Food festivals in Boston worth planning a trip around, by month.
Food festivals in Boston worth planning a trip around, by month.
New England's longest-running Renaissance faire, in its 45th season, on a wooded site at Carver well south of Boston. Spit-roasted turkey legs are the thing people queue for, and the pubs and taverns are set through the village rather than in one food court.
TipTwo dates fall outside the weekend pattern, Labor Day Monday on 7 September and the Monday holiday on 12 October. Gates are 10:30 to 18:00.
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.
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.
Lowell Folk Festival fills Lowell, Massachusetts, for three July days of free music and global food sold by non-profit community groups, with all food profits going back to them.
TipEvery food vendor is a non-profit and menus are listed by location (Merrimack Street, Boarding House Park, St. Anne's Courtyard and others) on the festival's Food page; the 2027 festival is 23 to 25 July.
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 Feast of Saint Anthony fills the North End of Boston each August with processions, live bands and Italian and American food; the 107th edition ran 27 to 30 August 2026.
TipThe Grand Procession leaves the Outdoor Chapel on Endicott Street at 11:30 on the Sunday and carries Saint Anthony through the North End for ten hours; the Benvenutti Parade opens the weekend on Saturday at 6 PM.
Boston Local Food Festival runs every September on the Rose Kennedy Greenway in downtown Boston since 2011. 100 local food vendors, chef demonstrations.
Tip11:00-17:00. Free to attend; food sold individually. The Greenway runs from the North End to South Station; the festival fills the Wharf District section.
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