive.

Kroger Experience Alley offers 60-feet of culinary and beverage treasures including Boar’s Head charcuterie, Murray’s Cheese, and bakery favorites. Not to be missed is the White Claw “Super Claw” Lounge with a full array of White Claw flavored vodka, seltzers, cocktails, and cocktail-friendly foods. Then there’s the Spirits Patio with craft spirits offering selections to fit every favorite, and refreshing cocktails.

Lively sounds fill the Texas skies as two live bands keep the crowd swaying. Shang and Byron’s 2 Man Band with sing-along and dance-along favorites on the Aruba Tourism Party Stage and the Nowhere But Up Band featuring Angelique and Oscar Maldonado on the Back Lot Music Stage. Plus, DJ London is live in the ARK Ballroom.

Speaking of ballroom, the Charity Party Wagon Raffle is front and center with a wagon packed full of wine, unique beverages, spirits, swag, and so much more and one lucky winner will roll out with more than $1,000 of beverages to stock a bar for a long time or to host a block party for your favorite friends. Add in the wine pull, auction, and other fundraising channels and 100% of the funds raised in these areas go to help residents right here in Katy with their healthcare needs provided by Christ Clinic. This 24-year old health care charity clinic is fully funded by private donations and served 20,000 patient interactions in 2024 alone, providing nine areas of specialty care for persons without healthcare benefits.

The 27th edition, Co-Presented by Kroger and BMW of West Houston, will once again take place at The ARK by Norris Event Center, 21402 Merchants Way, Katy, TX 77449. Free parking and a free shuttle service will whisk guests from their parked vehicle to the front entry. Private Deluxe Hospitality Tents are available for your own group where you, your closest friends, and business associates can secure your own “cabana.” See the website for details and reservations.

Community sponsors and partners of the festival include Kroger and BMW of West Houston as Co-Presenting, Goya Foods, Aruba Tourism, Alexander Valley Vineyards, White Claw, Winebow Imports, Hess Persson Estates, Michael David Winery, Renewal by Andersen, ACME Party & Tent, Kelley Sweet Photography, Katy Times, Swoon, Pet Talk, Houston West Chamber of Commerce, Infiniti Graphics, Melissa Chapman Photography, My Neighborhood News, SRG Photography, and SpeedPro.

General admission tickets ($75) and VIP Zone tickets ($110) are on sale at www.sipandstroll.com. All tickets are all-inclusive, and attendance is limited. A sellout is expected once again. For a complete list of the amazing participating restaurants, beverages, sponsors and exhibitors, see www.sipandstroll.com.

ABOUT FOOD & VINE TIME PRODUCTIONS

Food & Vine Time Productions, producer of Katy Sip N Stroll, is proud to have raised over $2 million dollars through various channels since its inception in 2002 for local charities and deserving non-profits. The first large scale event in the Metro founded by Food & Vine Time Productions, Wine & Food Week is the first multi-day, multi-faceted, comprehensive destination culinary and wine event in the Houston Metro and the first nationally to promote locally sourced and sustainable products. Founder Constance McDerby with life and business partner, Clifton McDerby have been promoting and furthering the diverse culinary scene to avid followers since 2002. Diffusing the mystique of wines, FVTP events make wines approachable by educating attendees from the novice to the aficionado.

ABOUT THE EVENT BENEFICIARY, CHRIST CLINIC

Christ Clinic began in 2000 as an outreach ministry in Memorial Lutheran Church in Katy, operating as a weekly wellness clinic in the church’s gym. In 2007, the clinic moved to a new facility with four exam rooms and began operating three days a week. Christ Clinic was established as an independent 501 (c) 3 in 2012. Christ Clinic promises to provide compassionate, high-quality healthcare services to all members of our community, regardless of their beliefs or background. The Katy Sip N Stroll is proud to support fundraising for Christ Clinic which is entirely supported by private donations and serves persons right here in the Katy community and surrounding area to provide health care services to persons without healthcare. www.sipandstroll.com. For more information about the Christ Clinic, visit christclinickaty.org/home.