Food festivals in Charlotte worth planning a trip around, by month.
Food festivals in Charlotte worth planning a trip around, by month.
Yiasou Greek Festival at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Dilworth has been Charlotte's annual Greek food fair since 1978, with food booths.
Focus: Greek
Tip: Admission is $5; children under 12 free with a parent. Greek food, gyros, baklava and Hellenic dancing.
Charlotte Wine and Food Week is the four-day late-April charitable food and wine festival, with a Grand Tasting at The Union at Station West and the Quail Hollow.
Focus: Wine and food
Tip: The 2027 dates run Apr 28 to May 1; the festival skipped 2026.
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.
Focus: Charlotte restaurants sampler
Tip: Free admission. Festival coins buy samples from booths and can be purchased on site or via the festival app.
CLT Black Restaurant Week is the annual two-week citywide promotion of Charlotte's Black-owned restaurants, with prix-fixe menus at Leah and Louise, Bossy.
Focus: Black-owned Charlotte restaurants
Tip: 2025 ran Oct 20-Nov 2; the 2026 calendar dates have not been announced.
Festival in the Park at Freedom Park is Charlotte's free three-day arts and food fair on the last weekend of September, with a beer garden and concessions including gyros and jambalaya.
Focus: Concessions: gyros, jambalaya, German bratwurst, philly cheesesteak and funnel cakes
Tip: Free admission. Beer garden runs inside the park; nothing alcoholic leaves the grounds. Park onsite fills early, walk in from Dilworth.