Festa de San Gennaro ★ 4.5
Festa de San Gennaro has run since 1973 on Rua San Gennaro and Rua Lins in the Mooca, its weekend street stalls serving handmade pasta, focaccia and polenta.
Food festivals in São Paulo worth planning a trip around, by month.
Festivals through the year
September 2026 1 festival
October 2026 1 festival
São Paulo Restaurant Week runs two four week editions a year, pairing over 180 restaurants around fixed price menus from roughly R$ 60, one of Brazil's longest running dining promotions.
November 2026 1 festival
Festa do Imigrante ★ 4.4
Museu da Imigração's Festa do Imigrante gathers over 40 nationalities for a free weekend of music, dance and gastronomy at the old immigrant hostel, entry by a 1kg food donation.
July 2027 2 festivals
ACAL volunteers have run the free Tanabata Matsuri street festival on Praça da Liberdade since the 1970s, mixing taiko drumming, cosplay and Japanese food stalls.
Festival do Japão ★ 4.6
Kenren's Festival do Japão fills São Paulo Expo every July with dishes from all 47 Japanese provinces, plus taiko, ikebana and tea-ceremony demonstrations.
August 2027 1 festival
Since 1926, Festa de Nossa Senhora Achiropita has filled Bixiga's streets every August weekend with Italian food stalls, wine and a paid cantina benefiting the parish.
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