Winter food festivals

Funchal's Christmas and New Year season runs street events all December, with a market selling Madeira wine and sugarcane honey, dawn masses followed by carne de vinha d'alhos, and a harbour fireworks show.

Navidad y Belenes in Granada lights up Plaza Bib-Rambla and Calle Reyes Catolicos in December with belenes, food stalls and pasteleria specials of piononos.

TipCasa Ysla launches a special Christmas pionono with rum syrup; convent sweets open the turn for ordering.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

A Christmas market planned along the quays of the Oude Haven, with about a hundred stalls of winter food, drink and gifts. The 2025 edition was called off and moved to December 2026.

TipThe organiser has not published the new dates yet, so check derotterdamsekerstmarkt.nl before you plan a December trip.

Gifted runs in the RDS main hall in Ballsbridge each December, pairing 400 craft and design makers with a Christmas Food Emporium of more than 100 Irish artisan food producers.

TipAdult tickets are €15 online, and everything bought on the opening Wednesday carries 10 percent off.

The Gentse Winterfeesten run 3 December 2026 to 3 January 2027 with more than 150 wooden huts from Sint-Baafsplein to Korenmarkt, selling snacks, mulled wine and crafts.

EatWarm jenever punch with Belgian chocolate: the classic winter combination at Sint-Baafsplein after dark.

TipThe village is smallest and most manageable on a weekday; weekends and public holidays draw the largest visitor numbers.

The Antwerp Christmas Market spans Grote Markt, Groenplaats and Handschoenmarkt from early December to early January. Around 100 stalls, glühwein, frites.

TipThe Ferris wheel returns to Steenplein each year. The hot chocolate stalls cluster near the cathedral.

A gourmet fair on 4 to 6 December 2026 in the Jan Garemijnzaal at the Belfry, during Winter Glow, with French, Belgian, Greek, Italian and Spanish producers.

TipEntry is free and needs no invitation; buy the tasting glass at the door (€3, or €5 for two) and return it on exit. Tastings are free: you pay only for drinks and bottles you buy.

Salon Saveurs des Plaisirs Gourmands is a gourmet fair at Espace Champerret in the 17th, 4 to 7 December 2026, with about 250 exhibitors and entry from €7.

TipThe organiser says the salon is busiest between 10:00 and 11:00 each day; Friday has a late opening until 21:00. Entry is €7 online and €10 on site.

Winterlit lights the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica through December, a free weekend holiday market ringed by the district's outdoor dining.

TipMarkets run Friday afternoons and full weekend days on three December weekends; pair it with the seasonal ice rink on Arizona Avenue.

Tucson Tamal and Heritage Festival is the December annual tamale festival at Casino Del Sol with dozens of vendors, mariachi music and free public admission.

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.

TipHeld the first Saturday of December and free to attend; the chili cook-off and parade cluster around late morning, so go early and graze.

The Norsk Folkemuseum Christmas Fair at Bygdøy gathers Norwegian traditional food stalls across the open-air museum on the first two weekends of December. Lefse-baking demos, julegrøt, mulled gløgg and marzipan figures.

South African Cap Classique and imported Champagne are poured on the lawns below the Huguenot Monument on 5 and 6 December 2026, with ten tasting tokens and a keepsake flute per ticket.

TipThe 2025 edition ran in late November and 2026 moved into December, so check the organiser's dates before booking a room in the village.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Oh Bej Oh Bej is the St. Ambrose fair by Castello Sforzesco in Milan, five centuries old and held around 7 December, with crafts, sweets and chestnuts.

The Twinkle Light Parade lights up a mile of Central Avenue in Nob Hill on Saturday 5 December 2026 at 5:15 pm, free, with the street closed so diners can eat at Nob Hill restaurants.

Fem el Vermut a Salou is the town's pre-Christmas vermouth route: for about two weeks in December, bars and restaurants pour regional vermouth with a festive tapa from noon to 15:00.

TipThe route runs at lunchtime only, 12:00 to 15:00; around twenty to twenty-five places usually take part, so it is easy to string three or four together.

The San Antonio Tamales Festival gathers local tamaleros each December for the holiday masa-and-pork tradition that defines a San Antonio Christmas.

The Denver Winter Market fills the Sports Castle at 10th & Broadway with 100+ local small businesses and makers and 3 bars, over 6 days in December.

TipThe 2025 edition ran for 6 days, December 5 to 7 and 12 to 14, and offered free gift wrapping.

Castelnuovo Rangone, 12 km south of Modena, cooks the world's largest zampone: a three-metre, 400-kilo pig's trotter sausage simmered for days in a steel vat and sliced for the crowd in the town centre.

TipFree; the cooking takes three days and the giant zampone is sliced on the Sunday. Check the programme link on the Terre di Castelli page for times.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Katendrecht's restaurant square becomes a winter programme for about two weeks in December, with oliebollen, marshmallow roasting, popcorn, light installations and workshops.

TipWalking in is free, but the Deliplein restaurants keep their normal service, so book a table before you go.

The avocado growers of San Pedro Benito Juarez, on the slopes above Atlixco, run a one-day fair of gastronomy, crafts and folklore built entirely around the fruit they farm.

TipIt is a village fair rather than a city event, so go early in the day and treat the drive up from Atlixco as part of it.

The Fierucola dell'Immacolata fills Piazza della Santissima Annunziata on 8 December, 9:00 to 19:00, with crafts, volunteer groups and small organic farms.

TipOpen 9:00 to 19:00; earlier editions had small organic farms selling oil, wine, ancient-grain flours, honey, jams and cheeses.

Épernay's Avenue de Champagne, 30 km south of Reims, opens its great houses for three nights of light shows, champagne bars, cellar visits and Saturday's Habits de Saveurs chef demonstrations.

TipThe avenue festivities and chef demonstrations are free; the €20 food and wine pairing workshops open for booking in late November.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

The National Street Food Festival fills Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi each December with 500 street vendors from 27 states, from dahi-jalebi to Kashmiri wazwan.

TipEnter by Gate 14 of JLN Stadium, as in 2025. The 2026 dates were not yet announced when we checked, so confirm on the NASVI site before you go.

Bordeaux Tasting, the Terre de Vins grands crus fair, fills the Palais de la Bourse on 12 and 13 December 2026 with more than 100 winemakers and masterclasses.

TipEntry tickets and masterclass passes are sold separately; book classed-growth masterclasses two weeks ahead.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

The Saturday farmers market on Noordplein runs Christmas editions in December, with 35 to 45 growers, bakers, butchers and chefs selling direct, plus fire pits and roasted chestnuts.

TipGo early. The bakers sell out first and the market closes at 17:00, before the light goes.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Split Underground is a two-day tasting festival in the cellars of Diocletian's Palace with unlimited tastings, over 200 wines, spirits and delicacies and live music; the 2025 edition ran 12 and 13 December.

TipEntry is by timed slot every 30 minutes from 16:00 to 20:30, and the organiser suggests a visit of up to two and a half hours.

WorldFood Istanbul at Tüyap Fairgrounds in Büyükçekmece, the December industry food fair drawing producers and chefs from across the region.

Fiesta de la Virgen de la Soledad culminates on 18 December at the basilica in Oaxaca, with a calenda on 16 December, mañanitas, fireworks and buñuelo and nieve stalls around it.

Het Amsterdamse Winterparadijs returns to RAI Amsterdam from 17 December to 2 January with ice rinks, an apres-ski village and pop-up restaurants.

TipThe opening hours page lists every day from Thursday 17 December to Saturday 2 January and shows 31 December closed; food and drinks cost extra.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

The International Istanbul Gastronomy Festival is a Turkish Chefs and Cooks Federation competition with more than 70 medal categories; the 22nd edition ran 17 to 20 December 2025 in Bahcelievler.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

A Christmas and Kings fair dating to 1877, filling the side walkways of Gran Via between Muntaner and Rocafort with 243 stalls of toys, crafts and gifts, plus sweet stands and a churro stall.

TipThe fair runs to 6 January, so it is the last Christmas market standing; go for chocolate and xurros made on site.

The Handmade in Brugge MAKERSmarkt takes place at the City Halls from 18 to 20 December 2026, with handmade items, unique gifts and local produce.

TipEntry is free; it is open 4.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. on Friday 18 December and 11.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, with gift wrapping on site.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Feria de Santo Tomas on 21 December fills El Arenal and Plaza Nueva with farm stalls, cheese, honey and sweets, and talo with chorizo and a glass of txakoli.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Denpasar Festival (Denfest) is a four-day street festival at Catur Muka in Denpasar, Bali, with a Jalan Gajah Mada zone for heritage food and coffee stalls.

TipHeritage food and coffee stalls fill the western end of Jalan Gajah Mada; modern food stands sit with the stages on the Puputan Badung field side.

Noche de Rabanos on December 23 fills the Zocalo with oversized radish carvings (saints, dancers, cathedrals), totomoxtle and flor inmortal categories every.

The Hatta Honey Festival brings Emirati beekeepers to Hatta Hall in Dubai's mountain exclave each late December, with more than 50 honey booths in 2025. Free entry.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Vienna's New Year's Eve trail, in its 35th edition, spans eight locations in the old city and the Prater with free entry, stages and over two dozen caterers.

Beyond the October Gourmet Festival, the Kinsale Good Food Circle - Ireland's oldest food festival organisation, founded 1978 - runs seasonal events.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Dine Downtown is Sacramento's January restaurant event: central-city restaurants serve three-course prix-fixe meals for $45 over ten days, with $1 a meal going to a local nonprofit.

TipThe 2026 menus were labelled gluten free, vegetarian or vegan on the organiser's page, and tax and tip are not included in the $45.

SLO Restaurant Month runs through January, when more than 50 San Luis Obispo restaurants roll out prix-fixe menus, happy hours and dining deals.

TipParticipating kitchens and prix-fixe menus change each January; check the current list before booking anything.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Mérida Fest in January marks the city's 1542 founding with two weeks of free Plaza Grande concerts, vaquería dances, panucho carts and Yucatecan food fairs.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

On Epiphany afternoon Malamocco burns the panevin, a wooden pyre seven metres high, and passes vin brule, bagigi and sweets round it while the Befana hands candy to the children.

TipThe pyre is lit in the afternoon of 6 January; dress for the lagoon wind and get there before dusk for a place near it.

Charleston Restaurant Week runs 10 days each January, with a second run most Septembers, offering prix-fixe two- or three-course menus at over 100 participating restaurants.

TipBook your top picks on the operator's site weeks ahead. Menus run alongside the regular menu.

Kansas City Restaurant Week runs each January with over 250 restaurants offering $20, $40, $50 and $65 prix-fixe menus, with 10 percent of every menu sold going to local charities.

TipReservations on OpenTable and Resy open in late December. Tasting menus at fine-dining rooms book first.

Oakland Little Saigon Tet Festival, run by the Oakland Vietnamese Chamber of Commerce, returns on Sunday 10 January 2027 at Clinton Square Park in Little Saigon: lion dances, live music and Vietnamese food vendors, with free entry.

TipThe Chamber has confirmed 10 January 2027 at Clinton Square Park; the public announcement, with times and the vendor list, follows on its events page.

Pittsburgh Restaurant Week runs each January and August across the city. More than 50 restaurants offer three-course, fixed-price menus to spotlight.

TipTwo editions a year, winter and summer. Book the bigger rooms early; tables go fast.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Sagardo Berriaren Eguna opens the txotx season in Astigarraga: on 14 January 2026 the guest planted an apple tree at Erribera Kulturgunea and tasted the new cider at Petritegi.

TipFree to attend; in 2026 it ran from 11:30 to 17:00, organised by Sagardoaren Lurraldea. The 2027 date had not been announced when we checked.

The EPCOT International Festival of the Arts runs 15 January to 1 March 2027 with Food Studios around World Showcase and the Disney on Broadway concert series.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Naoussa, the City of Wine is a three-day January celebration of Xinomavro in the town of Naoussa: a Friday wine walk, a Saturday wine fair at the ERIA building and Sunday winery visits.

Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo at Dickies Arena runs 23 days each January with Texas BBQ vendors, Reata restaurant, and a BBQ Pitmasters competition.

TipRodeo general admission starts from around $25; the Bubbles and Bites wine event on the final weekend adds a food-and-wine component.

Internationale Grüne Woche is Messe Berlin's ten-day food, agriculture and horticulture fair; the 2027 edition runs 15 to 24 January at the Berlin exhibition grounds.

dineLA Restaurant Week runs twice a year; winter 2027 is 15 to 29 January. The winter 2026 edition offered prix-fixe menus from $15 to $65 and above.

Sant Antoni runs on 16 and 17 January across Mallorca, with bonfires in the streets, demons in the parade and sobrassada and botifarró roasted over the flames.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Beer & Cheese Fest, once billed as the Isthmus Beer and Cheese Festival, fills Alliant Energy Center in Madison with 80-plus beer and beverage vendors and Wisconsin cheese samples.

TipEarly entry starts at 1:00 pm and VIP access at 12:30 pm on the 2027 date; the fest is 21 and over.

Center City Restaurant Week in Philadelphia is the two-week fixed-price restaurant promotion each January, with 120-plus Center City rooms on $45 and $60 dinners and $20 lunches.

Sant Sebastià is Palma's own patron festival, and on the night of 19 January the squares fill with bonfires, concerts and grills loaded with sobrassada and botifarró sausage.

Dine Out Vancouver Festival, run by Destination Vancouver, fills January and February with fixed-price menus at hundreds of restaurants plus food events, from sea foraging to dumpling fests.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Devour Indy Winterfest runs January 19 to February 1, 2026 across Indianapolis. 175 plus restaurants offer prix-fixe menus from twenty to fifty dollars.

Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week is the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington's twice-yearly prix-fixe promotion, each January and August, with 200-plus restaurants across DC, Maryland and Virginia.

TipAugust 2026 dinner menus were $40, $55 or $65 and lunch or brunch $25 or $35; the winter 2026 edition included Bresca and The Dabney. Restaurants are chosen by cuisine and menu on ramw.org.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

NYC Restaurant Week runs prix-fixe lunch and dinner menus Monday to Friday at hundreds of New York City restaurants, twice a year in winter and summer, at three fixed price points.

TipSaturdays are excluded and Sundays optional; restaurants may join for one to four weeks, so check the offer is live on the day you book.

The Tamborrada fills San Sebastian Day, 20 January, from the raising of the city flag in the Plaza de la Constitucion at midnight to its lowering at the next, with drummers in Napoleonic uniform and cooks with barrels.

TipThe children's tamborrada parades at 12:00; the day ends when the mayor lowers the flag at midnight in the Plaza de la Constitucion.

Asheville Restaurant Week runs two weeks each winter, January 20 to 26 and February 17 to 23 in 2026, with participating restaurants offering special menus or pricing.

TipBook restaurants directly. Cúrate, The Market Place and Posana were on the 2026 participating list; beverage, tax and gratuity are not included in the special pricing.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Taipei Lunar New Year Goods Street fills Dihua Street each winter, run by the city Office of Commerce, with Yongle Plaza events and free shuttle buses.

TipIn 2026 four shuttle buses on three routes ran free to the street, and the smoke-free area was widened; the event ended on 15 February.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

The Anchorage Folk Festival is an eleven-day January festival of free public folk music, workshops and jam sessions; the 38th edition runs 21 to 31 January 2027 at the Anchorage Museum.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

The Napa Truffle Festival is the premier US wine-country truffle event: four days of fresh Périgord black truffle-focused events, meals, cooking and dog training demos, a public Truffle Festival Marketplace featuring truffle dishes and fresh Périgord truffles for sale, and an elegant, multi-course Truffles & Wine dinner at a leading Napa Valley restaurant. The 2027 edition is the 15th.

TipThe Truffles & Wine Dinner (Saturday, at La Toque) and the Sunday Dig Truffles? experience have sold out within a day or two of going on sale, so book those first. The Festival Marketplace at Oxbow Public Market on the Monday is free to enter, 11:00 to 15:00.

The Boston Wine & Food Festival, rooted in 1989, is a winter series of chef and winemaker events at the Boston Harbor Hotel, running 22 January to 6 March 2027.

TipOpening Reception in late January kicks off the multi-week programme. Book the Domaine de la Romanee-Conti tasting six months out.

The Vignerons Indépendants salon brings independent grower-producers from the main French wine regions to Hall 10A of Rennes Parc Expo each January.

TipGrowers pour their own wine and ship cases home, so plan the visit around a shortlist rather than walking the aisles; the 2027 dates are 22 to 24 January.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Thorrablot is Iceland's midwinter feast through the old month of Thorri, from late January, with fermented shark, pickled ram's testicles, blood sausage and dried fish served with Brennivin.

Chicago Restaurant Week is the citywide prix-fixe campaign from Choose Chicago, running 22 January to 7 February 2027; in 2026 more than 550 restaurants took part.

TipBrunch and lunch menus are $30, dinner $45 or $60; reservations are recommended, and the week opens with First Bites Bash at the Field Museum.

Wiener Eistraum turns Rathausplatz into a 10,000 square metre ice rink from 22 January to 7 March 2027, daily 10:00 to 22:00, with 75 percent organic food.

Carnevale di Venezia runs from 23 January to 9 February 2027; its organisers name frittelle, castagnole and galani as the season's sweets in the bakeries.

TipBakeries and pastry shops across Venice start making fritters and galani as soon as the Carnival season begins, so look for them from late January.

Birraio dell'Anno returns 23 and 24 January 2027 at Teatro Cartiere Carrara: the 20 nominated brewers pour in three Beer Pass sessions, with four food stands.

TipThe all-inclusive Beer Pass has a limited number of places. Sessions are Saturday 12:00 to 17:00 and 19:00 to 24:00, Sunday 12:00 to 18:00, with the awards from 16:00.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Portland's January seafood and wine showcase at the Expo Center brings 175-plus booths of Oregon Coast seafood, Willamette Valley wine, Oregon cider and distilled spirits over two festival days.

Two days at Vivido in Manifattura Tabacchi where more than 70 growers from Italy and abroad pour their own bottles at Vini Migranti, a growers' wine fair.

TipSunday runs 11:00 to 19:00 and Monday 10:00 to 18:00; the organiser says more details are coming for the 7th edition.

Petaling Street in Kuala Lumpur hangs its lanterns before Chinese New Year and its stalls multiply, selling bak kwa, festive biscuits, cooking ingredients and flowers along Jalan Hang Lekir and Jalan Sultan.

TipTraders say the crowds build in the week before the holiday and festive flowers sell out days ahead, so shop early in the fortnight.

Baltimore Restaurant Week runs prix-fixe menus across the city twice a year, a winter edition in late January and a summer edition in late July, each ten days long.

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.

TipThe Aug 14 to 28, 2026 edition includes Santa Monica seafood houses; book the 65 dollar dinner tiers early on OpenTable.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Expo Feria Valladolid, a day trip from Cancún, honours the Virgen de la Candelaria for two weeks each winter; in 2026, its 35th edition, the food area carried a plaque for a chocolomo cook.

TipGo on 2 February, Candelaria day, when tamales are everywhere; entry to the fairground was free in 2026.

Millésime Bio is the world's organic wine trade fair, filling the Parc des Expositions at Pérols every January with growers from every French wine region.

TipIt is a trade fair, so entry is aimed at buyers; the January edition runs across three days.

Providence Restaurant Weeks runs a fortnight in late January and February with 90-plus participating restaurants serving prix-fixe lunch and dinner.

Madison Magazine Restaurant Week, the biannual prix-fixe dining promotion in late January and late July, runs three-course menus across 70 restaurants.

San Diego Restaurant Week runs twice a year for eight days, with two-course lunches and three-course dinners from $30 at 120-plus restaurants citywide.

TipReservations are not required but the popular rooms fill; search the official site by neighbourhood or course to find lunch menus, which are fewer.

Triangle Restaurant Week runs for seven days from the last Monday of January, with restaurants across Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill serving fixed-price two and three-course menus.

TipThe event needs no tickets, passes or reservations; each participating restaurant sets its own menu within the week's price bands.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

The Yuyuan Garden Lantern Festival ran 26 January to 3 March 2026, with horse lanterns in a ticketed garden zone and free displays on nearby streets.

TipIn 2026 the garden lantern zone cost 80 yuan for adults and 50 for children, while Fuyou Road, Middle Fangbang Road and the Bund displays were free; the 2027 dates are not announced.

World of Coffee Dubai brings the specialty trade to Za'abeel Halls each January: a roaster village, cupping rooms, brew bars and the UAE barista championships.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Chinatown Chinese New Year Festive Fair lines Sago, Smith, Temple, Trengganu and Pagoda Streets from 27 January to 17 February 2026 with festive decorations, traditional snacks and seasonal treats.

TipThe busiest period is the two weekends before Lunar New Year; weekday afternoons are calmer.

The Key West Food & Wine Festival fills five late-January days with ticketed tastings, seafood strolls and chef dinners at venues right across the island.

TipEach event sells its own ticket and the strolls sell out early; the operator lists the next edition as January 27 to 31, 2027.

The Hatta Farming Festival brings Dubai farmers to Leem Lake each winter with winter produce, date varieties and growing workshops on the valley floor.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Feria del Tamal at the Museo Nacional de Culturas Populares in Coyoacan runs late January through early February for Candelaria, with 50-plus producers.

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Winterlicious is a city-run prix-fixe dining festival; over 240 Toronto restaurants offer three-course menus at $20-$55 lunch and $25-$75 dinner across two.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

A Taste of AZ Food and Drink Festival returns to Salt River Fields in Scottsdale each January with dozens of Arizona restaurants and drink makers.

TipGeneral admission opens at 13:30 and VIP at 12:00; the 2026 tickets were $99 and $139, and entry includes unlimited food samples and 15 drink samples.

A Mardi Gras-season tasting crawl through Soulard's historic bars and kitchens, this ticketed event is part of one of the largest Mardi Gras celebrations.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Burns Night on 25 January marks the birthday of Robert Burns; Edinburgh restaurants, pubs and hotels hold suppers of haggis, neeps, tatties and whisky.

TipRestaurants set their own Burns Night menus and book through their own pages; the 2026 listings included dinners at Lyla, Ardfern and Montrose.

The world's largest trade fair for sweets and snacks, held annually in late January at Koelnmesse. The public evening events and the confectionery district.

Madrid Fusion Alimentos de Espana is Spain's chef congress at IFEMA Madrid, with its 25th anniversary edition on 1 to 3 February 2027 across two pavilions.

TipPrices for 2027 are not yet published; the January 2026 congress charged €250 for three days or €100 for one day. Tickets are sold through madridfusion.net.

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La Poutine Week is a one-week February poutine competition; in 2025 over 100 Montreal restaurants served classic to haute-cuisine versions, with prizes for the best.

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Nineteen Braga cafes and breakfast spots participate in Amigos do Cafe each February, offering special breakfast and brunch menus with coffee pairings.

TipNordico Coffee Shop and APE Coffee both participate with single-origin filter menus. Participation list is published on the tastebraga.com events page.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

The Chicago Beer Festival takes over the Field Museum for an evening of samples from more than 65 breweries, with some museum exhibits open; the 2026 edition was February 28.

TipGeneral admission is $60 from 8pm and early admission $75 from 7pm, with limited-release beers in the first hour; tickets are not sold at the door.

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Dine Nashville, run each February by the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp, pairs ticketed chef collaboration dinners with a restaurant week of prix-fixe menus and dining deals.

TipThe most popular collaboration dinners sell out, so book them as soon as each one is announced; every dinner is priced and booked on its own.

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Chandeleur at Saint-Victor Abbey on February 2 has the archbishop process from the Vieux Port to bless the Black Virgin, then walks to Four des Navettes.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Yoshida-jinja's Setsubun festival in Kyoto runs 2 to 4 February with the oni-yarai ritual and a bonfire, drawing about 500,000 visitors and roughly 800 stalls on the first two days.

TipThere is no parking, so take a city bus to Kyodai Seimon-mae or walk from Demachiyanagi; the busiest stall days are 2 and 3 February.

Madeira's Carnival takes over downtown Funchal for the two weeks around Shrove Tuesday, with the Cortejo Alegórico, the satirical Cortejo Trapalhão and around 1,500 costumed participants.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Dublin City Council's Lunar New Year programme spans about nine days across the city, with dumpling making classes, a Chinese banquet, in store tastings at Asia Market and carnival food stalls.

TipThe dumpling masterclasses and the banquet are ticketed separately and fill first; book them in January.

On Fat Thursday Warsaw queues for paczki from before dawn. Pracownia Cukiernicza Zagozdzinski on Gorczewska draws the longest line, frying hand wrapped marmolada doughnuts to a recipe 101 years old.

TipZagozdzinski sells from 09:00 until the last paczek is gone; in 2026 some customers were queuing from about 02:00, so pick a second bakery as a backup.

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Fat Thursday is the last Thursday before Lent. Cukiernia Paradowski in Wrzeszcz, Gdańsk's oldest confectionery, makes ten kinds of pączki that day.

TipIn 2024 the shop offered ten kinds of pączki on Fat Thursday, larger than usual and richly filled and decorated, made through the day so customers got them warm.

Carnival week opens with Dijous Gras, the city's eating day, and closes on Ash Wednesday. Between them come the Arribo of King Carnestoltes, neighbourhood rues and the orange-throwing Taronjada.

TipDijous Gras is the one to plan around: bakeries sell coca de llardons, a flat cake of pork crackling and pine nuts, eaten with moscatell or cava.

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Samba no Porto fills the Mercado do Bolhão for three days before Carnaval, with live pagode and samba from 13:00 to midnight and Brazilian food on offer.

TipThe cup ticket is 3 euros with a kilo of food donated and 5 euros without. Without one you can be turned away once the market fills.

Carnaval de Cancún opens with the Quema del Mal Humor at Parque de las Palapas, then fills the park with comparsas and food and craft stands for five days, while concerts play at Malecón Tajamar.

TipFrom 13 February the Parque de las Palapas verbena has the food stands; the Pabellón Gastronómico sits with the concerts at Malecón Tajamar.

The Venerdi Gnocolar is Verona's Carnival Friday, with a parade to Piazza San Zeno and gnocchi stands; tradition links it to a famine relief of 1531.

TipIn 2026 the parade ran from Ponte della Vittoria to Piazza San Zeno from 14:15 and the gnocchi stands opened at 10:00; entry was free and the gnocchi sales went to charity.

Pitti Taste is Pitti Immagine's fine-food trade fair at the Fortezza da Basso, with the 2027 edition on 6 to 8 February under the Speak Food theme.

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Degustar Matosinhos Marisco runs on Thursdays in February, when about 35 Matosinhos restaurants serve a shellfish platter for two at a fixed 70 euros.

TipThe platter is served on Thursdays only, at lunch and dinner. The municipality publishes a brochure and a menu page for the participating restaurants.

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Taste of Dubai fills the Dubai Media City Amphitheatre for three February days with restaurant pop-ups, chef workshops and live music, on tickets from AED 90.

Tet is the Lunar New Year. In Hanoi it brings banh chung sticky-rice cakes, mut Tet candied fruit and a spring flower market along Hang Luoc, Hang Khoai, Hang Ruoi and Hang Ma.

TipIn 2027 New Year's Day falls on 6 February and the official break runs 4 to 10 February; the 2027 flower market dates are not announced (2026: 30 January to 16 February).

Dia Nacional del Pisco Sour on the first Saturday of February is Peru's national pisco-sour day, celebrated since 2003 with tastings on Plaza Mayor.

London's Lunar New Year festival fills Chinatown and Trafalgar Square with lion dances, food stalls and hot food, and is free to attend.

TipThe Trafalgar Square stalls are the easiest food; Chinatown restaurants take walk-ins only very early or very late on parade day.

Rotterdam's official Lunar New Year programme runs about two weeks, and its street day closes the West-Kruiskade to cars for food stalls, market stalls, lion dances and the lion awakening ceremony.

TipThe West-Kruiskade street day is the one to catch; the lion awakening with the mayor starts around 13:15.

The Ditan Spring Festival Temple Fair fills Ditan Park in Beijing for the first week of the lunar new year, with an Earth Worship Ceremony, heritage crafts and food stalls from time-honoured brands.

RI VegFest, Rhode Island's first vegan festival, returns to the WaterFire Arts Center on 6 and 7 February 2027 for two fully vegan days of food, vendors, cocktails and beer.

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Arroios marks Lunar New Year with a parade from the Igreja dos Anjos to the Fonte Luminosa, then two days of Chinese food, a crafts fair and stage shows.

TipThe parade leaves the Igreja dos Anjos at 10h00; the fair beside the Fonte Luminosa runs from 10h00 to 17h00 on both days and entry is free.

A late winter faire at Dade City, north east of Tampa, running Saturdays and Sundays with more than eighty vendors. The eating goes from turkey legs and street corn to fried pickles, chili cheese dogs and baked goods.

TipThis one runs in February and March rather than the autumn, so it is the Renaissance faire to catch in Florida's dry season rather than its summer heat.

The Longtan Park Spring Festival Temple Fair in Beijing's Dongcheng District runs through the first lunar week with over 100 food and cultural product stalls, folk shows and parades.

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TapaFest runs alongside the Benidorm Fest song contest each February: in 2026, 20 bars and restaurants sold tapas at €3.50, and voters entered a draw for final tickets.

TipThe fourth edition ran from 6 to 15 February 2026; it moves with the Benidorm Fest dates, which are announced each winter.

Lowcountry Oyster Festival at Boone Hall Plantation runs the first Sunday of February. The world's largest oyster festival, 80,000 pounds of steamed.

TipBuy tickets before they sell out in early January. Bring your own oyster knife and gloves.

San Cecilio in Granada honours the city's patron on 1 February, or the first Sunday of the month, with a pilgrimage to Sacromonte Abbey and free broad beans and salted bread.

TipFree flat bread (salaillas) and broad beans with ham are handed out at the abbey from 12:00.

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Sommelier fills Tel Aviv's Heichal HaTarbut each winter with Israel's largest wine exhibition, hundreds of labels from local and international producers to taste and buy.

TipAfternoons are reserved for restaurant and wine trade professionals; the public sessions run from 18:00.

Cincy Winter Beerfest fills the Duke Energy Convention Center downtown for one Saturday, 7 February 2026, with afternoon and evening sessions pouring hundreds of local and regional craft beers, the list posted fest week.

TipRegular admission is $60 plus fees for a three-hour session and early admission $70 for four hours; designated-driver tickets are $30.

Ramadan iftar in Marrakech is the sunset meal that breaks the fast: harira, dates, boiled eggs, msemen and chebakia at family tables and at restaurants that serve special Ramadan menus.

TipLocals break the fast at sunset, around 7 pm, so avoid planning anything between 7 and 9 pm; restaurants stay open with special Ramadan menus and the city revives around 8 pm.

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The 30 nights of Ramadan transform Mohammed Ali Road and Bohri Mohalla into an iftar food street. Stalls open at sundown and run until suhoor with smoked.

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During Ramadan the lanes of Matia Mahal by Jama Masjid in Delhi cook through the night after iftar: haleem in huge pots, seekh kebabs over charcoal, nihari and shahi tukda.

TipArrive just before sunset to watch iftar at Jama Masjid, then walk into Matia Mahal; Jama Masjid and Chawri Bazar metro stations are a short walk away.

Singapore's largest Hari Raya bazaar, running for over five weeks from late February through the Ramadan period at Geylang Serai. Over 500 stalls of Malay and Muslim food, clothing, handicrafts and festive goods create one of the most atmospheric street-market experiences in the city. The food offerings span kueh, satay, nasi lemak, biryani, grilled meats and an enormous variety of kueh and sweets.

TipThe bazaar runs during Ramadan and peaks in the evenings after the breaking of fast. The food quality is highest at the family-operated stalls.

During Ramadan, Manchester's Curry Mile on Wilmslow Road in Rusholme fills at sundown, with iftar buffets such as Sanam's and dessert lounges serving falooda and knafeh on the pavement.

Carnaval de Nice fills Place Massena for three weeks every February, with flower battles, illuminated parades and the Carnaval ganses at bakeries.

Kampung Baru Ramadan Bazaar fills the lanes of the old Malay village in Kuala Lumpur every afternoon of the fasting month with ayam percik, murtabak daging and tepung pelita for buka puasa.

TipThe 2026 guides list trading hours of about 16:00 to 19:30; arrive early for the widest choice before the buka puasa rush.

TTDI Ramadan Bazaar sets up along Jalan Tun Mohd Fuad in Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Kuala Lumpur, each Ramadan afternoon, mixing nasi kerabu, rendang and satay with Ramly burgers and takoyaki.

TipIt gets busiest in the last hour before buka puasa; come around 16:30 and use the MRT to TTDI rather than hunting for parking.

Pasar Ramadhan Kampung Jawa is a long-running Ramadan takjil market in Denpasar, Bali, selling sate susu, fried snacks and sweets by Masjid Raya Baiturrahmah.

TipThe lane is busiest around 17:00 when offices close, and visitors of all faiths are welcome; in 2026 stalls closed on 16 March ahead of Nyepi.

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Phuket City Municipality's Lunar New Year festival closes Old Town streets for three evenings of parades and a City of Gastronomy zone of more than 400 food and drink stalls.

TipThe 2026 edition ran 18:00-23:00 each night; the municipality confirms dates a few weeks ahead, so treat the next edition's days as expected.

Hai Ramadan sets a souq and a nightly iftar under the Al Wasl Dome at Expo City Dubai through the fasting month, with the AED 150 entry redeemable against food.

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Dream Asia Food Fest is a three-day February festival at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center with 80-plus pan-Asian food vendors, a 60-plus stall anime and merch market, lion dance, taiko and K-pop shows.

TipFriday runs 4pm to 10pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am to 10pm; tickets are sold online through Tixr.

The Florida Keys Seafood Festival piles Truman Waterfront Park with grilled spiny lobster, stone crab and conch every February, run by the fishermen themselves.

TipThe $10 gate fee funds the Commercial Fishermen's Association; the operator lists the next edition as February 13 to 14, 2027.

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CioccolaTo is Turin's chocolate festival on Piazza Vittorio Veneto: 60 exhibitors, 15 Maestri del Gusto selected with Slow Food. The 2026 edition ran Feb.

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The Salon des Vins des Vignerons Independants brings independent French winemakers to Strasbourg's Wacken expo each February to pour and sell direct.

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Pezinok Wine Cellars open the courtyards of the Association of Pezinok Wine Growers for tasting across the historic Slovak Carpathian wine town.

TipTrains run from Bratislava every hour direct to Pezinok; arrive by 14:00 to walk the full circuit.

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Bulgaria's wine saint day. Asenovgrad vineyards south of Plovdiv hold the first pruning ritual; the city's wine bars pour Mavrud through the evening.

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The Arizona Strong Beer Festival at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale is the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild's big February tasting of more than 500 beers.

TipAdmission covers 24 three-ounce samples and a tasting cup; general admission opens at 13:00 and VIP gets in 90 minutes early.

Trade fair for organic and Demeter wines, Sunday 14 February 2027 (4th edition), 10:00 to 19:00 at the Newcap Event Center, with nearly 140 winemakers.

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Portland's citywide Dumpling Week in February, with 40+ restaurants offering $14-or-less dumpling specials, from potstickers to momos to ravioli.

TipNo tickets or pass required, just show up. Reservations recommended at the top-tier rooms. 12th annual in 2026.

Lisbon Food Affair is a trade fair for food, drink and HORECA at FIL, 15 to 17 February 2027, for professionals only; over 200 companies took part in 2026.

TipEntry is for trade professionals only and under 16s are not admitted; the page lists tickets at 30 euros for one day.

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The Ruta del Cocido Madrileno 2026 ran from 15 February to 31 March across 46 restaurants, each serving its own cocido; no 2027 dates are out yet.

TipPrices in 2026 ran from €14.50 to €75 per person; most tabernas serve cocido only on set days, so book ahead.

Bazar Syawal on Lorong Tuanku Abdul Rahman is where Kuala Lumpur stocks up for Hari Raya: semperit and pineapple tarts in tins, lemang and ketupat with rendang, alongside baju Melayu stalls.

TipDBKL licensed its 2026 Syawal bazaars from 26 February to 20 March; traffic around Masjid India stays heavy into the night, so come by LRT.

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Ramadan Festival on the Abu Dhabi Corniche, run by Experience Abu Dhabi, opened Ramadan neighbourhoods with food trucks, suhoor dishes and a souq nightly from 20:00 to 02:00 in 2026.

TipThe 2026 run was the first in Abu Dhabi city, after editions in Al Ain and Al Dhafra; dates for the next Ramadan had not been announced at the time of writing.

Essência do Vinho fills Porto's Palácio da Bolsa for four days in February, with 4,000 wines from 500 producers, 40 guided tastings and a top 10 of wines.

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VINARIA at International Fair Plovdiv brings Bulgarian and international wineries with the University of Food Technologies and Union of Oenologists each.

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Okoshi-yasu Hiroba is the Kyoto Marathon's two-day expo at Miyako Messe, with stalls from well-known Kyoto restaurants, sponsor booths and a tea ceremony, held the days before race day.

TipEntry is open to everyone, not only runners. The marathon itself finishes at Heian Jingu.

Natura fills the Halle de la Trocardière in Rezé, across the Loire from Nantes, with 180 organic producers and artisans over a February weekend.

TipEntry is €5 with under-12s free, and the conferences and workshops on the programme cost nothing on top.

Tucson Rodeo La Fiesta de los Vaqueros in February is the nine-day Western rodeo (since 1925), with Sonoran food vendors, mariachi and the Rodeo Parade.

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Salone del Vermouth runs Feb 21-22, 2026 at the Museo del Risorgimento in Turin, the 3rd edition celebrating 240 years since vermouth's 1786 invention.

SLO Craft Beer Fest fills the Alex Madonna Expo Center each February with unlimited tastings from Central Coast breweries in San Luis Obispo.

TipEarly-admission tickets sell out ahead of festival week; buy through My805Tix rather than at the door.

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The Lithuanian Coffee Festival with Dvaro filled 1,000 sq m of Litexpo in Vilnius on 21 February 2026 with a roasters' fair, live barista finals and workshops; the next date is unannounced.

TipThe championship zone shows the live national barista and brewing finals; check litexpo.lt for the next date.

SANA Food is BolognaFiere's B2B fair for out-of-home dining and specialised food, 21 to 23 February 2027, with 300 exhibitors in the 2026 edition.

TipEntry is for trade visitors; Sunday 21 February is open to non-professional Food Lovers (42 euros). Operator tickets are 20 euros for one day, 30 for two and 40 for three; adults only.

Slow Wine Fair, organised by BolognaFiere and inspired by Slow Food, celebrates wines that reflect the values of good, clean and fair, on 21 to 23 February 2027.

TipTastings are included in the ticket, which also gives access to SANA Food; entry is restricted to adults of 18 and over.

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Dine Out Boston runs the city's twice-yearly restaurant week in Boston since 2001. 140 restaurants offer multi-course prix fixe; winter edition February.

TipLunch $27-$36, Dinner $38-$55. Book three weeks ahead on Resy or OpenTable. The marquee restaurants book out fastest.

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Cincinnati Chili Week runs late February through early March across the city, with prix-fixe chili plates at Camp Washington, Skyline, Gold Star and indie.

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 admission includes a Chuckwagon brisket plate.

TipThursday is the quiet day; Saturday is the big one. The Chuckwagon serves a free BBQ plate to ticket holders; the bigger team tents are invitation only.

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Fur Rondy is Anchorage's eleven-day winter festival, 25 February to 7 March 2027, with sled dog racing, the Grand Parade, the Running of the Reindeer and a Rondy Brew IPA made for the festival.

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The South Beach Wine and Food Festival is a four-day February event in Miami Beach with 105-plus events and 500-plus chefs, sommeliers and other experts; 2027 runs 25 to 28 February.

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eat! Berlin is an eleven-day gourmet festival in which top chefs from Berlin and beyond cook at exclusive venues across the city, from gala dinners to wine tastings, ending in a closing gala.

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Simplesmente Vinho is an independent wine salon at the Alfândega do Porto each late February, with over 100 growers from Portugal and Spain and a food area.

TipFriday and Saturday run from 15:00 to 20:00 and Sunday from 11:00 to 16:00. A daily ticket includes the official glass and book.

The Devour Culinary Classic is Local First Arizona's flagship February tasting at the Desert Botanical Garden, bringing together Arizona chefs, makers, winemakers and brewers.

TipThe organiser lists the next edition for 27 and 28 February 2027; sign up on its page for early access to tickets.

Salon International de l'Agriculture runs 27 February to 7 March 2027 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, with livestock and a Products and Flavours sector.

TipThe organiser's food sector is called Products and Flavours, covering France, overseas and other countries; check the 2027 map for its pavilion.

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Benidorm's spoon-dish weeks open the year's food calendar: 16 restaurants served a set menu of starter, traditional stew, drink and dessert for €25 in the 2026 edition.

TipThe 2026 edition ran from 27 February to 8 March; the 2027 dates are not yet announced, so check the town hall's Benidorm Gastronómico page from January.

Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival is a one-day Atlantic Station event in Atlanta with 60-plus beers, 40-plus bourbons and barbecue: pulled pork, ribs, brisket, chicken and sausage.

TipThe 15th annual edition is on Saturday 27 February 2027; general admission (2pm to 6pm) was $49 plus fees and Wood-Fired VIP (from 12pm) $89 plus fees.

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The Georgia Conservancy's annual Oyster Roast at Grove Point Plantation serves oysters and clams from Sapelo Sea Farms with live music. Ticketed, late Feb.

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The South Side Soup Contest runs each February in Pittsburgh. Walk East Carson Street sampling soups from 20 local restaurants and vote for the city's best.

TipTicketed crawl along East Carson. Dress warm; the sampling is mostly walk-and-taste.

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Matariki Festival celebrates the Maori new year across Auckland for two weeks in July. Kai events, hangi feasts, kōrero hosted by Ngati Tamaoho iwi.

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Bastille Festival Sydney is a free French festival at Circular Quay and The Rocks, held since 2013, with French food and wine and over 70 performances.

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Argentina's largest producer fair at La Rural: wines, olive oils, cheeses, honeys, jams and charcuterie from every province. Annual tasting-and-buying expo.

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The Sunshine Coast's 10-day food and drink festival, delivered with Sunshine Coast Council: around 50 events from coast to hinterland, from long lunches and farm tours to a finger lime farm picnic and fire feasts.

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Auckland Restaurant Month runs through August citywide. Prix-fixe lunch and dinner menus at NZD $35-55 across hundreds of restaurants including Amano and Depot.

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Brisbane Beer Fest is a one-day August festival on the Eatons Hill Hotel lawn with 200-plus beers and ciders, BBQ and smoked meat food trucks, live music and beer competitions.

Queensland's royal show fills the Brisbane Showgrounds for nine days each August: livestock and woodchop by day, EkkaNITES by night, halls of award-winning produce and wine, and the show staple Strawberry Sundae.

TipGates open 9am; the 2027 show runs 7 to 15 August with the People's Day public holiday on Wednesday 11 August. Buy tickets online before you go.

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More than 100 of the city's bodegones run discounts and promotions for a week in late August, with a digital map of participants and a stamp passport.

TipScan the QR code in each participating bodegón to collect stamps on the Pasaporte Bodegón Porteño as you work through the list.