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Cocktails & Trails

Name: Cocktails & Trails
Start: 2023-08-04T17:30:00+05:00
End: 2023-08-04T22:00:00+05:00
Location: Lost River Cave

August 4, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Friday, Aug 4, 2023

Join us for a fun night where friends and nature meet at Cocktails & Trails. Drinks, bites, vibes, and games will keep you entertained as you make your way along the trail from the Carolyn Hardcastle Bridge to the Cavern Nite Club.

Every dollar you contribute — through tickets, sponsorship, game play, membership, and/or the silent auction — supports nature education, park trails, and the conservation of the seven natural ecosystems within the 72-acre park! We can’t wait to see you there.

Tickets

Event Details:

When and Where

Friday, August 4, 2023 at Lost River Cave, 2818 Nashville Road, Bowling Green, KY 42101

Pricing and Ticket Info

GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS

$75 .

Includes entry into the event* along with cocktails (or wine/beer), food, and fun with friends for a great cause. Must be 21 or over to attend this rain or shine event.

*General admission entries at 6:00pm, 6:30pm, and 7:00pm.

GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS

OPTIONAL GAME TICKETS

5 for $50 or $15 each

Skip the game ticket line at the event and get them in advance! Good for the Bourbon Ring Toss, Plinko, Chuck a Duck, and Trivia. Games come with great prizes – from bottles of bourbon to gift cards to entries for the cash prize raffle.

Buy in bundles of 5 tickets to save $25 on each bundle! Game tickets bought in advance will be ready and waiting for you at event entry.

Game Tickets

VIP & SPONSOR TICKETS

$500+ .

There are so many ways to support Lost River Cave, and we’d argue that this is amongst the most fun of ways! Not only will you get tickets to the event for you, your friends, family, or team, you’ll make a significant impact with your financial support. If you want to be among this special group of people, purchase at the button below or email Katie.

VIP & SPONSOR TICKETS

Drinks & Food

COCKTAILS

Preservation Tasting Room & Bottle Shop presents four amazing cocktails, crafted by their expert mixologists, for you to enjoy at Cocktails and Trails! Cocktails aren’t your thing? Beer from Clark Distributing Company, wine, soda, and water will be available at all three drink stations.

Watermelon Jalapeño Fresca
A cool refreshing summertime drink with tequila, simply watermelon juice, a splash of jalapeno juice and topped off with blanc de blanc champagne. The jalapeno juice adds just a bit of salinity making this cocktail like eating a salted watermelon on a hot summer day.

Tequila Time Machine
Be careful of this one!!! High proof time travel device with Tequila, prickly pear and elderflower liqueurs, elderberry juice and lavender bitters. It is sure to make the clock jump forward.

Dark and Stormy
This classic Caribbean cocktail from Bermuda is made with dark rum (the “dark”) and ginger beer (the “stormy”) and lime. We through a little agave in to soften the blow of the waves. Enjoy and imagine your setting sail.

Frozen Strawberry Passionfruit Daiquiri
GO!!!!!

Modelo Especial
Yuengling Lager
Coors Light
White Claw Black Cherry
Four Sixes Hazy Session IPA

FOOD

Your admission also includes scrumptious hors d’oeuvres crafted by Mission Catering. Hors d’oeuvres include:

Buffalo Chicken Wantons with Asiago
Whiskey BBQ Slider on Brioche Bun
Meatballs with Broiled Mozzarella
Caprese Skewer with Heirloom Cherry Tomatoes, Basil, Mozzarella Pearl and Balsamic Drizzle
Compressed Lime Watermelon with Tajin and Crumbled Cheese
Cold Jalapeños Pimento Cheese Dip with Pita Chips

Silent Auction, Games & Entertainment

Silent Auction

This year’s event will include some great silent auction items! You’re going to love it!

Games

Get your game tickets and play some party games with us at Cocktails & Trails! Buy more and save: 1 ticket for $15, or buy 5 for $50 (a savings of $25)!

Chuck-a-Duck – Chuck your duck into the blue hole goal for a chance to enter a great raffle. Two ducks per play. Increase your chances to win the more ducks you chuck.
Bourbon Toss – Toss the rings to win great bottles of Calumet bourbon valued between $50 and $130 each! Two rings per play.
Plinko – Drop a puck to win great prizes!
Trivia! – New this year! More info to come.

Entertainment

You’ll be delighted by live music on the Riverwalk and in the Cave to start the evening and then have the chance to heat up the dance floor with one of Bowling Green’s best DJ’s.

Membership Drive Wine Pull

Members are so important at Lost River Cave, and this event is the best place to get your membership because it comes with a mystery bottle of wine! Every new or renewing member is welcome to pull a bottle of wine at the event. Top bottle’s value to be announced!

Why Cocktails & Trails?

Fundraising events at Lost River Cave help fund the park. Lost River Cave is a 501c3 non-profit organization started by a passionate group of people who came together to save the cave. Our mission (and the park itself) has grown tremendously since we began in 1990 as has the need for funds to conserve and operate this amazing place.

Events, like Cocktails & Trails, raise money to support nature education and the conservation of the 72-acre park where immersive experiences in nature happen. It takes all of us to provide the park free of charge, conserve and restore the incredible natural resources it contains, and connect kids and the community to nature through onsite education and opportunities. We are deeply grateful to everyone who helps make it happen and would be honored for you to join us.