Food festivals in El Paso worth planning a trip around, by month.

Festivals through the year

October 2026 1 festival

Chalk the Block ★ 4.1

9-10 Oct

Chalk the Block is an arts festival in downtown El Paso each October that incorporates a significant food vendor component, with local restaurants, street food trucks, and craft drinks lining the blocked-off streets alongside live art creation.

November 2026 2 festivals

Nov

El Paso's Dia de los Muertos celebration at San Jacinto Plaza and the Downtown Arts District features food vendor stalls with traditional pan de muerto, tamales, atole, calabaza en tacha, and other ancestral Mexican foods alongside altar displays and processions.

El Paso Winefest ★ 4.2

6-7 Nov

El Paso Winefest, the Rotary Club's 13th annual wine and food festival, runs 6 and 7 November 2026 at the El Paso Convention Center: a Chef Showdown, then a Grand Tasting of hundreds of wines.

September 2027 1 festival

Hatch Chile Festival ★ 4.0

5-6 Sep 2027Fresh roasted Hatch green chile, chile-inspired foods

The Hatch Chile Festival turns the village of Hatch, New Mexico, into a chile fair each Labor Day weekend, with roasters, chile-inspired food, a parade and live music, a drive from El Paso.

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Las Cruces/El Paso: Weekend Wine Tour★ 5.0 (2)

Day trip · 5 hours

Las Cruces/El Paso: Weekend Wine Tour

Enjoy delicious wines in stunning vineyards without the worry of having to drive. Pick your own adventure on this pay-as-you-go tour to three boutique wineries of your choice.

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