Summer food festivals

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Brisbane City Council's 10-day festival of Asian culture, 28 events across 17 suburbs in its 14th year in 2026, from a Benny Lam market-style pop-up at Southside Restaurant to Lunar New Year street food on opening night.

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Sydney Lunar Festival, run by the City of Sydney, held 14 February to 1 March in 2026 with feasts, shows and artworks at more than 80 events.

Lakemba Nights during Ramadan turns Haldon Street and The Boulevarde into a food bazaar, Thursday to Sunday from 6pm to 2am, 11 February to 7 March 2027.

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Cumberland City Council's Ramadan Street Festival closes Auburn Road for two nights of halal street food, cultural performances and stalls, 7pm to midnight.

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Santos Populares fill Lisbon in June: arraiais in Alfama, Graca, Mouraria and Bairro Alto with grilled sardines and caldo verde, plus the 12 June Marchas.

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Festas de Lisboa fill all of June with arraiais, concerts and film screenings, and the Marchas Populares parade down Avenida da Liberdade on 12 June.

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Las Vegas Restaurant Week, run by Three Square Food Bank, brings 12 days of $20 to $120 prix-fixe menus at about 300 restaurants each June, with a fixed share of every meal going to the food bank.

TipMenus drop on the website two weeks before; book the Strip-resort lunches first, the casual rooms hold day-of reservations on Resy and OpenTable.

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The New Orleans Oyster Festival, launched in 2010, has been held over two days in early June at Woldenberg Riverfront Park, with the P&J Oyster Shucking Competition and an oyster eating championship.

TipPast editions were free and open to the public, with paid VIP passes; the festival's own site no longer answers, so confirm a date before planning a trip.

Bite30 Orlando is the Orlando Weekly restaurant week, with multi-course dinners at a fixed $38 per person across 50-plus Orlando-area participating.

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An annual street food festival at the Tanzbrunnen venue on the east Rhine bank, gathering food trucks and pop-up kitchens from across Germany and Europe.

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Midsommarfest, Andersonville's annual celebration of Swedish tradition that began as a parade in the 1960s, closes Clark Street from Foster to Gregory for a June weekend of four stages and local food.

TipAdmission is a $10 suggested donation; in 2026 opening ceremonies were at 11am on Saturday at the Swedish American Museum stage at Foster and Clark.

The Richmond Greek Festival runs four days at Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral on Malvern Avenue. Free admission, authentic Greek food.

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Cologne's Wine Week, two weeks of German wine on the Neumarkt in the old town, moved there from the Heumarkt. Growers from the 13 regions pour by the glass.

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Marrakech Comedy Festival (formerly Marrakech du Rire), June 4 to 6, 2026, hosts French, Moroccan and international comedians at Palais des Congres with food.

TipNew format from 2026: hosted by Malik Bentalha, broadcast on Disney+. Tickets via festival site, often sells out two weeks ahead.

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PrideFest Milwaukee at Henry Maier Festival Park in early June is one of America's largest LGBTQ pride festivals with three days of music, food vendors.

Toukasan opens yukata season each June, when the Inari rites at Enryuji Temple spill onto Chuo-dori and hundreds of yatai stalls feed crowds of around 450,000 over three nights.

TipGo after dark on the Friday or Saturday, wear a yukata if you have one, and graze the stalls along Chuo-dori rather than sitting down anywhere.

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Whiskey Live Dublin at the RDS in Ballsbridge, Ireland's premier whiskey festival, two days of distillery stands, masterclasses and rare-bottle pours in June.

TipGeneral admission and masterclass packages available; book masterclasses early as they sell out first.

Carmel-by-the-Sea Culinary Week takes over the village each early June with curated menus and offers at more than 30 restaurants plus ticketed parties.

TipThe sixth edition ran 5 to 13 June 2026 and the seventh is set for 4 to 12 June 2027; each runs nine days from a Friday, with offers at 30-plus restaurants.

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Tallinn Old Town Days, held since 1982, fills the medieval centre each June with about 300 concerts, street theatre, fairs and tours across three days; 2026 ran 5 to 7 June.

Taste of Omaha is the city's largest annual food festival, held at Heartland of America Park every Memorial Day weekend with 60-plus local and national restaurant vendors, a beer garden, and live music across three days.

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Premiers Vendredis, or First Fridays, is a free monthly street-food festival from June through the summer, with over 40 food trucks and kiosks, live music and a family zone.

The Beelitzer Spargelfest fills Beelitz's Stadtpark on the first weekend of June with asparagus dishes, a market, music stages and the Asparagus Queen; entry is free.

A ten day citywide wristband run by DublinTown: about 40 bars and restaurants, Bar 1661 and Fidelity among them, pour signature cocktails at €7 to €10 for wristband holders.

TipWristbands are sold online at about €18 and must be collected in person before your first drink.

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Ribfest Chicago closes Lincoln Avenue between Irving Park Road and Hutchinson in North Center each June, 5 to 7 June in 2026, for 20+ food vendors and live music, its 26th year.

TipEntry is a suggested donation; take the Brown Line to Irving Park, because cars parked in the CVS and Fifth Third Bank lots are towed.

Taste of Charlotte is the three-day uptown Charlotte food festival on Tryon Street, with samples from dozens of restaurants and live music every first.

TipFree admission. Festival coins buy samples from booths and can be purchased on site or via the festival app.

Railbird pairs headline music with the Bourbon Hideout's hand-picked barrels at Red Mile, Lexington's June weekend of Tyler Childers-grade Americana.

TipThe Bourbon Hideout tastings sell separately from admission and cap daily; book both when the lineup drops.

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Festiwal Kulinarny Delicje fills Wrocław's Rynek for three June days with cooking demos, workshops, expert talks and the Delicja of the Year contest.

TipThe Delicja Contest results announce Sunday afternoon; arrive Saturday for the full programme.

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The Summer Belgrade Wine Salon takes over the Royal White Palace in June, Serbian and regional producers pouring for the trade under the Dedinje gardens.

Tampa Bay Margarita Festival celebrates National Margarita Day with 20+ Mexican restaurants competing for the best margarita and best taco titles.

An annual free outdoor festival on City Plaza in downtown Raleigh featuring 120-plus food vendors representing 50-plus countries. Now in its second decade, this is the most diverse single-day food event in the city. Free admission; individual vendor pricing per item.

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The Georgia Peach Festival, in its 40th year in 2026, runs 5 to 6 June in Fort Valley and 13 June in Byron, billing itself home of the World's Largest Peach Cobbler.

TipFort Valley is the main site for the first weekend; the organiser also lists a Byron day the following Saturday.

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The Majornas Beer Festival in June is hosted at Majornas Bryggeri on Karl Johansgatan with guest breweries pouring alongside the host, presenting a mix.

Sabor del Barrio in San Diego's Barrio Logan, the Barrio Logan Association's June Chicano-food taste with 35-plus restaurants, lowriders and free trolley.

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Vinhos Verdes Essencia Festival is the dedicated Vinho Verde wine festival each June in the Soares dos Reis museum gardens, with tastings, chef-led show-cookings and banquets.

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Open Streets Minneapolis closes a city avenue to cars on summer Sundays since 2011. Each Sunday a different street, with food trucks, bike rides and pop-up.

TipLyndale, Lake Street and Franklin avenue editions are the food-truck-densest. Calendar at the Our Streets Minneapolis website.

Asheville VeganFest, a Vegfest Expos production, brings plant-based vendors to downtown Asheville. The spring edition was listed for Sunday 7 June 2026 and a fall edition is on 25 October 2026.

TipThe fall edition lists a $10 suggested donation, noon to 5pm, rain or shine; check Vegfest Expos for the spring edition's admission.

Fishermen's Day, Sjomannadagurinn, is on the first Sunday in June, with a parade from Harpa, sea rescue demonstrations, boats to board and seafood tastings.

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Identita Golose is a gastronomy congress at Allianz MiCo in Milan: the 2026 edition ran 7 to 9 June with more than 155 speakers and 80 masterclasses.

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A June week in Campo San Francesco della Vigna, run by the quarter's traders association, cooking bigoi in salsa, lasagne and fried fish with polenta under nightly live music.

TipDinner is served in the campo every evening; the procession of the saint through Castello falls on 13 June.

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Festas de São João do Porto is the city's June programme, from the Cascata Comunitária at Bolhão to concerts, a rusgas parade and the 23 to 24 June night of sardines and fireworks.

Alguer Wine Week fills Alghero's old town and Fertilia with Sardinian wine tastings, masterclasses, live music and winery bus tours over one week each summer.

The New Orleans Wine and Food Experience, NOWFE, brings hundreds of wineries and restaurants together each year and has raised more than $1.5 million for local non-profits; NOWFE Week 2027 runs 9 to 13 June.

TipTickets are sold per event on the organiser's Events and Tickets page; the 2026 restaurant line-up included Antoine's, Bayona and Restaurant August.

A citywide cocktail festival in June bringing guest bars from around the world into Singapore venues for collaborative one-night stands and residencies. The 2026 edition brought 20 international bars into the city across two weeks of pop-ups, masterclasses and competitive bartending events. One of Asia's most important cocktail industry gatherings.

TipFollow @sgcocktailweek for the full programme announcement, typically in March-April.

Tuen Ng, the Dragon Boat Festival, falls on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month; Stanley holds its international races that day, and Cantonese zongzi hold pork belly and salted egg yolk.

TipThe Shangri-La Stanley International Dragon Boat Championships run on the festival day itself (19 June in 2026); in 2027 Tuen Ng falls on 9 June.

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Taste of Dublin on Merrion Square in Dublin, an annual June multi-cuisine open-air festival with chef demos, twenty Dublin restaurants and producer.

TipStandard entry from €19.50; the Häagen-Dazs VIP Suite at €52.50. Thursday afternoon is the calmest session.

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Brina is a Ljubljana cocktail and mixology festival; the June edition ran from 11 to 14 June at Križanke, with its main tasting event on the 13th.

Holy Rosary Catholic Church's Italian Street Festival in Indianapolis runs the second weekend of June. A reliable Indianapolis pick. An Indianapolis favorite.

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Festival Internacional de Musica y Danza in Granada runs June 11 to July 12, 2026 with more than a hundred shows at the Alhambra and Generalife.

TipPre-concert dinners at Carmen Mirador de Aixa or El Trillo are the standard; the Generalife runs flamenco evenings.

The Columbus Arts Festival fills the downtown riverfront on the second weekend of June with visual arts, music, fashion and food; the 2026 edition ran 12 to 14 June.

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Polish Fest at Henry Maier Festival Park in mid-June is the largest Polish festival in the US, with pierogi, paczki, kielbasa, polka music and Polish.

Bristol Craft Beer Festival takes over the Harbourside on 11 and 12 June 2027 with craft breweries pouring across the two days; pre-sale tickets open on 1 October.

TipSessions sell out ahead; the We Are Beer team has already opened a 2027 mailing list, so book the June weekend early.

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The Eobang Festival restages Suyeong's old fishing cooperative on Gwangalli Beach in Busan, net hauls, folk games and seafood rows on the sand.

TipDates shift with the season and ran 12 to 14 June in 2026; check the city calendar before travelling.

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Fairchild Mango Festival in Miami runs each June at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Coral Gables, with chef brunches, mango tastings and rare-variety.

São João da Feira de São Cristóvão turns the Centro Luiz Gonzaga in Rio de Janeiro into a June arraial of forró, Northeastern trios, quadrilha dancers and typical festa junina food every weekend.

Marquette Waterfront Festival at Yahara Place Park, the east-side Marquette neighborhood June festival, runs live music, craft beer and Wisconsin food.

Taste of Little Italy closes College Street between Bathurst and Shaw for an Italian-Canadian food and music festival, the BIA's three-day celebration each June.

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Festiwal Pasibrzucha is Wrocław's largest free food and culture festival, set at the Partynice Horse Racing Track. Over 60 food trucks serving cuisines.

TipFree shuttle bus from central Wrocław Sat-Sun; the racetrack is a 15-minute tram otherwise.

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Nine days in the park behind the Sant'Antonio church on Pellestrina, where the gastronomic stand serves the island's own fish dishes, with takeaway, alongside live music and a lottery.

TipThe stand opens at 19.30 and only on five of the nine nights, so check the programme before crossing the lagoon.

Norway's first gin festival, held in Oslo since 2016, gathers producers, importers and bartenders at Samfunnssalen by Youngstorget on 12 and 13 June 2026 to taste London dry, sloe, Navy Strength and Old Tom gins.

TipEach ticket includes ten tasting tokens priced off Vinmonopolet list prices, more sold on site; age limit 20, last pours 15 minutes before a session ends.

The Allentown Art Festival on Allen Street is Buffalo's largest summer street festival, with food kiosks throughout the Allentown neighborhood every June.

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Sausage & Cider Fest tours the UK pairing bangers with cider and live music, and its calendar currently lists Bristol for a 2027 edition of the party.

TipThe organiser's site lists Bristol 2027; wait for dates rather than trusting resold tickets.

Huîtres et Vins at the JOST hotel rooftop in Montpellier: six oysters and a glass of white wine for €14 from 18:00 to 23:00, walk-in, on summer Mondays and some autumn evenings.

TipNo reservation is needed; check the hotel's agenda page for the current day, as an autumn date falls on a Tuesday.

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Port Chef turns Tel Aviv Port into an open air food fair each June, with restaurants pairing with visiting chefs on one time dishes served from street food stalls by the sea.

TipDishes run ₪25 to ₪45 each, so it works well as a graze rather than a single sit down meal.

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Bloomsday Festival on 16 June in Dublin, the annual James Joyce Ulysses literary festival, with Edwardian breakfasts and the Gorgonzola sandwich at Davy.

TipDavy Byrnes serves the canonical Gorgonzola sandwich and Burgundy at lunch. James Joyce Centre runs the breakfast; book a week ahead.

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The Holy Cross Greek Festival runs each June in the South Hills of Pittsburgh. Homemade Greek food, pastries and dancing at the Holy Cross Greek Orthodox.

TipGo for the spanakopita, gyros and loukoumades made by the parish. Free admission.

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Dia Mundial de la Tapa en Lavapies is a croqueta route: its sixth edition, 16 to 21 June 2026, had over twenty bars each serve their own croqueta at €1.50.

TipEach bar served its own croqueta at €1.50, including seven vegetarian and vegan options in 2026. EnLavapies organises it; 2027 dates are not yet announced.

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Porto Beer Fest pours about 600 beers from more than 50 brewers across five June days in the Jardins do Palacio de Cristal, with street food kitchens and free entry to the gardens.

TipEntry is free but you drink only from the official cup, about 5 euros. Tasting pours are 2 euros, so a cup pays for itself quickly.

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Taste of London has run five days of tasting plates from the city's best restaurants in Regent's Park each June since 2004, alongside 150 artisan producers.

TipWeekend tickets sell out a fortnight ahead; weekday lunch slots are easier. The chef demonstration arena is the marquee programming.

The Emmett Cherry Festival celebrates the Gem County cherry harvest each June in Emmett City Park, northwest of Boise, with food vendors, a pie eating contest, a bake off, a parade and free entry.

The Rochester International Jazz Festival runs 9 days each June in downtown Rochester, drawing 200,000 attendees and 1,700 performers to 350 concerts near the Eastman School of Music.

TipA $35-$55 Club Pass covers all indoor club venues for one night. Purchase online; top venues such as Harro East and Montage Music Hall sell out in advance.

Benidorm's tapas and pinchos contest, the seed of its food-week calendar, had 19 bars selling competition tapas at €3.50 in 2026, judged by a jury and a public vote.

TipIn 2026 La Fava won the jury prize and Taberna Andaluza the public vote; keep receipts, because votes are registered against a purchase ticket.

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Bite of Amsterdam is a ticketed restaurant festival in Amstelpark each June, with dishes from Amsterdam restaurants and chefs, plus Chef's Table sessions.

Bierpassie Weekend turns Antwerp's restored Handelsbeurs off the Meir into a beer hall for three days each June, with brewers pouring more than 200 Belgian specialty beers. Entry and the beer talks are free.

TipOrder the starter pack (tasting glass, two tokens, catalogue) online before the end of May for the early-bird price; every beer costs one token.

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Tollwood Summer Festival turns Munich's Olympiapark into a 30-day multicultural festival of international cuisine, music and craft markets; 90+ percent.

Summer SOULstice closes Santa Monica's Main Street each June for a free festival of local food, beer gardens and two live-music stages by the beach.

TipThe 2026 edition ran June 20 with Santa Monica Brew Works pouring; arrive before noon to park anywhere useful.

Dozens of gelato makers, soft serve stands, sorbet and vegan ice cream producers set up at Výstaviště Holešovice for a weekend of tasting, competitions and family activities, with coffee and street food alongside.

TipPresale tickets are cheaper than on the gate; stalls open at 10:00 and the shortest queues are in the first hour, before the afternoon heat.

The Stone Arch Bridge Festival fills the Minneapolis riverfront on West River Parkway with 200 artists, two music stages and a Culinary Arts Market of Twin Cities food and drink makers.

TipThe Culinary Arts Market sits under the Hennepin Avenue Bridge, so eat there and walk the river to the artists. Hours are 10am to 7pm Saturday and 10am to 5pm Sunday.

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Wianki nad Wisla (Wreaths on the Vistula) is Warsaw's solstice festival, drawing tens of thousands to the Vistula boulevards for a folklore picnic.

Jurade de Saint-Emilion Printemps in Saint-Emilion is the medieval wine guild's spring procession, with robed Jurats parading through the streets.

TipTickets to the banquet sell out months ahead; the parade itself is free and best watched from Place du Clocher.

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The Ljubljana Wine Route summer edition, on Saturday 20 June 2026 from 14:00 to 20:00, offered white and rosé wines and fresh cuisine under the park's canopy.

The Museum at Eldridge Street's free street festival, its 25th in 2026, takes over Eldridge Street between Canal and Division on a June Sunday with Chinese, Jewish and Puerto Rican food, crafts and performers.

TipFree, noon to 4pm on Eldridge Street between Canal and Division; the 2027 edition is already set for Sunday 20 June.

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A dedicated celebration of African cuisines from jollof rice to injera, held each June in Afrikaanderpark. Local chefs and diaspora caterers demonstrate.

RAMMY Awards in Washington DC is the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington's annual restaurant industry awards gala at Arena Stage.

TipThe RAMMYS gala is an industry awards night, not a public tasting; the 2026 finalists are on therammys.org, and Restaurant Week participants often include winners and finalists.

Fort Collins Beer Week runs one week and about 20 breweries each late June, the Fort Collins Brewers Association's citywide run of collabs and tastings.

TipThe 2026 edition ran 22-28 June with a ticketed Beerfest at The Drake Centre; individual taproom events are mostly free.

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Midsummer Joninės on the eve of June 24 is the Lithuanian summer solstice festival, with bonfires, mead, smoked-fish and traditional dancing at Vingio Park.

TipThe Vingio Park bonfire kicks off after sunset around 22:30. Bring a cup for the mead servers.

Midsummer eve on 23 June. The Canigo Flame reaches Placa de Sant Jaume in the afternoon and is carried out to light bonfires in every barri, where the revetlles run on coca and cava till dawn.

TipBuy the coca de Sant Joan during the day. It comes with candied fruit, marzipan, cream or pork crackling, and is drunk with sweet wine or cava.

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Afurada's fishing quarter keeps its own saint's festival for two weeks from 23 June, with a procession, fireworks over the Douro and street stalls of grilled sardines, fogacas and broa de Avintes.

TipIn 2026 the fireworks were at midnight on 4 July and the procession on 5 July at 16:00, with the blessing of the boats as it passes the Douro.

Food Taipei Mega Shows is a trade exhibition run by TAITRA at the Nangang Exhibition Center, joining five shows, among them Food Taipei and Taiwan HORECA.

TipThe organiser lists visitor pre-registration for 2027 as coming soon. In 2025 children under 13 were not admitted during the show.

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Fine-dining-for-all festival in Park Lepelenburg. Utrecht chefs serve signature tasting plates at accessible prices for four days each late June.

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Finland's largest international beer festival takes over Rautatientori square for three late-June days, with a deep brewery line-up, side programme and food.

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Birralguer takes over the Alghero port for four nights in late June, with Sardinian craft breweries, guided tastings, street food, concerts and DJ sets on Banchina Millelire.

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Five days in Campo San Pietro in Castello, 25 to 29 June in 2026, with a gastronomic stand of Venetian dishes, a solidarity market, concerts and a lottery.

TipThe stand and the solidarity market run for all five days, organised by a volunteer association founded 40 years ago, and the lottery is drawn on the last day.

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Nation's largest outdoor food festival inspired by Asian night markets, with 250-plus vendors, carnival games, and live music across two stages at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. $12 admission.

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Three days of Asian street food in Het Park beside the Euromast, with ramen, Korean barbecue, sushi and bubble tea stands, live performances, karaoke and a silent disco. Entry is free.

TipFriday opens at 17:00 and is the quietest session; Saturday and Sunday run from 13:00 until late.

Concerts in the Plaza takes over Mission Plaza on summer Fridays from June, pairing free bands with food vendors and local beer in San Luis Obispo.

TipWoodstock's Pizza and Quesadilla Gorilla feed the 2026 series; the bar pours Firestone Walker and SLO Cider.

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Gastro Miasto Kraków turns the Bulwar Czerwieński under Wawel into an open-air food village of restaurant concepts, over four free summer weekends from May to August.

TipEntry is free. In 2026 hours were Friday 16:00 to 01:00, Saturday 12:00 to 01:00 and Sunday 12:00 to 22:00. The silent disco with a view of Wawel starts after sunset.

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The Dafnes Wine Festival fills the village's central square with local wines and producers, live music and dancing; the Cultural Association of Dafnes ran its 50th edition from 26 June to 5 July 2026.

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The Giant BBQ Battle fills Pennsylvania Avenue NW between 3rd and 7th Streets in Washington DC for two June days, with pitmasters competing for $50,000 and 100-plus free food samples.

TipTickets unlock the Giant Sampling Pavilion with 100-plus entree, side and dessert samples; kids under 12 are free, and live music runs across six stages.

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Bricktown Blues & BBQ Festival brings blues bands and barbecue to Oklahoma City's Bricktown district each June; the 2026 edition ran 26 to 27 June.

TipFree entry; Bricktown is easily walkable from downtown hotels. Check bricktownokc.com for the exact June dates each year.

Nine days of crafts and cooking at FIL, 26 June to 4 July 2027: the gastronomy area serves regional Portuguese flavours beside dishes from other countries.

TipThe gastronomy area opens at 12h30 and entry is free until 14h30; the craft fair itself opens at 15h00.

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The Aarhus Jazz Festival in late June and early July brings an open-air food programme to city centre venues, with local restaurant pop-ups.

Pier 360 fills the Santa Monica Pier each June with beach-sports finals, a beer garden and food vendors from Hot Dog on a Stick to local stands.

TipAdmission is free; the Saturday session runs to 19:00 and the beer garden needs ID even for the queue.

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Dia Nacional del Ceviche on 28 June is Peru's national ceviche day, set by ministerial resolution in 2008 to encourage fish eating, a day before Fishermen's Day.

Fourteen summer Sundays when the Eiffel-era Halles become a 400-seat brunch room: a different Dijon chef cooks each week, with producers, live music and a 29 euro menu from 10:30am to 2:30pm.

TipBook online through the tourist office; seats sell out for the best-known chefs, and children 5 to 12 pay 14 euros.

The German Village Haus und Garten Tour, on the last Sunday of June, is a self-guided walk through about ten private homes and gardens, with the district's restaurants and bakeries nearby.

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Taste of Adams Avenue each June in San Diego, 41 restaurants, cafes and breweries along the Normal Heights and Kensington corridor with a complimentary.

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From 28 June to 5 July 2026 San Pietro in Volta, on Pellestrina, held its patron saint's sagra, with a fish stand, a lottery, dialect comedy and dancing.

TipThe stand serves dinner from the Thursday and both lunch and dinner over the closing weekend; the 11 bus runs down from the Lido.

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FineDiningWeek, run by the RestaurantWeek organiser, has restaurants serving festival three or five course menus from 99 PLN, with a drink for every guest, from 1 July to 15 August.

TipBook on the festival site: seatings last about two hours, with a 12 PLN reservation fee per guest, a minimum of two guests and a festival drink for each.

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Tout l'monde dehors is Lyon's free summer festival, with about 200 free open-air events in the city's public spaces over July and August in 2026.

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The Ommegang procession fills the Grand-Place in early July; in 2026 the Renaissance Market ran at the Sablon from 1 to 4 July with more than 30 craftsmen.

TipTickets for the show are sold through Ticketmaster; the Renaissance Market at the Sablon opens at noon.

GRUB's summer market in the Mayfield Depot, Manchester. Twenty street-food traders, craft beer, weekend live music every Friday through Sunday, July-August.

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Delhi Tourism's Mango Festival, whose 2026 edition was its 35th, brings more than 400 mango varieties to Delhi each summer, from Rataul and Husnara to the huge Hathi Jhool.

TipThe venue moves: Dilli Haat Janakpuri in 2024 and 2026, Thyagaraj Stadium in 2025. Check Delhi Tourism's announcement in June before you go.

Isola Birra takes over the pine grove on the Su Siccu waterfront in Cagliari for three July evenings, pouring more than 60 beers from fifteen breweries alongside street food, tasting workshops and DJ sets.

TipStalls open at 17:00, the guided tasting workshops start at 19:45 and need booking; live music and DJ sets run from 21:00.

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TAPT Festival fills Julianapark each July with 60 craft beers on tap, wine and cocktail bars, and food trucks from pizza to loaded fries and burgers.

TipFriday's borrel session 16:00-20:00 has the shortest lines. Buy the BlikBar token for the canned-brewery flight.

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Les Estivales fill the Esplanade Charles-de-Gaulle every Friday evening from July to late August, around thirty Languedoc growers pouring beside food trucks.

TipThe market is free to walk; a tasting pass with a glass costs around €4 at the entrance.

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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.

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Summerlicious is the city-run summer counterpart to Winterlicious, three-course prix fixe at over 200 Toronto restaurants across the first three weeks of July.

Its third edition ran 4 and 5 July 2026 at Makers Landing, free to enter, with a fresh fish market, live hake filleting, chef demonstrations and WWF SASSI and Two Oceans Aquarium stands.

TipEntry is free, so come early on the Saturday to see the live hake filleting and the chef demonstrations before the crowds build.

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Fingal's county show at Newbridge House and Farm in Donabate, north of the city, with a Fingal Food Circle producer village, hourly cookery demonstrations, livestock rings and horticulture tents.

TipEntry is free if you walk, cycle or take the train to Donabate; car parking has to be booked ahead.

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The free Music City Hot Chicken Festival fills East Park every July 4 with hot chicken from local shops, a fire truck parade, live bands and an amateur cooking contest.

TipBe on Woodland Street by 10:30 for the parade; festival purchases are cashless, vendors may not take cash, and coolers, tents and pets are best left at home.

Nathan's Famous holds its Fourth of July hot dog eating contest outside the Coney Island flagship at Surf and Stillwell avenues in Brooklyn, with men's and women's titles decided in 10 minutes.

TipTake the D, F, N or Q train to Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue and arrive before the 11:00 women's start; pre-show acts begin at 09:50.

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Magdalenenfest in Munich's Hirschgarten is the city's only folk festival on a green meadow; Bavarian specialties, kids' rides, family atmosphere.

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Malamocco's July week, held since 1801, fills Piazza Maggiore with food stands and dancing around a night boat procession from Poveglia and the old rite of dressing the Madonna.

TipStands open at 19.30 each evening; plan the trip around the Wednesday night boat procession from Poveglia.

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Braga's premier outdoor food festival fills Campo das Carvalheiras for two July weekends, with restaurant stalls, cooking demonstrations and vinho verde.

TipArrive on the opening evening (18:00) before the crowds peak. The chef demonstrations on Saturday afternoons are free and run alongside the stalls.

Lexington Burger Week sends dozens of kitchens chasing the city's best off-menu burger at $7 and $8 flat, one gluttonous week each July across Lexington.

TipDownload the passport app and hit the weird one-off burgers early in the week before kitchens start selling out.

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Napoli Pizza Village ran 7 to 12 July 2026 at Lungomare Pertini in Pozzuoli, every evening from 18:00 to 01:00, with live shows, pizzerias and free masterclasses.

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Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Williamsburg has held this July feast since 1887: 12 days of food vendors, rides, games and nightly entertainment around the church, with the Dancing of the Giglio and the Boat.

TipThe feast ran 8 to 19 July in 2026, with Our Lady of Mount Carmel's feast day on 16 July; check the parish site for the next year's dates.

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The Convites Populares on July 10 and 11, 2026 are the small-scale neighborhood invitations that open Guelaguetza, leaving from Cruz de Piedra.

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Festa Italiana at Henry Maier Festival Park in mid-July is Milwaukee's Italian-American heritage festival, with Sicilian sausage and peppers, cannoli.

Annual 11-day Downtown San Jose Restaurant Week (July 9 to 19 in 2026). Prix fixe menus, chef specials, and food and drink pairings at more than 30 participating downtown restaurants.

Twenty traditional cooks fry molotes on the Plaza de la Concordia in San Pedro Cholula, from tinga and huitlacoche fillings to gourmet versions built on chile en nogada and seafood.

TipEntry is free and molotes run between 50 and 200 pesos depending on size, so budget for grazing rather than one order.

An hour east of Cape Town, Franschhoek marks Bastille Day on 11 and 12 July 2026 with wine and cheese tastings, food stalls, a boules tournament and a best-dressed contest in blue, white and red.

TipTickets are limited and date specific, and the Saturday runs 11:00 to 17:00 with the boules tournament, so pick your day first.

Parker County Peach Festival, the 42nd annual edition on Saturday 10 July 2027 in historic downtown Weatherford, has 200-plus arts, crafts, food and activity booths, a peach food competition and a bike ride.

TipThe festival always falls on the second Saturday in July, 8 am to 4 pm; pets are discouraged because streets and parking lots get too hot for paws.

The Glasgow Vegan Festival is a one-day indoor event at Easterhouse Sports Centre with more than 70 stalls; the organiser lists the next edition for Saturday 10 July 2027, standard entry £5.50.

Seven weekends at Rock Creek, east of Cleveland, on the Rickard Manor grounds. The eating is less strictly medieval than most faires of its size, running from cheesesteaks and gyros to crepes, deep fried Oreos and Butterbeer, in standalone booths and larger dining yards.

TipGates are 11:00 to 19:00, with opening ceremonies at 10:45 and a sung finale at 18:15.

The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast fills the Williamsburg streets around the shrine church in Brooklyn for 12 days each July, with Italian food vendors, rides, games and the dancing of the Giglio.

TipFeast Day is 16 July; the Giglio, over 70 feet tall, is the feast's centerpiece, and the indoor cafe gives a break from the heat.

626 Night Market holds night markets at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia on 16 to 18 July and 13 to 15 August 2027, bringing together food, art and entertainment.

Annual two-day coastal wine and food event at Chase Palm Park. Friday features rare reserve tastings with gourmet appetizers; Saturday runs a beachside session with hundreds of wines, craft brews, a BBQ competition.

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Feria Internacional del Mezcal runs July 17-28, 2026 at the Centro de Convenciones, with 100-plus producers, 208 artisans, mezcal tastings and craft beer.

The Vermont Brewers Festival fills Burlington's Waterfront Park on Lake Champlain each July with three tasting sessions, 40-plus Vermont breweries and 200-plus specialty pours; 2026 was its 33rd year.

Honolulu Night Market Kakaako runs a few Saturday evenings a year with Hawaii street food vendors, craft beer, live music and pop-up galleries across the Kakaako arts district.

TipFree entry; arrive by 17:30 to beat the dinner queue at the most popular vendors.

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Taste of Tremont on Professor Avenue in Tremont each July, the one-day neighborhood street festival showcasing every restaurant from a single block.

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Brussels' main funfair fills the Boulevard du Midi for five weeks each summer; food stands open at 11:00, before the rides, with croustillons and candy floss.

TipFood stands open at 11:00 every day; the rides open at 15:00 on weekdays and 14:00 at weekends and on the eve of public holidays.

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On Belgium's national day the Marolles eats on Place du Jeu de Balle: a pot of Belgian mussels, De Corte fries and a sauce, from 5pm with bands.

TipBook online, as the online meals sell out; on the day, meals go on sale on the square from 20:30 at €35 rather than €32, subject to availability.

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The Velá de Santiago y Santa Ana fills Calle Betis in Triana each July with booths serving fried fish, grilled sardines and green hazelnuts, with free access.

TipEntry to the booths on Calle Betis is free; watch the cucaña, the greased pole over the river, which is one of the Velá's best-known activities.

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Bollekesfeest in Antwerp is the city's De Koninck Bolleke beer street festival in the Zuid district, free over four days each late July with music.

TipFree entry. The Bolleke stem-glass is shared between De Koninck and Antwerp's food trucks.

135,000 people fill the Gaslamp Quarter for four days in July. Every restaurant within walking distance of the convention centre books out and many go to set menus.

TipBook Gaslamp tables weeks ahead or walk to Little Italy, which is fifteen minutes north and far calmer.

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Het Amsterdamse Terrassen Festival turns Rembrandtpark every July into one big terrace, with popular Amsterdam restaurants serving food, drinks and music.

Europe's largest open-air food festival for fine food and wine enthusiasts, held annually in late July on the Rhine bank near the Chocolate Museum.

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Bratislava Coronation Days reenact the historic Hungarian coronation procession from the castle to the Old Town with period dress, crafts and historic Slovak.

TipThe reenactment happens across the weekend; arrive on Hlavne namestie by 14:00 to follow the procession.

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German Fest at Henry Maier Festival Park in late July is the largest German-heritage festival in the US, with bratwurst, schnitzel, polka and Hofbrau steins.

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The umbrella city-summer festival that includes Odori Beer Garden, Hokkaido Wine Garden and the Summer Bon Odori dance week. Lamb, ramen and Hokkaido produce.

Lexington Restaurant Week runs set menus at more than 40 locally owned rooms in late July, founder Connie Jo Miller's annual excuse to eat somewhere new.

TipThe flagship rooms book out fast once menus post; reserve the fine-dining stops in the first days of the window.

The Galbani Buffalo Italian Heritage Festival fills Hertel Avenue in North Buffalo for three days each late July with Italian-American food, music and street celebration, and admission is free.

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Glier's Goettafest in Newport KY runs two weekends in late July and early August, the Cincinnati-area festival celebrating the pork-and-pinhead-oats.

St Dominic's Fair, a tradition from 1260, fills Gdańsk for three weeks each summer: 715 stalls and 17 world cuisines in 2026; next 24 July to 15 August 2027.

TipMany stalls sell small tasting portions, and the Bread Festival falls on the opening weekend (25 and 26 July in 2026); the 2027 fair opens on Saturday 24 July.

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Chiles en Nogada Patriotic Season in Mexico City runs from late July through September around Independence Day, when restaurants from fine dining to traditional serve the stuffed poblano.

The Courtland Pear Fair, held every year on the last Sunday of July, celebrates the Sacramento River Delta's Bartlett pear harvest with fresh pear pies, a pancake breakfast and a wine and beer garden.

TipAdmission is free and parking is $20 a vehicle; fresh pear pies go on sale at 9am and sell out fast, and the pancake breakfast runs 8:30 to 10:30am.

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The Dadaocheng Summer Festival, staged by the city tourism bureau at the wharf and Yanping Riverside Park, mixes fireworks, drones, concerts and shop offers.

TipIn 2026 fireworks shows were on 25 July (with drones), 5 August and the 15 August finale, each at 20:00; shops on Dihua Street ran stamp-card offers.

Love Eccles is Salford City Council's free family day at Eccles Recreation Ground on Saturday 25 July 2026, with live music, workshops, funfair rides and community stalls.

Providence Restaurant Weeks runs a second time in late July with the same prix-fixe format. Lunch from $15.95, dinner from $35.95; 60-plus participating.

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Pellestrina's late July week on Piazzale Zendrini runs a kitchen of typical island dishes beside orchestras and dancing, the Regata di Pellestrina, a lottery and closing fireworks.

TipConcerts run nightly on Piazzale Zendrini, and the Regata di Pellestrina is the fixture that anchors the whole week.

Buckhead's edition of Atlanta Restaurant Week, run by Livable Buckhead, with a $60 prix-fixe lunch or dinner at over 40 restaurants, 27 Jul to 1 Aug 2026.

TipThere is no pass to buy; reserve directly through each restaurant's page on the official site, as this is one of Buckhead's busiest weeks.

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The Galway Races in July bring a city-wide food week with restaurant special menus and market pop-ups; race week is when Galway restaurants run their most.

Nashville Wine Auction l'Été du Vin, founded in 1980, is billed as the country's longest running charity wine auction, with three late-July nights of tasting, dinner and auction for cancer causes.

TipThe three nights are the seated Vintners' Tasting on Thursday, the Patrons' Dinner on Friday and the l'Été du Vin dinner and auction on Saturday; in 2027 they fall on 29, 30 and 31 July.

Birmingham Restaurant Week, now in its 16th year, runs 30 July to 8 August 2026 with two-, three- and four-course prix-fixe menus from $5 to $60 across the metro area.

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Gastro Miasto sets up nearly 100 vendors on Wrocław's Bulwar Xawerego Dunikowskiego promenade each summer. Restaurants, food trucks, wineries, breweries.

TipFriday evening is busiest. Sunday afternoon is the family-friendly version with the kids' zone open.

Het Wijn Festijn turns Domplein into a three-day open-air wine tasting each July. More than a hundred wines from around the world, snack stalls and live DJs across the cathedral-front square.

TipOpening hours in 2026 were Friday 16:00 to 23:00, Saturday 13:00 to 23:00 and Sunday 13:00 to 20:00; tickets are sold in advance on the festival's own site.

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The Ilgwang Sea Festival folds Gijang's old Gaenmaeul fishing-village fair and the Ilgwang song contest into one beach festival, drag-net pulls and shellfish digs by day, concerts and fireworks at night.

TipThe first merged edition ran 31 July to 2 August 2026 on Ilgwang Beach; check the Gijang county site for the next dates.

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San Inazio honours St Ignatius of Loyola, patron saint of the Basques, with a full weekend on the Basque Block in late July or early August: live music, traditional dancing, handball, and Basque food and wine from Block restaurants.

Crave gathers dozens of Lexington restaurants and food trucks with two days of live music at Gatton Park, the city's biggest pure food festival since the mid-2010s.

TipAdmission is $15 for a weekend pass or $10 for a single day, kids 10 and under are free, and the festival is cash-free, so bring a card; every vendor serves $5 small plates.

Garden Walk Buffalo on the last weekend of July is America's largest free garden tour, with food kiosks throughout the city's neighborhoods.

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The Manchester Craft Brew Festival at Manchester Academy pours 50-plus craft beers, ciders and wines from 15-plus breweries with street food and live music.

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The Taiwan Culinary Exhibition fills World Trade Center Hall 1 for four days of cooking shows, talks and classes, run by the Taiwan Visitors Association.

Tip2026 tickets were NT$200 at the door and NT$180 pre-sale; open 10:00 to 18:00 with same-day re-entry on the stub. The 2027 dates are not announced yet.

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Beer Bourbon and BBQ Festival, in its 17th year, runs at the Farm Bureau Center at The Meadow Event Park. General admission $45 (VIP $75) covers.

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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Miami Spice runs three-course prix-fixe brunch, lunch and dinner menus at Greater Miami and Miami Beach restaurants every August and September, from $40.

TipEach restaurant sets its own Spice days, often Sunday to Thursday for dinner, so check the menu page before booking a Friday or Saturday.

Houston Restaurant Weeks runs prix-fixe brunch, lunch and dinner menus, dine-in or takeout, from 1 Aug to Labor Day, raising money for the Houston Food Bank.

TipBrunch and lunch at $25 are the best value; many restaurants also offer the menu to go, which the official site lets you filter for.

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Pueblo Revolt Day at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center commemorates the Pueblo Revolt of 10 August 1680 with talks and family activities; its Indian Pueblo Kitchen restaurant serves Indigenous dishes.

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Omaha's Original Greek Festival fills the grounds of St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church each August with Greek food, pastries and live dancing.

TipAdmission was $6 for adults in 2026; students and children under 12 were free. The 2027 dates are not announced yet.

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The Foire aux Vins d'Alsace in Colmar pours more than 1,500 Alsace wines across ten August days, pairing 350 exhibitors with a big open-air concert programme.

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Houdetsi Festival is a music festival in the village of Houdetsi, 23 km from Heraklion, built around the Labyrinth Musical Workshop; its 4th edition ran for four days, from 1 to 4 August.

TipThe village is home to the Labyrinth Musical Workshop, which runs seminars and master classes with musicians from around the world.

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The Park Avenue Summer Stroll is a free one-day August event in Rochester's East End, where the avenue's restaurants and cafes stay open alongside artisans, live music and children's activities.

TipLive music plays at the Park Avenue Green on the corner of Park and Barrington, and a raffle rewards visits to ten participating businesses; free on-street parking and a free lot at 606 Park Avenue.

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The Buddhist Church of Sacramento's Japanese Food and Cultural Bazaar, first held in 1947 and 80 years old in 2026, fills its Riverside Boulevard grounds one August Saturday with teriyaki, sushi and udon.

TipIn 2026 it ran 11am to 8pm; paid parking is under the freeway on 8th Street between W and X, with a free shuttle to the main gate on Quinn Way.

The Phuket Lobster Festival, in its 11th year in 2026, spends August promoting the island's GI-certified lobster through a Chalong launch fair and menus at more than 122 restaurants.

TipThe month is a restaurant promotion more than a single site: look for the festival menus at hotel dining rooms and seafood houses across Phuket.

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The Sacramento Banana Festival, its 15th in 2026 and the National Academic Youth Corps' largest fundraiser, fills the Village Greens at William Land Park with banana treats, food, art and music.

TipIn 2026 it ran 10am to 7pm on Saturday and 10am to 5:30pm on Sunday, with tickets sold online through Zeffy.

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Warsaw's Vistula day runs between Plaza Rusalka and Bulwar Jana Karskiego with free river crossings, a parade of traditional boats and two bonfire stations with grills from 14:00 where you cook your own food.

TipTwo grill stations are lit from 14:00 to 18:00 on Plaza Rusalka for your own food; free river crossings and boat trips run through the day.

An annual wine festival on the Rhine waterfront at Rheinauhafen, bringing German wine regions including Ahr, Mosel, Rheingau and Rhine to pour alongside.

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The Festa da Broa de Avintes fills the Largo do Palheirinho in Avintes, Vila Nova de Gaia, for six August days around the traditional Broa de Avintes loaf.

TipThe 37th edition ran from 4 to 9 August 2026 under the theme Regresso às Origens, with entertainment, food and cultural events for all ages.

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The Feast of Saint Agrippina di Mineo runs on Hanover Street in Boston's North End every August since 1914. Sicilian American street food, the grand.

TipSunday afternoon procession at 12:30 is the centrepiece. Sunday tug-of-war at 20:00; arrive by 14:00 for the food stalls.

The Jaipur Teej Festival carries the Teej Mata procession from the City Palace through Tripolia Bazaar and Chhoti Chaupar on two monsoon evenings, with ghewar the sweet of the season.

TipFind a spot on Tripolia Bazaar before the procession sets out, then buy rabri ghewar at Sambhar Fini Wala in Johari Bazaar.

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El Mercado De La Guerra is the food and craft market of Santa Barbara's Old Spanish Days Fiesta, open 11 AM to 10 PM from Wednesday to Saturday of Fiesta week, 5 to 9 August 2026.

Four days at the Indiana Convention Center in August. Seventy thousand people fill downtown and every restaurant on Georgia Street and Mass Ave books out with them.

TipMass Ave is a ten minute walk from the convention centre and takes reservations when Georgia Street will not.

Three-day downtown jazz festival with 100-plus acts across eight stages and 40,000-plus attendees. Food vendors and a late-night Club Crawl complement first-rate live performances.

The Frankfurt Apple Wine Festival fills Frankfurt's Rossmarkt for ten days, 6 to 15 August 2027, with local apple wine producers, live music, workshops and culinary specialities.

TipTaste across producers rather than settling at one stand; the 2026 edition ran 7 to 16 August with nightly live music.

Pop-up food vendors at Fringe venues each August, including Assembly George Square Gardens, Pleasance Courtyard and, new in 2026, Assembly's St Andrew Square.

TipVendor line-ups change every year, so check each venue's food page before you go. The free Edinburgh Folk & Food Festival runs at Assembly George Square Gardens just before the Fringe.

Wine Lands is the Outside Lands wine area in Golden Gate Park, where small-production Northern California wineries pour their own wines; the 2027 festival runs 6 to 8 August.

TipWristbands are festival-only; the Wine Lands tent has shorter lines than the food rows by 16:00.

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Schiltigheim, the brewers' town at the gates of Strasbourg, throws its Fete de la Biere in early August, with local craft beers, tarte flambee and music.

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In August, Gothenburg hosts its most exuberant kraeftskiva (crayfish party) season, with restaurants and bars across the city setting up outdoor crayfish.

The Uptown Art Fair returns 7 to 9 August 2026 to Lake of the Isles and The Mall with 200 juried artists, live music and food and beverage vendors.

TipGet there before 11:00 to find shade. Food row sits along Lake Street west of Hennepin.

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Beer Mania in Chișinău is Moldova's only craft beer festival, taking over Parcul Valea Trandafirilor in early August with local breweries, grills and live.

Atlixco gives its salted, air-dried beef a fair of its own at the Centro de Convenciones, which is the fastest way to understand why cecina atlixquense travels across the state.

TipAtlixco is forty minutes from Puebla by road, so pair the cecina fair with a nogada lunch if you are visiting in August.

Wrocław Feta Festival hosts hundreds of selected products from Lower Silesian and Polish producers: cheeses, wines, beers and artisanal goods.

TipThe cheese tastings run by appointment only on the official festival board.

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The Pittsburgh Soul Food Festival celebrates Black-owned food vendors each summer in Pittsburgh. Soul food plates, music and community across an open-air.

TipFree and family-friendly. Go for fried chicken, mac and cheese and peach cobbler.

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Heaton Park Food & Drink Festival, in its fifth edition on 1 and 2 August 2026, brings food stalls, live music and free live chef demonstrations to Heaton Park in Manchester.

TipBook tickets through heatonparkfoodfestival.com; the 2026 listing gave 10am to 8pm and a Cookery Theatre with 12 demonstrations. Metrolink runs to Heaton Park station.

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Federal Hill's Summer Festival is a Victory Day weekend three-day Italian-American block party with 25-plus restaurants serving outdoors and two stages.

Detroit Foodie Fair at Eastern Market Shed 5 brings the city's flavor makers and artisans to Detroit in August. Detroit Vegan runs alongside.

TipSunday only, 10am to 4pm. Vote for the Best Foodie Find of the year on site.

Brussels erects the Meyboom tree at Rue des Sables every 9 August, a tradition from 1213. It is carried through taverns and must be up by 5pm.

TipIf the tree is not up by 5 pm, the privilege passes to Leuven; the tree is shown on the Grand-Place before it is carried to the corner of Rue des Sables and Rue du Marais.

On 10 August Piazza San Lorenzo hosts a free feast from 21:00: pasta al ragu cooked by Tuscan chefs and two tonnes of watermelon from the Mercato Centrale.

TipEntry is free and the evening starts at 21:00 in Piazza San Lorenzo.

DFW Restaurant Week serves prix-fixe menus at 150-plus North Texas restaurants each August; about 20% of each Dallas meal goes to the North Texas Food Bank.

TipThe main week is 10 to 16 Aug; many restaurants keep the menu through Labor Day, when tables are easier to get. Reservations open in mid-July.

DFW Restaurant Week brings prix-fixe menus to Fort Worth restaurants each August; Tarrant County meals send about 20% to Lena Pope, a children's charity.

TipThe main week is 10 to 16 Aug; many restaurants keep the menu through Labor Day, when tables are easier to get. Reservations open in mid-July.

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Key West Lobsterfest greets spiny lobster season each August with a lobster boil, pub crawl and a Saturday street fair running the length of lower Duval.

TipThe free Saturday street fair fills the 100-500 blocks of Duval and the ticketed lobster boil sells out. The 29th edition runs 11 to 15 August 2027.

Cork City Council's flagship food festival, launched in 2022 and now in its fifth year. The 2026 edition runs 12-16 August across more than 150 events.

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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.

TipFriday and Saturday usually sell out in advance, and the site is cashless, so bring a card.

The Malopolski Festiwal Pierogow fills Maly Rynek in Krakow from 12 to 16 August 2026, with pierogarnie and restaurants competing for best pierogi ruskie and best free-choice pierogi.

TipFree admission; individual pierogi from vendors cost 4 to 6 zl. The jury winner is announced on the last day.

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Bloomfield Little Italy Days fills Liberty Avenue each August in Pittsburgh's Little Italy. Free since 2002, with Italian food vendors, music and a meatball.

TipFree; runs along Liberty Avenue. Go hungry for arancini, sausage sandwiches and cannoli.

HKTDC Food Expo has filled the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai each August since 1989, with a public hall and a trade hall; 985 exhibitors took part in 2026.

TipThe 2027 Expo runs 12 to 16 August; HKTDC has not yet published the public hall hours or tickets, so check before you go.

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The Elotada runs more than forty hours of corn cooking at the Atlixco convention centre, from elotes and antojitos through moles, tamales, chalupas and the town's artisanal ice cream.

TipIt overlaps with chile en nogada season in Atlixco, which makes mid-August the single densest food week in the state.

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La Paloma closes Madrid's August verbenas in La Latina; in 2026 it ran 13 to 16 August with chotis, a chocolatada castiza and a vermut castizo.

TipThe picture of the Virgin is lowered by the firefighters on 15 August, Plaza de la Paja serves a vermut castizo at noon on the last day, and Cava Baja hosts parchis and draughts championships.

Taste of the Danforth closes Danforth Avenue between Broadview and Pape for a Greek-and-multicultural street festival; the 2026 edition returns August 7 to 9.

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Tomato Art Fest in East Nashville's Five Points runs free over two days each August, with costumes, tomato-themed art, food vendors and concerts.

TipEnter the tomato costume contest or just dress for it, and bring a card: the 2026 festival was cashless, and pets are asked to stay home.

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Light Up Little Italy fills the East-side grid each August with Italian food, music and bocce, one of several saint's-day festivals the neighbourhood.

Great Taste of the Midwest at Olin Park on Lake Monona, the Madison Homebrewers and Tasters Guild's second-Saturday-of-August beer festival since 1987.

Semana Grande (Aste Nagusia), San Sebastian's festival week, ran from Saturday 8 to Saturday 15 August in 2026, with fireworks over La Concha bay, free concerts in Sagues and food trucks on the Kursaal terraces.

TipThe cannon shot that opens the week is fired at exactly 19:00 on the first Saturday in the Alderdi Eder gardens.

The Sourwood Festival in downtown Black Mountain, presented by the Black Mountain Swannanoa Chamber of Commerce, celebrates locally produced sourwood honey and marks the start of honey-selling season.

TipFree and open to the public. In 2026 it ran Saturday 10am to 5pm and Sunday 11am to 5pm, with more than 110 vendors, free parking near downtown and a free shuttle every 15 minutes.

Nisei Week Japanese Festival fills Little Tokyo for nine days each August with music, exhibits and food; the 2027 festival runs 14 to 22 August.

Por Tor is Phuket's Hungry Ghost month, when Hokkien shrines in Phuket Town pile tables with roast duck, fruit and hundreds of red ang ku turtle cakes for the returning dead.

TipEach shrine holds its day separately; the main worship day is the 15th of the lunar month, and the fresh market hosts two days of offerings.

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San Diego Brew Fest at Liberty Station each August, 70-plus breweries pouring 200 beers with food trucks and lawn games on Preble Field.

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The Beijing International Yanjing Beer Culture Festival is a ten-day summer beer fair at the Capital International Exhibition and Convention Center, with four themed food zones and live music.

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Feria de Málaga fills the city each August with daytime casetas pouring sweet wine and cartojal, fried fish stalls and nine days of flamenco and horses.

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Mill City Farmers Market's Tomato Tasting in Minneapolis tastes a hundred heirloom tomato varieties on a mid-August Saturday. The market's signature annual.

TipArrive at 09:00 when the tomatoes are at peak; chef demos run on the riverside lawn.

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Visit Orlando's Magical Dining is the city's prix-fixe restaurant promotion, with three-course dinners at $40 and $60 tiers across 200-plus participating.