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October 202675 festivals · 29 countries

• Fiera Internazionale del Tartufo Bianco d'Alba Turin
• Dia de Muertos Oaxaca
• Hanal Pixán (Festival de las Ánimas) Mérida

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November 2026237 festivals · 46 countries

• St. Martin's Day (Imieniny Ulicy Świętego Marcina) Poznań
• Smorgasburg LA Los Angeles
• Christmas at Liseberg Gothenburg

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December 2026143 festivals · 36 countries

• Noche de Rabanos Oaxaca
• Festas de Natal e Fim do Ano Funchal
• Fete des Lumieres Lyon

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January 2027100 festivals · 30 countries

• Mardi Gras New Orleans
• Carnevale di Venezia Venice
• Sant Sebastià Palma

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February 2027124 festivals · 33 countries

• Tết Nguyên Đán Lunar New Year Hanoi
• Ramadan Iftar Marrakech
• World's Championship Bar-B-Que Contest Houston

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March 2027104 festivals · 27 countries

• Las Fallas Valencia
• Charleston Wine + Food Charleston
• Oakland Restaurant Week Oakland

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April 2027121 festivals · 34 countries

• Feria de Abril Seville
• New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival New Orleans
• Agave Heritage Festival Tucson

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May 2027170 festivals · 35 countries

• Festival de los Patios de Córdoba Córdoba
• Festa di Sant'Efisio Cagliari
• Festival TREK Rotterdam

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June 2027135 festivals · 35 countries

• Festas dos Santos Populares Lisbon
• Richmond Greek Festival Richmond
• Indianapolis Italian Street Festival Indianapolis

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July 2027127 festivals · 26 countries

• Gion Matsuri Kyoto
• Festa del Redentore Venice
• Guelaguetza Oaxaca

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August 2027159 festivals · 35 countries

• Minnesota State Fair Minneapolis
• Federal Hill Summer Festival Providence
• Feast of the Assumption Cleveland

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September 2027210 festivals · 37 countries

• Tower Bridge Dinner Sacramento
• La Braderie de Lille Lille
• Oktoberfest Munich

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Search by name, city, country, dish or month, then narrow by dates or country, on the festival finder. For the days rather than the events, see the food holiday calendar, from National Pizza Day to World Pasta Day.

The calendar above answers when. These answer what kind.

• Christmas markets 106Advent markets and Christmas food fairs, with the stalls, the gluhwein and the dates each one actually opens.
• Beer festivals 188Oktoberfests, brewery weekends and beer weeks, by month and by country.
• Wine festivals 230Harvest festivals, wine fairs and vineyard weekends, with the dates the growers publish.
• Street food festivals 215Street food markets, food truck rallies and night markets.
• Seafood festivals 60Oyster, lobster, crab and fish festivals, mostly where the boats land.
• Harvest festivals 50Truffle, mushroom, olive, chestnut and pumpkin festivals, timed to the crop.
• Barbecue festivals 46Barbecue and grill competitions, smoke-offs and rib cook-offs.
• Chocolate and dessert festivals 52Chocolate fairs, pastry weekends, ice cream and gelato festivals.
• Cheese festivals 35Cheese fairs and dairy festivals, usually next to the farms that make it.
• Coffee and tea festivals 25Coffee festivals, roaster weekends and tea fairs.
• Vegan and vegetarian festivals 19Plant-based food festivals and vegan markets.
• Restaurant weeks 59City restaurant weeks and dine-out months: set menus at a fixed price, with the dates each edition runs.
• Lunar New Year festivals 16Lunar New Year and Tet food celebrations, on the dates the holiday actually falls.
• Halloween and Day of the Dead 19Halloween food events and Dia de los Muertos celebrations.

Hemisphere-aware: a Melbourne festival in January is listed under summer, not winter.

• Winter festivals 208Christmas markets, truffle season and the long indoor eating months.
• Spring festivals 338Asparagus and artichoke season, Easter tables and the first outdoor markets.
• Summer festivals 365Street food season: night markets, seafood festivals and long outdoor tables.
• Fall festivals 596Harvest, grape and mushroom festivals, Oktoberfests and the year's best eating.

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By the numbers

Which month is busiest, which weekend has the most festivals on, how long they last and how many are free to enter: food festival statistics, with charts and data free to reuse. Which cities have the most: the city food festival index.