Chalk the Block is a food festival in El Paso.
Editorially verified June 26, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
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.
The El Paso Green Chile Festival celebrates the Hatch chile harvest each September, with fresh roasted green and red chile vendors, chile-based food stalls, cooking demonstrations, and salsas sourced directly from the Mesilla Valley fields just north of El Paso.
El Paso Winefest is the city's largest wine event, bringing over 500 wine selections from Texas and international producers to a single downtown tasting event each November, with food pairings, seminars, and a grand tasting walk.