Thur night 5/16/2024
KICKOFF DINNER
![OPELIKA, ALABAMA - OCTOBER 05: Jimmy Sharp of John Emerald Distillery attends the 2023 Opelika Songwriters Festival Kickoff Dinner on October 05, 2023, in Opelika, Alabama. (Photo by R. Diamond/Getty Images)](https://opelikasongwritersfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/DSC_6712_kJ8R8SOn-2-1024x757.jpg)
![OPELIKA, ALABAMA - OCTOBER 05: Atmosphere during the Kickoff Dinner at the 2023 Opelika Songwriters Festival on October 05, 2023, in Opelika, Alabama. (Photo by R. Diamond/Getty Images)](https://opelikasongwritersfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/DSC_6818_wrhF7TVi-2-1024x683.jpg)
![OPELIKA, ALABAMA - OCTOBER 05: Chef Chris Wilton attends the 2023 Opelika Songwriters Festival Kickoff Dinner on October 05, 2023, in Opelika, Alabama. (Photo by R. Diamond/Getty Images)](https://opelikasongwritersfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/DSC_6761_jSNiSeKU-2-1-1024x757.jpg)
![OPELIKA, ALABAMA - OCTOBER 05: Eliot Bronson performs during the Kickoff Dinner at the 2023 Opelika Songwriters Festival on October 05, 2023, in Opelika, Alabama. (Photo by R. Diamond/Getty Images)](https://opelikasongwritersfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/DSC_6985_NCMCrMBh-2-1-777x1024.jpg)
![OPELIKA, ALABAMA - OCTOBER 05: Atmosphere during the Kickoff Dinner at the 2023 Opelika Songwriters Festival on October 05, 2023, in Opelika, Alabama. (Photo by R. Diamond/Getty Images)](https://opelikasongwritersfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/DSC_7044_mj3j4oev-2-1024x838.jpg)
![OPELIKA, ALABAMA - OCTOBER 05: Rob Slocumb and Jen Slocumb founders and coproducers of OSF attend the 2023 Opelika Songwriters Festival Kickoff Dinner on October 05, 2023, in Opelika, Alabama. (Photo by R. Diamond/Getty Images)](https://opelikasongwritersfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/DSC_6616_r8KOiT8A-2-1024x762.jpg)
![OPELIKA, ALABAMA - OCTOBER 05: Robby Hecht and Eliot Bronson perform during the Kickoff Dinner at the 2023 Opelika Songwriters Festival on October 05, 2023, in Opelika, Alabama. (Photo by R. Diamond/Getty Images)](https://opelikasongwritersfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/DSC_7148_NhdHkfj1-2-1024x776.jpg)
![OPELIKA, ALABAMA - OCTOBER 05: Shey Knight, venue lead for John Emerald Distillery attends the 2023 Opelika Songwriters Festival Kickoff Dinner on October 05, 2023, in Opelika, Alabama. (Photo by R. Diamond/Getty Images)](https://opelikasongwritersfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/DSC_6891_xyWELRbU-2-1024x836.jpg)
Thursday Night kickoff Dinner with Chef Chris Wilton & John Emerald Distillery
Celebrate the start of the 5th annual Opelika Songwriters Festival with a limited seating cocktail dinner on Thursday, May 16, 2024. You will enjoy a four-course dinner by Chef Chris Wilton and a cocktail pairing by John Emerald Distillery for each course. Guests are seated in the distillery where they can see the stills in action – an ideal spot for epic pictures! Includes a secret show by a festival artist.
** This is an add on experience, please purchase Thur Night Kickoff Dinner Ticket in order to attend.