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X-WR-CALNAME:Barbecue festivals (TableJourney)
X-WR-CALDESC:Barbecue and grill competitions\, smoke-offs and rib cook-offs
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UID:united-states-dallas-festivals-state-fair-of-texas-2026@tablejourney.co
 m
DTSTAMP:20260924T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260925
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261019
SUMMARY:State Fair of Texas (Dallas)
LOCATION:Fair Park\, 3809 Grand Ave\, Dallas\, TX 75210\, United States
DESCRIPTION:America's longest-running state fair: 2.5 million visitors\, 20
 0+ food vendors\, Big Tex Choice Awards\, Fletcher's Corny Dogs\, and Texa
 s BBQ at Fair Park each.\n\nGuide: https://tablejourney.com/united-states/
 dallas/festivals/state-fair-of-texas/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/dallas/festivals/state-fair-of-t
 exas/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:united-states-kansas-city-festivals-american-royal-world-series-of-barb
 ecue-2026@tablejourney.com
DTSTAMP:20260521T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260930
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261005
SUMMARY:American Royal World Series of Barbecue (Kansas City)
LOCATION:Kansas Speedway\, 400 Speedway Blvd\, Kansas City\, KS 66111\, Uni
 ted States
DESCRIPTION:The world's largest barbecue competition in Kansas City brings 
 500-plus teams to the Kansas Speedway over five days from late September i
 nto early October.\n\nWhat to eat: BBQ\n\nGuide: https://tablejourney.com/
 united-states/kansas-city/festivals/american-royal-world-series-of-barbecu
 e/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/kansas-city/festivals/american-r
 oyal-world-series-of-barbecue/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:united-states-richmond-festivals-taste-of-brunswick-festival-2026@table
 journey.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261010
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261011
SUMMARY:Taste of Brunswick Festival (Richmond)
LOCATION:Brunswick County Airport\, 77 Airport Drive\, Lawrenceville\, VA 2
 3868\, Richmond\, United States
DESCRIPTION:Taste of Brunswick on the second Saturday of October crowns the
  World Championship Brunswick Stew Cook-off. Free admission\, free parking
 \, 27 stew teams.\n\nWhat to eat: Brunswick stew cook-off\n\nGuide: https:
 //tablejourney.com/united-states/richmond/festivals/taste-of-brunswick-fes
 tival/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/richmond/festivals/taste-of-brun
 swick-festival/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:united-states-houston-festivals-texas-renaissance-festival-2026@tablejo
 urney.com
DTSTAMP:20260926T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261010
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261012
SUMMARY:Texas Renaissance Festival (Houston)
LOCATION:21778 Farm to Market 1774\, Todd Mission\, TX 77363\, Houston\, Un
 ited States
DESCRIPTION:The Texas Renaissance Festival at Todd Mission\, northwest of H
 ouston\, runs weekends from 10 October to 29 November 2026\, plus Thanksgi
 ving Friday\, 9 am to 8 pm\, with food among the village shops.\n\nWhat to
  eat: Turkey legs\, steak on a stick\, barbecue\, Polish and Greek stalls\
 n\nGuide: https://tablejourney.com/united-states/houston/festivals/texas-r
 enaissance-festival/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/houston/festivals/texas-renaissa
 nce-festival/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:spain-barcelona-festivals-mercat-de-mercats-2026@tablejourney.com
DTSTAMP:20260924T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261016
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261019
SUMMARY:Mercat de Mercats (Barcelona)
LOCATION:Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes\, 08013 Barcelona\, Spain
DESCRIPTION:The municipal markets' own food fair\, in its fifteenth edition
  in 2026. Traders from Barcelona's market halls sell fresh local produce a
 t Les Glories that visitors grill free on site\, alongside producers and c
 ooks.\n\nWhat to eat: Catalan market produce\n\nGuide: https://tablejourne
 y.com/spain/barcelona/festivals/mercat-de-mercats/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/spain/barcelona/festivals/mercat-de-mercats/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:mexico-cancun-festivals-wine-fest-playa-del-carmen-2026@tablejourney.co
 m
DTSTAMP:20261002T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261017
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261018
SUMMARY:Wine Fest at The Fives (Cancún)
LOCATION:Distrito Xcalacoco Beach\, Playa del Carmen\, Quintana Roo\, Canc
 ún\, Mexico
DESCRIPTION:Wine Fest\, run by The Fives Hotels in Playa del Carmen\, south
  of Cancún\, reaches its 11th edition on 17 October 2026: more than 80 wi
 ne labels\, grill and cheese stations and live music.\n\nWhat to eat: Wine
  tastings with charcoal-grilled meats\, cheese and charcuterie stations\n\
 nGuide: https://tablejourney.com/mexico/cancun/festivals/wine-fest-playa-d
 el-carmen/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/mexico/cancun/festivals/wine-fest-playa-del-ca
 rmen/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:united-states-tampa-festivals-tampa-pig-jig-2026@tablejourney.com
DTSTAMP:20260603T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261018
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261019
SUMMARY:Tampa Pig Jig (Tampa)
LOCATION:Julian B Lane Riverfront Park\, 1001 N Boulevard\, Tampa\, FL 3360
 7\, United States
DESCRIPTION:Tampa Pig Jig is the city's annual BBQ and country music festiv
 al in Julian B Lane Riverfront Park\, with award-winning BBQ teams and a n
 ational music lineup.\n\nWhat to eat: Barbecue and country music\n\nGuide:
  https://tablejourney.com/united-states/tampa/festivals/tampa-pig-jig/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/tampa/festivals/tampa-pig-jig/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:united-states-los-angeles-festivals-taste-of-soul-2026@tablejourney.com
DTSTAMP:20260806T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261018
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261019
SUMMARY:Taste of Soul Family Festival (Los Angeles)
LOCATION:Crenshaw Boulevard between Obama and Stocker\, Los Angeles\, CA 90
 008\, United States
DESCRIPTION:Taste of Soul closes Crenshaw Boulevard for one Saturday each O
 ctober\, drawing more than 300\,000 people to hundreds of soul food vendor
 s and three music stages.\n\nWhat to eat: Soul food\, Southern barbecue\, 
 Creole\n\nGuide: https://tablejourney.com/united-states/los-angeles/festiv
 als/taste-of-soul/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/los-angeles/festivals/taste-of-s
 oul/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:mexico-cancun-festivals-festival-parrillero-del-caribe-2026@tablejourne
 y.com
DTSTAMP:20261002T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261024
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261026
SUMMARY:Festival Parrillero del Caribe (Cancún)
LOCATION:Parque Fundadores\, Puerto Morelos\, Quintana Roo\, Cancún\, Mexi
 co
DESCRIPTION:Festival Parrillero del Caribe is a two-day grilling festival i
 n Puerto Morelos\, south of Cancún: 14 grill stands\, 18 tastings\, chef 
 contests and live music at its fourth edition in October 2025.\n\nWhat to 
 eat: Live-fire grilling\, smoked meats\, wine\, gin and craft-beer tasting
 s\n\nGuide: https://tablejourney.com/mexico/cancun/festivals/festival-parr
 illero-del-caribe/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/mexico/cancun/festivals/festival-parrillero-de
 l-caribe/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:united-states-austin-festivals-texas-monthly-bbq-fest-2026@tablejourney
 .com
DTSTAMP:20260929T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261107
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261109
SUMMARY:Texas Monthly BBQ Fest (Austin)
LOCATION:City Park\, Lockhart\, TX 78644\, Austin\, United States
DESCRIPTION:Texas Monthly BBQ Fest\, the 17th annual edition on 7 and 8 Nov
 ember 2026 in Lockhart\, brings barbecue joints from the magazine's Top 50
  list together with live music over two days.\n\nWhat to eat: Texas barbec
 ue from the Top 50\n\nGuide: https://tablejourney.com/united-states/austin
 /festivals/texas-monthly-bbq-fest/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/austin/festivals/texas-monthly-b
 bq-fest/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:united-arab-emirates-abu-dhabi-festivals-taste-of-abu-dhabi-2026@tablej
 ourney.com
DTSTAMP:20261002T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261113
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261116
SUMMARY:Taste of Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi)
LOCATION:Gateway Park North\, Yas Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
DESCRIPTION:Taste of Abu Dhabi fills Gateway Park North on Yas Island for t
 hree November days with 16 pop-up restaurants\, chef-led workshops and liv
 e music from AED 60.\n\nWhat to eat: Pop-up dishes from 16 Abu Dhabi resta
 urants\, chef workshops\, pasta and barbecue classes\n\nGuide: https://tab
 lejourney.com/united-arab-emirates/abu-dhabi/festivals/taste-of-abu-dhabi/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-arab-emirates/abu-dhabi/festivals/taste
 -of-abu-dhabi/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:united-states-chattanooga-festivals-mainx24-2026@tablejourney.com
DTSTAMP:20260818T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261205
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261206
SUMMARY:MAINx24 (Chattanooga)
LOCATION:Main Street\, Chattanooga\, TN 37408\, United States
DESCRIPTION:MAINx24 packs more than 120 events into 24 hours on Chattanooga
 's Main Street each December\, resident-organised since 2007 with a chili 
 cook-off and the city's biggest parade.\n\nWhat to eat: Street festival wi
 th chili cook-off\n\nGuide: https://tablejourney.com/united-states/chattan
 ooga/festivals/mainx24/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/chattanooga/festivals/mainx24/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:united-states-fort-worth-festivals-fort-worth-stock-show-rodeo-2027@tab
 lejourney.com
DTSTAMP:20260924T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270115
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270207
SUMMARY:Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo (Fort Worth)
LOCATION:1911 Montgomery St\, Fort Worth\, TX 76107\, United States
DESCRIPTION:Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo at Dickies Arena runs 23 days e
 ach January with Texas BBQ vendors\, Reata restaurant\, and a BBQ Pitmaste
 rs competition.\n\nGuide: https://tablejourney.com/united-states/fort-wort
 h/festivals/fort-worth-stock-show-rodeo/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/fort-worth/festivals/fort-worth-
 stock-show-rodeo/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:spain-palma-festivals-sant-sebastia-palma-2027@tablejourney.com
DTSTAMP:20260801T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270122
SUMMARY:Sant Sebastià (Palma)
LOCATION:Palma de Mallorca\, Illes Balears\, Spain
DESCRIPTION:Sant Sebastià is Palma's own patron festival\, and on the nigh
 t of 19 January the squares fill with bonfires\, concerts and grills loade
 d with sobrassada and botifarró sausage.\n\nWhat to eat: Street barbecue\
 , sobrassada and botifarró\n\nGuide: https://tablejourney.com/spain/palma
 /festivals/sant-sebastia-palma/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/spain/palma/festivals/sant-sebastia-palma/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:united-states-santa-monica-festivals-dine-la-restaurant-week-2027@table
 journey.com
DTSTAMP:20260909T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270123
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270207
SUMMARY:Dine LA Restaurant Week (Santa Monica)
LOCATION:Participating restaurants across Santa Monica\, United States
DESCRIPTION:Dine LA Restaurant Week brings set menus from 15 to 65 dollars 
 to Santa Monica twice a year\, in late January and mid-August\, with rooms
  like Water Grill and The Lobster taking part.\n\nWhat to eat: Prix fixe m
 enus at Santa Monica restaurants\n\nGuide: https://tablejourney.com/united
 -states/santa-monica/festivals/dine-la-restaurant-week/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/santa-monica/festivals/dine-la-r
 estaurant-week/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:united-states-houston-festivals-worlds-championship-bar-b-que-2027@tabl
 ejourney.com
DTSTAMP:20260929T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270225
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270228
SUMMARY:World's Championship Bar-B-Que Contest (Houston)
LOCATION:NRG Park\, 8400 Kirby Dr\, Houston\, TX 77054\, United States
DESCRIPTION:The World's Championship Bar-B-Que Contest at NRG Park runs 25 
 to 27 February 2027 with more than 250 competing teams\, and a public admi
 ssion includes a Chuckwagon brisket plate.\n\nWhat to eat: Texas barbecue\
 n\nGuide: https://tablejourney.com/united-states/houston/festivals/worlds-
 championship-bar-b-que/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/houston/festivals/worlds-champio
 nship-bar-b-que/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:united-states-atlanta-festivals-beer-bourbon-bbq-festival-atlanta-2027@
 tablejourney.com
DTSTAMP:20260930T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270227
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270228
SUMMARY:Beer\, Bourbon & BBQ Festival (Atlanta)
LOCATION:Atlantic Station\, Atlanta\, GA\, United States
DESCRIPTION:Beer\, Bourbon & BBQ Festival is a one-day Atlantic Station eve
 nt in Atlanta with 60-plus beers\, 40-plus bourbons and barbecue: pulled p
 ork\, ribs\, brisket\, chicken and sausage.\n\nWhat to eat: Barbecue (pull
 ed pork\, ribs\, brisket\, chicken\, sausage) with craft beer and bourbon\
 n\nGuide: https://tablejourney.com/united-states/atlanta/festivals/beer-bo
 urbon-bbq-festival-atlanta/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/atlanta/festivals/beer-bourbon-b
 bq-festival-atlanta/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:united-states-austin-festivals-sxsw-austin-2027@tablejourney.com
DTSTAMP:20260926T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270315
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270322
SUMMARY:SXSW (Austin)
LOCATION:Austin Convention Center\, 500 E Cesar Chavez St\, Austin\, TX 787
 01\, United States
DESCRIPTION:A full week in March when Austin stops being a city you can eat
  in casually. Downtown queues for everything and the barbecue joints hit t
 heir annual peak.\n\nWhat to eat: Every Austin restaurant\, food truck and
  barbecue joint at capacity\n\nGuide: https://tablejourney.com/united-stat
 es/austin/festivals/sxsw-austin/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/austin/festivals/sxsw-austin/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:united-states-dallas-festivals-dallas-soul-food-festival-2027@tablejour
 ney.com
DTSTAMP:20260924T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270322
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270323
SUMMARY:Dallas Soul Food Festival (Dallas)
LOCATION:Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center\, 650 S Griffin St\, Dallas
 \, TX 75202\, United States
DESCRIPTION:Annual soul food festival at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Conventio
 n Center gathering 30+ vendors from Dallas\, Houston\, Kansas and Arkansas
  for oxtails and BBQ.\n\nDates not yet confirmed by the organiser.\n\nGuid
 e: https://tablejourney.com/united-states/dallas/festivals/dallas-soul-foo
 d-festival/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/dallas/festivals/dallas-soul-foo
 d-festival/
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:united-states-houston-festivals-houston-barbecue-festival-2027@tablejou
 rney.com
DTSTAMP:20260518T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270411
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270412
SUMMARY:Houston Barbecue Festival (Houston)
LOCATION:Humble Civic Center\, 8233 Will Clayton Pkwy\, Humble\, TX 77338\,
  Houston\, United States
DESCRIPTION:The Houston Barbecue Festival at the Humble Civic Center each A
 pril is the 25-vendor unlimited-sample BBQ event from the Houston BBQ team
 \, with 1500 guests.\n\nWhat to eat: Texas barbecue\n\nGuide: https://tabl
 ejourney.com/united-states/houston/festivals/houston-barbecue-festival/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/houston/festivals/houston-barbec
 ue-festival/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:united-states-fort-worth-festivals-syndicate-smokedown-bbq-festival-202
 7@tablejourney.com
DTSTAMP:20260924T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270418
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270419
SUMMARY:Syndicate Smokedown BBQ and Music Festival (Fort Worth)
LOCATION:Stockyards Station\, Fort Worth\, TX 76164\, United States
DESCRIPTION:Syndicate Smokedown at Fort Worth Stockyards each April is an I
 BCA BBQ competition with 100 or more teams and free pitmaster sampling fro
 m noon to 4pm.\n\nDates not yet confirmed by the organiser.\n\nGuide: http
 s://tablejourney.com/united-states/fort-worth/festivals/syndicate-smokedow
 n-bbq-festival/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/fort-worth/festivals/syndicate-s
 mokedown-bbq-festival/
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:united-states-dallas-festivals-lone-star-smokeout-2027@tablejourney.com
DTSTAMP:20260930T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270424
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270427
SUMMARY:Lone Star Smokeout (Dallas)
LOCATION:Outside AT&T Stadium\, One AT&T Way\, Arlington\, TX 76011 (Arling
 ton\, in the Dallas-Fort Worth area\, not in Dallas city)\, United States
DESCRIPTION:Lone Star Smokeout is a three-day barbecue and country music fe
 stival outside AT&T Stadium in Arlington\, in the Dallas-Fort Worth area\,
  with a dozen-plus pitmaster teams.\n\nWhat to eat: Texas barbecue from mo
 re than a dozen visiting pitmaster teams\, with country music\n\nDates not
  yet confirmed by the organiser.\n\nGuide: https://tablejourney.com/united
 -states/dallas/festivals/lone-star-smokeout/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/dallas/festivals/lone-star-smoke
 out/
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:japan-tokyo-festivals-niku-fes-odaiba-2027@tablejourney.com
DTSTAMP:20260519T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270429
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270511
SUMMARY:Niku Fes (Meat Festival) (Tokyo)
LOCATION:Koto-ku\, Tokyo 135-0064\, Japan
DESCRIPTION:Niku Fes in Tokyo's Odaiba is the Golden Week meat festival\, t
 wo dozen restaurants pouring wagyu sushi\, A5 steak\, Philly cheesesteaks 
 and craft beer over 12.\n\nWhat to eat: Wagyu\, yakiniku\, burgers\, BBQ f
 rom across Japan\n\nDates not yet confirmed by the organiser.\n\nGuide: ht
 tps://tablejourney.com/japan/tokyo/festivals/niku-fes-odaiba/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/japan/tokyo/festivals/niku-fes-odaiba/
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:romania-bucharest-festivals-mici-day-1-mai-2027@tablejourney.com
DTSTAMP:20260605T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270502
SUMMARY:Romanian Mici Day (Bucharest)
LOCATION:București\, Romania\, Bucharest
DESCRIPTION:Romanian Mici Day on 1 May is the citywide Labour Day mici trad
 ition: every brewery garden\, park grill and market terrace fires the smal
 l minced-meat.\n\nWhat to eat: Mici grills citywide for Labour Day weekend
 \n\nDates not yet confirmed by the organiser.\n\nGuide: https://tablejourn
 ey.com/romania/bucharest/festivals/mici-day-1-mai/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/romania/bucharest/festivals/mici-day-1-mai/
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:united-states-memphis-festivals-world-championship-barbecue-cooking-con
 test-2027@tablejourney.com
DTSTAMP:20260521T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270513
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270517
SUMMARY:World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest (Memphis)
LOCATION:Liberty Park\, 335 S Hollywood St\, Memphis\, TN 38104\, United St
 ates
DESCRIPTION:The World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest in Memphis runs
  each May at Liberty Park\, the centrepiece of Memphis in May with global 
 BBQ teams.\n\nWhat to eat: Memphis BBQ\n\nDates not yet confirmed by the o
 rganiser.\n\nGuide: https://tablejourney.com/united-states/memphis/festiva
 ls/world-championship-barbecue-cooking-contest/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/memphis/festivals/world-champion
 ship-barbecue-cooking-contest/
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:united-states-las-vegas-festivals-great-american-foodie-fest-2027@table
 journey.com
DTSTAMP:20260519T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270514
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270517
SUMMARY:Great American Foodie Fest (Las Vegas)
LOCATION:8455 Kids Zone Pkwy\, Las Vegas\, NV 89143\, United States
DESCRIPTION:Great American Foodie Fest in Las Vegas is the three-day West C
 oast food carnival at Desert Breeze Events Center\, 100-plus vendors from 
 birria tacos.\n\nWhat to eat: 100+ food vendors\, carnival\, BBQ to birria
 \n\nGuide: https://tablejourney.com/united-states/las-vegas/festivals/grea
 t-american-foodie-fest/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/las-vegas/festivals/great-americ
 an-foodie-fest/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:united-kingdom-glasgow-festivals-west-fest-2027@tablejourney.com
DTSTAMP:20260701T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270601
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270630
SUMMARY:WestFest (Glasgow)
LOCATION:Kelvingrove Park\, Glasgow G3 7TA\, United Kingdom
DESCRIPTION:WestFest is Glasgow's West End festival each June\, a month of 
 events that opens with an Ashton Lane street party of outdoor barbecues\, 
 street-food stalls and pop-up bars.\n\nWhat to eat: Street food and barbec
 ue\n\nGuide: https://tablejourney.com/united-kingdom/glasgow/festivals/wes
 t-fest/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-kingdom/glasgow/festivals/west-fest/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:united-states-chicago-festivals-ribfest-chicago-2027@tablejourney.com
DTSTAMP:20260909T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270605
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270608
SUMMARY:Ribfest Chicago (Chicago)
LOCATION:4000 N Lincoln Ave\, Chicago\, IL 60618\, United States
DESCRIPTION:Ribfest Chicago closes Lincoln Avenue between Irving Park Road 
 and Hutchinson in North Center on 5 to 7 June 2026 for more than 20 barbec
 ue vendors\, live music all weekend and whiskey tastings.\n\nWhat to eat: 
 Barbecue ribs\n\nGuide: https://tablejourney.com/united-states/chicago/fes
 tivals/ribfest-chicago/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/chicago/festivals/ribfest-chicag
 o/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:netherlands-rotterdam-festivals-asian-food-festival-rotterdam-2027@tabl
 ejourney.com
DTSTAMP:20260924T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270626
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270629
SUMMARY:Asian Food Festival Rotterdam (Rotterdam)
LOCATION:Het Park\, Rotterdam\, Netherlands
DESCRIPTION:Three days of Asian street food in Het Park beside the Euromast
 \, with ramen\, Korean barbecue\, sushi and bubble tea stands\, live perfo
 rmances\, karaoke and a silent disco. Entry is free.\n\nWhat to eat: Asian
  street food\, ramen\, Korean barbecue\, bubble tea\n\nDates not yet confi
 rmed by the organiser.\n\nGuide: https://tablejourney.com/netherlands/rott
 erdam/festivals/asian-food-festival-rotterdam/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/netherlands/rotterdam/festivals/asian-food-fes
 tival-rotterdam/
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:united-states-washington-dc-festivals-giant-national-capital-bbq-battle
 -2027@tablejourney.com
DTSTAMP:20260929T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270627
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270629
SUMMARY:Giant National Capital BBQ Battle (Washington DC)
LOCATION:Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC 20004\, Washington DC\, Unit
 ed States
DESCRIPTION:The Giant BBQ Battle fills Pennsylvania Avenue NW between 3rd a
 nd 7th Streets in Washington DC for two June days\, with pitmasters compet
 ing for $50\,000 and 100-plus free food samples.\n\nWhat to eat: American 
 barbecue\n\nDates not yet confirmed by the organiser.\n\nGuide: https://ta
 blejourney.com/united-states/washington-dc/festivals/giant-national-capita
 l-bbq-battle/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/washington-dc/festivals/giant-na
 tional-capital-bbq-battle/
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:united-states-chicago-festivals-windy-city-smokeout-2027@tablejourney.c
 om
DTSTAMP:20260518T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270708
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270713
SUMMARY:Windy City Smokeout (Chicago)
LOCATION:United Center parking lot\, 1901 W Madison St\, Chicago\, IL 60612
 \, United States
DESCRIPTION:Windy City Smokeout in Chicago is the five-day United Center pa
 rking-lot barbecue-and-country-music festival in July\, with national pitm
 asters and two.\n\nWhat to eat: Barbecue and country music\n\nDates not ye
 t confirmed by the organiser.\n\nGuide: https://tablejourney.com/united-st
 ates/chicago/festivals/windy-city-smokeout/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/chicago/festivals/windy-city-smo
 keout/
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:united-states-santa-barbara-festivals-california-wine-festival-santa-ba
 rbara-2027@tablejourney.com
DTSTAMP:20260626T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270716
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270718
SUMMARY:California Wine Festival Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara)
LOCATION:Santa Barbara\, United States
DESCRIPTION:Annual two-day coastal wine and food event at Chase Palm Park. 
 Friday features rare reserve tastings with gourmet appetizers\; Saturday r
 uns a beachside session with hundreds of wines\, craft brews\, a BBQ compe
 tition.\n\nWhat to eat: Wine\n\nGuide: https://tablejourney.com/united-sta
 tes/santa-barbara/festivals/california-wine-festival-santa-barbara/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/santa-barbara/festivals/californ
 ia-wine-festival-santa-barbara/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:united-states-salt-lake-city-festivals-pioneer-day-2027@tablejourney.co
 m
DTSTAMP:20260604T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270724
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270725
SUMMARY:Pioneer Day (Salt Lake City)
LOCATION:300 N State St\, Salt Lake City\, UT 84103\, United States
DESCRIPTION:Pioneer Day on July 24\, Utah's state holiday commemorating the
  1847 Mormon arrival into Salt Lake Valley\, runs city parades\, BBQ and p
 ioneer-cuisine.\n\nWhat to eat: Mormon pioneer cuisine\n\nDates not yet co
 nfirmed by the organiser.\n\nGuide: https://tablejourney.com/united-states
 /salt-lake-city/festivals/pioneer-day/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/salt-lake-city/festivals/pioneer
 -day/
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:united-states-richmond-festivals-beer-bourbon-bbq-festival-rva-2027@tab
 lejourney.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270725
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270726
SUMMARY:Beer Bourbon and BBQ Festival (Richmond)
LOCATION:Farm Bureau Center\, The Meadow Event Park\, 13191 Dawn Boulevard\
 , Doswell\, VA 23047\, Richmond\, United States
DESCRIPTION:Beer Bourbon and BBQ Festival\, in its 17th year\, runs at the 
 Farm Bureau Center at The Meadow Event Park. General admission $45 (VIP $7
 5) covers.\n\nWhat to eat: Craft beer\, bourbon\, barbecue\n\nDates not ye
 t confirmed by the organiser.\n\nGuide: https://tablejourney.com/united-st
 ates/richmond/festivals/beer-bourbon-bbq-festival-rva/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/richmond/festivals/beer-bourbon-
 bbq-festival-rva/
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:australia-brisbane-festivals-brisbane-beer-fest-2027@tablejourney.com
DTSTAMP:20260929T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270801
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270802
SUMMARY:Brisbane Beer Fest (Brisbane)
LOCATION:Eatons Hill Hotel\, 646 South Pine Road\, Eatons Hill QLD 4037\, B
 risbane\, Australia
DESCRIPTION:Brisbane Beer Fest is a one-day August festival on the Eatons H
 ill Hotel lawn with 200-plus beers and ciders\, BBQ and smoked meat food t
 rucks\, live music and beer competitions.\n\nWhat to eat: Craft beer\, BBQ
  and smoked meat trucks\n\nGuide: https://tablejourney.com/australia/brisb
 ane/festivals/brisbane-beer-fest/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/australia/brisbane/festivals/brisbane-beer-fes
 t/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ireland-dublin-festivals-big-grill-festival-2027@tablejourney.com
DTSTAMP:20260924T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270812
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270816
SUMMARY:Big Grill Festival (Dublin)
LOCATION:Herbert Park\, Ballsbridge\, Dublin 4\, Ireland
DESCRIPTION:Four days of live fire cooking in Herbert Park\, Ballsbridge\, 
 where Irish and visiting pitmasters sell small plate barbecue from about 
 €8\, alongside craft beer bars and grilling demos.\n\nWhat to eat: Live 
 fire barbecue and craft beer\n\nDates not yet confirmed by the organiser.\
 n\nGuide: https://tablejourney.com/ireland/dublin/festivals/big-grill-fest
 ival/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/ireland/dublin/festivals/big-grill-festival/
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:spain-barcelona-festivals-festa-major-de-gracia-2027@tablejourney.com
DTSTAMP:20260519T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270815
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270822
SUMMARY:Festa Major de Gracia (Barcelona)
LOCATION:Plaça de la Vila de Gracia\, 08012 Barcelona\, Spain
DESCRIPTION:Festa Major de Gracia takes over the streets in Barcelona's Gra
 cia each August: hand-decorated streets compete\, every corner becomes an 
 outdoor bar and grill.\n\nWhat to eat: Catalan street food\n\nDates not ye
 t confirmed by the organiser.\n\nGuide: https://tablejourney.com/spain/bar
 celona/festivals/festa-major-de-gracia/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/spain/barcelona/festivals/festa-major-de-graci
 a/
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:united-states-anchorage-festivals-alaska-state-fair-2027@tablejourney.c
 om
DTSTAMP:20260604T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270821
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270908
SUMMARY:Alaska State Fair (Anchorage)
LOCATION:2075 Glenn Highway\, Palmer\, AK 99645\, Anchorage\, United States
DESCRIPTION:Alaska State Fair runs at the Mat-Su Valley fairgrounds in Palm
 er from late August through early September\, with giant cabbage weigh-off
 s and fair food.\n\nWhat to eat: Fair food\, giant Matanuska Valley vegeta
 bles\, BBQ\n\nDates not yet confirmed by the organiser.\n\nGuide: https://
 tablejourney.com/united-states/anchorage/festivals/alaska-state-fair/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/anchorage/festivals/alaska-state
 -fair/
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:united-states-cleveland-festivals-cleveland-garlic-festival-2027@tablej
 ourney.com
DTSTAMP:20260604T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270829
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270831
SUMMARY:Cleveland Garlic Festival (Cleveland)
LOCATION:Shaker Square\, 13212 Shaker Blvd\, Cleveland\, OH 44120\, United 
 States
DESCRIPTION:Cleveland Garlic Festival at Shaker Square\, the largest annual
  fundraiser for the North Union Farmers Market\, runs top-chef grill-offs\
 , an Ohio Cheese Guild.\n\nWhat to eat: Garlic-led plates: top-chef grill-
 offs\, Ohio cheese\, local craft beer\n\nDates not yet confirmed by the or
 ganiser.\n\nGuide: https://tablejourney.com/united-states/cleveland/festiv
 als/cleveland-garlic-festival/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/cleveland/festivals/cleveland-ga
 rlic-festival/
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:united-states-baltimore-festivals-maryland-seafood-festival-2027@tablej
 ourney.com
DTSTAMP:20260929T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270911
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270914
SUMMARY:Maryland Seafood Festival (Baltimore)
LOCATION:Sandy Point State Park\, Annapolis\, MD 21401\, Baltimore\, United
  States
DESCRIPTION:The Maryland Seafood Festival runs 11 to 13 September 2026 at S
 andy Point State Park near Annapolis\, with a crab soup cook-off\, oyster 
 shucking and crab cake and crab picking contests.\n\nWhat to eat: Chesapea
 ke seafood\n\nGuide: https://tablejourney.com/united-states/baltimore/fest
 ivals/maryland-seafood-festival/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/baltimore/festivals/maryland-sea
 food-festival/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:taiwan-taipei-festivals-mid-autumn-mooncake-festival-2027@tablejourney.
 com
DTSTAMP:20260929T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270915
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270918
SUMMARY:Taipei Mid-Autumn Festival (Taipei)
LOCATION:Various plazas across Taipei\, including Chiang Kai-shek Memorial 
 Hall and Daan Park\, Taiwan
DESCRIPTION:Mid-Autumn Festival in Taipei centres on mooncakes\, pomelo and
  outdoor barbecue\, with 15 riverside parks set aside for grilling during 
 the four-day holiday that began on 25 September 2026.\n\nWhat to eat: Moon
 cakes\, pomelo\, outdoor barbecue\n\nGuide: https://tablejourney.com/taiwa
 n/taipei/festivals/mid-autumn-mooncake-festival/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/taiwan/taipei/festivals/mid-autumn-mooncake-fe
 stival/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:united-states-portland-festivals-feast-portland-2027@tablejourney.com
DTSTAMP:20260518T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270916
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270920
SUMMARY:Feast Portland (Portland)
LOCATION:Pioneer Courthouse Square and multiple downtown Portland venues\, 
 United States
DESCRIPTION:Portland's flagship food festival every September\, four days o
 f cooking demos\, themed dinners\, the Night Market and the Smoked! outdoo
 r BBQ event downtown.\n\nWhat to eat: Food and drink\n\nDates not yet conf
 irmed by the organiser.\n\nGuide: https://tablejourney.com/united-states/p
 ortland/festivals/feast-portland/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/portland/festivals/feast-portlan
 d/
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:united-states-louisville-festivals-bourbon-and-beyond-2027@tablejourney
 .com
DTSTAMP:20260521T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270924
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270928
SUMMARY:Bourbon and Beyond (Louisville)
LOCATION:Highland Festival Grounds\, Kentucky Expo Center\, Louisville\, KY
  40209\, United States
DESCRIPTION:Bourbon and Beyond bills as the world's largest bourbon\, food 
 and music festival\, the four-day Louisville event with 100+ bourbon parti
 cipants across five.\n\nWhat to eat: Bourbon\, BBQ\, music\n\nGuide: https
 ://tablejourney.com/united-states/louisville/festivals/bourbon-and-beyond/
URL:https://tablejourney.com/united-states/louisville/festivals/bourbon-and
 -beyond/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CATEGORIES:Food festival
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR