Food festivals in United States

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The Sacramento Greek Festival, its 63rd in 2026, filled 600 and 616 Alhambra Boulevard on 2 to 4 October with Greek food, music and dancing, for $5 admission.

TipCash-free festival; the entrance is on F Street. Hours 11am to 10pm Friday and Saturday, 11am to 8pm Sunday; kids 12 and under free, Friday before 3pm $3.

Seattle Restaurant Week is the citywide two-week prix-fixe event, run each spring and fall: 250+ restaurants pour $20, $35, $50 and $65 menus across Seattle and the eastside.

Nine days of Día de los Muertos on Olvera Street, run by its merchants for nearly 40 years, 25 October to 2 November, with processions and free sweet bread.

TipTeatro del Barrio presents La Danza de la Muerte nightly at 18:00; the nightly procession ends with a ceremony in the Kiosko.

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Culinaria's Tasting Texas Wine + Food Festival is the city's flagship culinary event, a four-day late-October run of chef dinners, wine tastings.

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Audubon Park Community Market on Mondays at Stardust Video and Coffee on East Winter Park Road runs weekly with food trucks, produce, prepared food and live.

Eat the Street Hawaii is Honolulu's longest-running monthly food truck rally, held the last Friday of every month behind Restaurant Row in Kakaako.

TipLast Friday monthly, 16:00-21:00. Free entry; cash and card both work at most trucks.

The Saturday morning farmers market operates every weekend from early May through late October across 12 city blocks of the Historic Court District.

Forsyth Farmers' Market runs every Saturday from 9:00 to 13:00, year-round, at the south end of Forsyth Park at Bull Street and Park Avenue, with 60+ vendors from within 200 miles of Savannah.

Dia de los Muertos Fort Worth in the Historic Northside is a free community festival at Marine Park around 1 November, with food stalls, mariachis, ballet folklorico performances and altars.

TipThe parade runs 10:00 to 11:30 in the Historic Northside; the festival and its food vendors open at 11:30 at Marine Park.

The Mississippi Farmers Market runs year-round on Saturdays with 32 stalls of local produce, baked goods, and crafts, adding Thursday markets in summer to handle the peak season harvest from Mississippi farms.

TipSummer Thursdays from 09:00-13:00 are less crowded than Saturday mornings; ideal for relaxed shopping.

The Ybor City Saturday Market runs every Saturday of the year in Centennial Park, Ybor City, free to enter, with local produce, baked goods, sauces, crafts and other vendors.

Old Town San Diego marks Día de los Muertos with more than 40 altars, a weekend mercado on San Diego Avenue and a candlelit procession to El Campo Santo, with festival days 31 October to 2 November.

TipThe candlelit procession leaves Immaculate Conception Church at 18:00 on 2 November; eat in Old Town before it starts.

Sip, Savor, Shop by A Taste of AZ is a 21-plus fall tasting on the East Lawn at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale, with food samples, drinks and a local market.

TipVIP entry at 12:00 cost $119 for 2026 and general admission starts at 13:30; the ticket covers unlimited food samples and 15 drink tickets.

Smorgasburg LA is a free-entry food market every Sunday from 10am to 4pm at 777 S Alameda St in Row DTLA, with a family-friendly beer garden.

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207 Beer Week, run by the Maine Brewers' Guild, is a nine-day statewide celebration of Maine craft beer each November, with events at breweries from Kittery to Fort Kent, Portland among them.

TipMost events drop-in; some special-release tap takeovers require pre-booking via the brewery sites.

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Eat Drink SF is the Golden Gate Restaurant Association's November celebration of San Francisco restaurants; the 2025 edition ran 1 to 9 November with a cocktail party and a closing brunch.

TipIn 2025 the events were a cocktail party at Epic Steak on 4 November and a closing brunch at Piccino Presidio on 9 November; 2026 dates are not out.

Omaha Reubenfest celebrates the city's claim to the Reuben sandwich every first week of November at Crescent Moon Ale House on Farnam Street, with a week of Reuben variations from the classic Blackstone Reuben to creative riffs like Reuben egg rolls and Reuben mac and cheese.

Muertos y Marigolds is the South Valley's grassroots Día de los Muertos parade, in its 34th year in 2026, ending at the Westside Community Center with ofrendas, music and Mexican and New Mexican food vendors.

TipOrder pan de muerto ahead from Golden Crown Panaderia, which bakes it in several sizes for Day of the Dead week.

Detroit Restaurant Week serves three-course prix-fixe dinners at $36, $56 or $76 across Metro Detroit, 2 to 8 Nov 2026, with $1 a meal going to nonprofits.

TipRestaurants can run out late in a shift and many are dine-in only; go early, and check the official app for waits and carry-out.

The 16th Hawaii Food & Wine Festival visits the Island of Hawaii on 16 and 17 October and Kaanapali on 23 to 25 October; its Oahu leg runs 5 to 8 November 2026 at Waikiki venues.

TipTickets are sold per event at hawaiifoodandwinefestival.com; Oahu events move between Waikiki hotels and Kapiolani Community College, so check each venue.

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Lexington Bourbon Week lines up featured bourbon cocktails across the city's bars each November, a Smiley Pete-run counterpoint to the spring race crowds.

TipWork the featured cocktail list like a passport; the participating bar map posts on the event site each autumn.

Austin Food and Wine Festival is the city's flagship three-day chef tasting on Auditorium Shores in early November, with chef demos, Texas wines.

TipVIP passes include the chef demonstration tents; the Saturday tasting is the densest restaurant lineup.

Orlando Greek Festival at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Maitland runs three days each November, with Greek food, pastries, dance and church tours.

First Friday in the Crossroads has been Kansas City's monthly gallery and food walk since 2001, with galleries open late, food trucks and busy restaurants.

TipFree outdoor event; the busiest months are May, June and September. Park along Grand and walk.

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

Three-day German Christmas market at the Germania Society in Colerain Township, with mock turtle soup, wursts, pastries and Glühwein, 6 to 8 Nov 2026.

TipPayment at the gate is card only. Sunday is Family Day with free face painting and the shortest hours, 12:00 to 17:00.

The Night Market strings lights over the 700 block of Bryan Avenue on first Fridays, a free NoLi street party of Lexington food vendors and makers.

TipIt only runs 18:00 to 22:00 and food lines peak by 19:30; arrive at opening and eat in two rounds.

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Snowport turns 100 Seaport Blvd into a holiday market each November, with more than 125 small vendors and a 10,000 square foot food hall of about 20 food and drink stalls and holiday bars.

Tip2026 dates were not announced when we checked; the 2025 market ran 7 November to 28 December, with timed weekend tickets in the Seaport Insider app.

Texas Monthly BBQ Fest, the 17th annual edition on 7 and 8 November 2026 in Lockhart, brings barbecue joints from the magazine's Top 50 list together with live music over two days.

TipBuy tickets through Texas Monthly's TM BBQ Fest page well ahead; the fair is in Lockhart, not Austin, so plan the drive.

Honolulu Restaurant Week is the November prix fixe celebration across more than 60 Oahu restaurants, presented by Honolulu Magazine, with two- and three-course menus at set prices.

TipReservations open in late October on OpenTable; the higher-end rooms sell out by Halloween.

The Louisiana Renaissance Festival turns the Hammond countryside into a 16th-century English village on weekends from 7 November to 13 December 2026, with turkey legs, Cajun seafood and four pubs.

TipThe 2026 days are 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22 and 27 to 29 November and 5, 6, 12 and 13 December; from New Orleans take I-55, then I-12 east to Exit 42.

San Francisco Coffee Festival is the Bay Area's annual specialty coffee gathering each November. The closest pour-tasting event to Oakland's strong roaster.

The Scottsdale Italian Festival, run by the Italian Association of Arizona, spends a November weekend on Italian food, wine, cooking demos and music in Old Town.

TipThe 2026 edition is November 7-8 at the Civic Center; in 2025 tickets started at $15 in advance and $25 at the door, with kids 12 and under free.

ATX Wing Fest in Austin is the November Austin Chicken Wing Festival at Travis County Expo Center, with 30-plus Austin restaurants pouring wings head to head.

TipVIP tickets get into the early-entry hour with shorter wing lines; arrive early for the wing competition heat.

Raleigh's International Wine & Beer Oktoberfest, now in its 5th year, brings international wines, beers, authentic cuisine, live music and culture to Moore Square.

TipAdmission is free; wine tasting is 3 samples of 3 oz for $15 and beer tasting is 5 samples of 3 oz for $15.

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Sanford Food Truck Fiesta brings Central Florida's food trucks to Historic Downtown Sanford on the second Sunday of every month, from 13:00-18:00 year-round.

The Denver Bloody Mary Festival is a one-day tasting at Reelworks Denver where local bars and restaurants such as Bar Nun, The Lobby, Chuey Fu's, Sassafras and Highland Tavern pour their own Bloody Marys. A ticket covers all the Bloody Marys, food and drink tastes from local companies and one People's Choice vote.

TipGeneral admission starts at 12:15 and VIP at 11:30, and the 2026 edition is a Halloween costume party, so dress for it. It is 21 and over.

Congregation Mickve Israel's Shalom Y'all Jewish Food Festival fills Monterey Square on Sunday 8 November 2026, 11:00 to 16:00, with Jewish deli food.

TipFood tickets can be bought online in advance in $10 increments and collected at the CMI office from 2 November or at the Will Call booth on the day.

Now in its 11th year at the Gordon Jewish Community Center, this festival pairs a kosher Nashville hot chicken contest between local cooking teams with Jewish arts, music and vendors.

TipEntry is free, but sampling the hot chicken takes tasting tickets, bought in advance online or on site; the other vendors take cash or cards.

Open-air holiday market just north of Dupont Circle with 35-plus small businesses, mini donuts, candied nuts and hot chocolate, 12 Nov to 23 Dec.

TipMostly a gift market: eat in the neighbourhood restaurants a block away and use the stalls for hot drinks, mini donuts and edible gifts such as European cheeses and spices.

Christkindlmarket, first held on Pioneer Court in 1996 and on Daley Plaza since 1997, returns to Daley Plaza from 20 November to 24 December 2026, with vendors of beer, wine, baked goods and meats.

TipIt is open daily, to 9pm on Fridays and Saturdays and 8pm Sunday to Thursday, and closes at 4pm on Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve.

Free outdoor holiday market at St. Paul's Union Depot on five weekends, with Glühwein, raclette in lefse, pierogi, bratwurst and strudel, 20 Nov to 20 Dec.

TipIt opens Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays only. Heated tents sell Glühwein, and on Fridays and Saturdays an after-hours last call runs from 21:00 to 22:00.

Chicago's Christkindlmarket has also run in Wrigleyville since 2023, at Gallagher Way beside Wrigley Field, alongside its original market on Daley Plaza.

German-style holiday market run by the German American Chamber of Commerce since 1998, on Auraria Campus, free, with European food, 20 Nov to 23 Dec.

TipWeekdays open at 13:00; the Festival Hall tent stays open to 22:00 after the vendors close at 21:00, which suits a late Glühwein.

Holiday Folk Fair International at Wisconsin State Fair Park since 1944 is billed as the largest indoor international festival in America, with 60+ ethnic.

The Fort Collins Foodie Walk opens downtown culinary shops for free tastings and showcases every third Friday of the month from 17:00 to 20:00.

TipIt is free and self-guided; scan the QR code at each participating shop to enter the monthly gift-basket draw.

Ticketed European-style Christmas market at Seattle Center by the Space Needle, with pretzels, stollen, kartoffelpuffer and roasted nuts, 20 Nov to 27 Dec.

TipDay passes are timed: arrive within your 30-minute slot, then stay as long as you like. Early-season weekdays open only at 16:00.

The SoWa Christmas Market fills the SoWa Power Station from November 20 through December 27, 2026, with over 100 makers, artists and specialty food vendors.

TipAdmission is $10 and kids 12 and under are free; the market is closed on Mondays, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

German-style Christmas market at LOVE Park and City Hall with 120-plus vendors, free entry, raclette, bratwurst, strudel and a beer garden, 21 Nov to 27 Dec.

TipThe market is closed 23 to 25 Nov and on Christmas Day. The City Hall Courtyard has seating for 100 next to the carousel, the warmest place to eat.

German Christmas market on Carter Green in Carmel, north of Indianapolis, with raclette, wurst, pretzels, Käsekuchen and Glühwein, 21 Nov to 24 Dec.

TipClosed Mondays and Tuesdays outside the last week before Christmas. Weekend shuttles are free, and the real-ice rink sits beside the huts.

German Christmas market at the Inner Harbor, held since 2013, with 60-plus vendors, Glühwein, raclette, wurst, schnitzel and a swing grill, 21 Nov to 27 Dec.

TipIt is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays except 21 and 22 Dec. The big heated tent is where to eat on cold nights.

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 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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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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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.

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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.

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.

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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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.

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.

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.

Great Plates of Downtown Fort Collins runs 1-14 March with special menus across Old Town restaurants, raising funds for the Food Bank for Larimer County.

TipCooperSmith's and most Old Town kitchens run multi-course deals; book the big rooms early because the two weeks fill fast.

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The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo at NRG Park is the three-week March rodeo and concert series with carnival food, livestock auctions, mutton bustin'.

TipBuy ground passes online ahead of time. Tuesday and Wednesday are the quietest. Try a deep-fried Snickers and a turkey leg.

In its 15th-plus year, Santa Fe Restaurant Week runs around 50 restaurants on prix-fixe menus, $25 to $70 per person.

Charleston Wine + Food runs five days, 3 to 7 March 2027, with dinners, talks and tastings across Charleston and a Culinary Village anchored at Marion Square.

TipBook single-event tickets on chswf.org. The Marion Square grand tasting sells out earliest.

The Florida Strawberry Festival runs 4 to 14 March 2027 in Plant City, about 25 miles east of Tampa, an annual fair since 1930 with free entertainment, rides and strawberry treats.

TipPlant City is about 25 miles east of Tampa by road, so plan this as a day trip rather than a city event.

Four days at the Seattle Convention Center in March, the Pacific Northwest's largest convention. Downtown books out and the International District absorbs the rest.

TipThe International District is two light rail stops south and rarely needs a reservation, even that week.

Bockfest in Cincinnati's OTR runs the first weekend of March, celebrating the German brewing heritage with parade, bock beer pours and Christian Moerlein.

Denver Restaurant Week is the Visit Denver-organised dining event each March, with more than 250 restaurants serving 2- or 3-course prix fixe menus from $25.

TipBook early on the Visit Denver site; top kitchens like Tavernetta and Mercantile sell out the first day. Reservations open in mid-January.

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The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race ceremonial start kicks off in downtown Anchorage in early March, with reindeer sausage carts working the 4th Avenue crowd.

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Busch Gardens Tampa runs a Food, Wine and Garden Festival every weekend from March through May, with global cuisine cabanas and free concert performances.

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Minnesota Monthly's 31st annual Food & Wine Experience filled two floors of Target Field, 13 to 15 March 2026, with 175-plus wine, beer and food exhibitors; 2027 dates are not yet listed.

TipVIP tickets at 16:00 give early access; general admission at 18:00. Sample plates from Spoon and Stable and other Beard-track chefs.

Capitol Beer Fest returns to Capitol Mall on 6 March 2027 for its 17th year, with four hours of brewers, food trucks and live music; all proceeds go to the Runnin' for Rhett youth fitness program.

TipIn 2026 VIP tickets ($85) got in at 11am and general admission ($55) ran noon to 3pm; entrances are on both sides of Capitol Mall at 5th Street.

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Carnaval on the Mile is the 28th annual Coral Gables street festival on Miracle Mile, 6 and 7 March 2027, 10 am to 10 pm, with art, jazz and funk, fine cuisine and three concert stages.

Cincinnati's charity wine festival, founded in 1991, returns to the Cincinnati Convention Center on 6 and 7 March 2026 with three Grand Tasting sessions of unlimited pours from more than 700 wines, plus winery dinners.

TipGrand Tasting tickets are $95 a session, $140 with an hour in the VIP room; Friday runs 19:00 to 21:30 and Saturday has 14:30 and 18:30 sessions.

Oakland Restaurant Week runs every March with 140-plus restaurants serving discounted prix-fixe and specials. The nation's number one food city celebrates.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

The JXN Food and Wine Festival is Jackson's premier annual culinary event, with 40+ chefs, ticketed dinners, tastings, cooking demonstrations every March.

TipAdvance tickets sell out; buy as soon as the lineup drops in January.

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Gasparilla Music Festival runs a two-day live-music weekend in Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park with 30-plus Tampa food trucks and local craft beer.

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The Savannah Saint Patrick's Day Parade Committee holds its parade in the Historic District on March 17, with about 280 units, and the Irish season includes the greening of the Forsyth Park fountain.

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Taste Washington is Seattle's March wine festival, anchored by a two-day Grand Tasting at Lumen Field Event Center with over 200 Washington wineries and 75 restaurants.

Heard on Hurd brings 70 food trucks and three live music acts to downtown Edmond every third Saturday from March through October, 15 miles from Oklahoma City.

TipFree admission and parking in downtown Edmond; check the Eventeny calendar for each month's food truck lineup.

Vermont Maple Sugar Makers' Association coordinates 80-plus sugarhouses opening for tours, tastings and sugar-on-snow during peak boiling season.

The International Cuban Sandwich Festival has run in Ybor City Centennial Park since 2012, with judges and chefs from around the world building Tampa-style.

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Calle Ocho Music Festival in Miami is the largest Hispanic street festival in the US, closing Little Havana's SW 8th Street between SW 12th and SW 27th.

Foodfort is the food and drink programming strand of Treefort Music Fest each March, with chef demonstrations at venues including KIN, street eats at Zoo Boise, a Showdown competition, and local restaurant pop-ups throughout downtown Boise.

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The Seven Seas Food Festival runs across spring at SeaWorld San Antonio, with food stalls themed to the world's coasts serving global street food and seafood.

Great Vegas Festival of Beer in downtown Las Vegas is Nevada's largest craft beer festival, 200,000 sq ft of Fremont closures with 100-plus breweries.

TipEarly Entry tickets buy an hour from 14:00 with rare beers; the Motley Disco VIP tier covers gratuities and the food spread.

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An annual pairing event at the Durham Performing Arts Center that brings together 30+ Triangle restaurants with local and regional breweries for unlimited tastings across DPAC's three floors. Running since 2012, it is one of Durham's most anticipated food events, with VIP early access available and live music throughout.

Hal's St. Paddy's Parade has been Jackson's signature street party for over 40 years, with a free parade from Court Street to Hal and Mal's restaurant, followed by a ticketed afterparty with live music and Southern food.

TipThe parade is free; the official afterparty at Hal & Mal's is ticketed. The parade sets off from Court Street at 1:00 pm and the afterparty gates open at 2:00 pm (2026 schedule).

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Annual soul food festival at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center gathering 30+ vendors from Dallas, Houston, Kansas and Arkansas for oxtails and BBQ.

TipFree admission. The convention center location makes parking easier than most Dallas food festivals.

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The San Antonio Margarita Festival pits local bars and restaurants against each other for the best margarita in town, with each ticket including ten samples.

Dyngus Day on Easter Monday is Buffalo's signature Polish-American celebration, with kielbasa, paczki, polka music and a parade through the East Side.

Fort Worth Food and Wine Festival at Clearfork each April is a four-day nonprofit event with chef collaborations, wine tastings, and Taste of Texas Row.

TipEvents are 21 or older only and sold separately; The Main Event general admission typically runs from $145.

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Sacramento Beer Week, organized by the Sacramento Area Brewers Guild, is an annual ten-day celebration of the region's craft beer, with events at breweries, taprooms and restaurants.

TipBreweries, taprooms and restaurants put on their own events, and the guild hosts a signature beer festival during the week; 2026 ran 24 April to 3 May.

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The Arizona Arte Agave Tequila and Mezcal Festival fills The Clayton House in Scottsdale for an April evening of agave tastings, cocktails and local taco vendors.

TipThe 2026 festival was a Friday, April 3, 18:00-21:30; the 2025 edition was Friday, April 18, so check the organizer for the next date.

Uncorked: Arizona Wine Festival turns the ballpark at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale into an evening tasting of 100-plus wines with food trucks and a DJ.

TipThe October 10, 2026 tickets were $70 general admission (19:00), $85 early (18:00) and $105 VIP; food is sold separately from the wine tasting.

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Tampa Bay Wine and Food Festival is a four-day festival across Tampa with celebrity chefs, Michelin-star kitchen events and wine pairings at multiple venues.

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Agave Heritage Festival is the four-day Hotel Congress agave culture festival in April, with mezcal dinners, lectures, an agave pit roast and Noche de Mezcal.

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Three Rivers Beer Week runs each April across Pittsburgh. The 40-plus breweries of Allegheny County pour special releases and host events celebrating.

TipSpread across breweries citywide. Plan a route; the special releases sell through fast.

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The Nashville Predators Foundation's Wine Festival and Tasting at Bridgestone Arena, held since 2006, pours wines and spirits from more than 100 vendors.

TipWatch the Preds Foundation page for the 2027 date, promised only as spring; a silent auction of signed Predators memorabilia runs during the tasting.

SF Restaurant Week in San Francisco is the Golden Gate Restaurant Association's twice-yearly prix-fixe event, held each spring and fall, with 150 rooms.

TipReservations open one week ahead; the most-wanted dinner seatings sell out within 48 hours.

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The Baltimore Street Food Festival gathers dozens of vendors at Power Plant Live each April, with most bites priced low and larger foodie portions on offer.

The East Nashville Beer Festival, started in 2011, brings unlimited samples from 50 craft breweries to East Park, with live music, wrestling, food trucks and a charity partner.

TipThe festival is 21 and over only, infants included; gates open at noon, the event ends at 5 pm, and the organisers advise a rideshare over driving.

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Cyclovia Tucson is Arizona's biggest car-free block party each spring, with 40,000 attendees along a downtown-to-Amphitheatre route lined with food trucks.

The opening Saturday of Capital City Public Market each April marks the start of the Treasure Valley growing season, with a full line-up of produce, hot food vendors, artisans, and live music returning to the Grove Plaza.

The Houston Barbecue Festival at the Humble Civic Center each April is the 25-vendor unlimited-sample BBQ event from the Houston BBQ team, with 1500 guests.

TipVIP ticket gets you in an hour early and the popular pitmasters' first cuts. General admission at 1pm is fine if you walk to the back booths first.

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Taste of Hillcrest each April in San Diego, the Fabulous Hillcrest taste-pass through 30-plus restaurants, bars and bakeries from chef-driven tastings to ice.

Festa Italiana at Sloss Furnaces Birmingham is the Italian American Heritage Society's annual April event with Italian vendors (cannoli, sausage, gelato).

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The Sazón Latin Food Festival is a family-friendly celebration of Latin American food and music, with vendors representing Caribbean, Central.

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Greenville Craft Beer Week runs in mid-April with brewery dinners, tastings and pop-up beer pairings across the city's craft beer scene.

TipTickets sell out for the headline dinners; book early for the Brewers Showcase.

Taste of Mississippi brings Jackson's best restaurants together for a competitive tasting event at the Mississippi Trade Mart, with Best Appetizer, Entree, and Dessert categories voted by attendees.

TipA Stewpot Community Services fundraiser; buy tickets in advance as the event typically sells out.

Main Street Fort Worth Arts Festival is the largest fine arts event in Texas with 30 food vendors across six food courts and free admission for four days.

TipCard-only payments at most food vendors; beer and wine are sold separately from food vendors throughout the festival footprint.

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Fiesta San Antonio is the city's eleven-day spring celebration of more than a hundred events, where food booths across town serve anticuchos.

Africa in April Cultural Awareness Festival in Memphis runs each April at Robert R Church Park downtown, with food vendors, a parade and music spotlighting.

TipFree admission. The food tent area gets busy by 13:00; arrive at 11:00 for first-out plates.

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FoodieLand Food Festival fills Fair Park in Dallas for a spring weekend with more than 200 vendors of global flavours and fair food, plus artisan shops, games and live music.

TipGeneral admission was $12.99 in 2026 (children 5 and under free); the gates opened at 3 pm on Friday and 1 pm on Saturday and Sunday, closing at 10 pm.

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St Elias Lebanese Food and Cultural Festival on 8th Street South Birmingham runs every April with Lebanese kibbeh, manakish and the church-grounds food.

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Rossini Festival on Market Square, Knoxville Opera's free Italian-themed street fair since 2002, runs across four stages with 75+ vendors.

TipFree street-fair format; Saturday 10:00-22:00 and Sunday 12:00-19:00. Italian food village near Market Square stages.

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Albuquerque Restaurant Week each spring is the citywide event with prix fixe menus at $33, $44, $66 and $77 at participating restaurants; the 2026 edition ran April 17 to 26.

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Fiesta Oyster Bake has shucked Gulf oysters on the St Mary's University campus for over a century, a two-day Fiesta music-and-food festival run by the alumni.

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The Original Taste is Executive Council Charities' annual food and wine fundraiser at the Scottsdale Civic Center, with Valley restaurants, wine and cocktails.

TipIt is a formal evening; the 2026 edition ran 19:00-23:00 on April 18, and the organizer lists the next date as April 17, 2027.

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Syndicate Smokedown at Fort Worth Stockyards each April is an IBCA BBQ competition with 100 or more teams and free pitmaster sampling from noon to 4pm.

TipCompetition BBQ sampling is free from noon to 16:00 for ticketed attendees; live music runs concurrently on a separate stage.

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Four times a year Durham Central Park fills with 40+ food and drink trucks plus local brewery taps for the city's most casual food event. Free admission, family-friendly, dog-friendly, with a DJ, bounce houses and face painting. Rain or shine.

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Manayunk StrEAT Food Festival in Philadelphia is the April Main Street block party in Manayunk, with 70-plus food trucks and the hillside Schuylkill.

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Masters of Taste puts over 100 culinary, sweet and beverage masters on the Rose Bowl field one April Sunday; tickets help Union Station Homeless Services.

TipIn 2026 VIP hours were 15:00 to 16:00 and general admission 16:00 to 19:00; Porto's Bakery and Cafe returned to the lineup.

Music City Food and Wine Festival fills a late-April weekend in Centennial Park; in 2026 that meant a Friday hootenanny, a Saturday Grand Tasting with a mixology contest and a Sunday Food Faire.

TipBring ID: in 2026 Friday's Southern Fried Hootenanny and Saturday's Grand Tasting were 21 and over, and the Grand Tasting had samples from more than 100 local restaurants.

Brewgaloo fills Fayetteville Street each April with nearly 100 NC craft breweries and about 45 food trucks on Saturday; entry is free, beer needs tickets.

The Waikiki Spam Jam, in its 22nd year on Saturday 25 April 2026, closes Kalakaua Avenue from 4 to 10 p.m. for Spam dishes from Waikiki restaurants and live entertainment.

TipFestival hours are 4pm to 10pm; the Dine In Restaurant Week of Spam-centric menus at participating Waikiki restaurants runs April 17 to May 2, 2027.

Dogwood Arts Festival across Market Square and Krutch Park, the springtime arts festival celebrating East Tennessee dogwood bloom, runs food vendors.

TipFree festival; food vendors line Market Square and Krutch Park during the last full weekend of April.

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The NYC Hot Sauce Expo, 13th edition in 2026, fills Industry City in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, for an April weekend with free hot sauce tastings, food vendors and the Stage of DOOM eating challenges.

TipGeneral admission was $15 in advance and $20 on the door in 2026, children 10 and under free; tastings are free once inside, food and drink cost extra.

Six spring weekends at the Castle of Muskogee, south east of Tulsa, where turkey legs share the stalls with chimney cakes and bacon wrapped venison poppers, and the castle runs its own mead, wine and whiskey tastings.

TipMemorial Day Monday is open as well as the weekends, and gates run 10:30 to 18:00; bring water in your own bottle, since no other outside food or drink is allowed.

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The NYC Hot Sauce Expo fills Industry City in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, for a late-April weekend of free tastings from about 50 hot sauce makers, spicy food vendors, craft beer and eating challenges.

TipBuy online: general admission started at $15 in 2026 against $20 at the door, and children 10 and under enter free with an adult.

Free one-day Japantown festival honoring Japanese American culture since the 1970s. A nonprofit-run food court serves imagawayaki, yakitori, gyoza, and shave ice alongside live dance performances.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Charlotte Wine and Food Week is the four-day late-April charitable food and wine festival, with its main events at The Union at Station West and The Casey.

TipThe 2027 dates run Apr 28 to May 1; the festival skipped 2026.

Mayfest Fort Worth at Trinity Park each spring draws 175,000 attendees with food vendors including Melt Ice Creams, Pecos Pete's, and a Beer and Wine Garden.

TipThursday entry is free for everyone; Fri-Sun adults pay $12, children (3-12) $7, seniors $7. Free parking shuttles run from the Will Rogers Center.

The Asheville Herb Festival at the WNC Agricultural Center in Fletcher has over 80 herb vendors selling plants for garden and home, plus food trucks and a free plant hold area.

TipFree admission and free parking. Friday and Saturday 8:30am to 5pm, Sunday 10am to 3pm (24 to 26 April 2026). The festival calls itself the largest herb festival in the United States and Canada.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Lone Star Smokeout is a three-day barbecue and country music festival outside AT&T Stadium in Arlington, in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, with a dozen-plus pitmaster teams.

TipThe festival is in Arlington, not in Dallas city. Dates move: 2 to 4 May in 2025, 24 to 26 April in 2026. Three-day passes are sold on lonestarsmokeout.com, so check the site for the next edition.

Dallas's dedicated margarita and Tex-Mex festival, gathering the city's best bartenders and restaurant groups for competitive margarita judging and unlimited.

TipBuy the unlimited-tasting ticket tier; the value-for-money versus per-drink pricing is significant. Bring sunscreen; the venue is predominantly outdoor.

Free three-day downtown festival each May with over 150 art vendors, 75 musical acts, and dozens of food vendors serving ethnic cuisines and fair classics.

Annual two-day arts and food festival in the Blue Dome District with over 200 artisan vendors, food trucks, mobile chefs, and live music in the historic entertainment district.

Las Vegas Indian Food and Cultural Festival (Mela) at Clark County Government Center Amphitheater is the Vaisakhi Mela revival, pani puri, samosas.

TipTickets are $14.41 for 9-plus, under-8 free; cash for the food stalls is faster than the QR-pay queues, henna artists run all afternoon.

Fiesta Old Town Cinco de Mayo each May in Old Town San Diego, four decades of free Mexican-American food, Ballet Folklorico, Lucha Libre and main-stage music.

Oak Cliff's largest annual street festival, filling the Bishop Arts District with authentic Mexican food vendors, margarita competitions, live mariachi.

TipThe street closes to traffic from N Bishop Ave to W Davis St. Arrive at 11am for the best vendor selection before crowds peak at 2pm.

Detroit Cinco de Mayo Parade and Fiesta runs Mexicantown's biggest food day. The 2.4-mile parade from Patton Park to Clark Park, then block party along West.

TipParade kicks off noon Sunday from Patton Park along Vernor Hwy to Clark Park. Mexicantown food stalls follow on West Vernor.

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Friday Nights at OMCA runs Off the Grid food trucks every Friday evening at the Oakland Museum of California. DJs, lawn games, and rotating Bay Area trucks.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

San Antonio Flavor, the Current's tasting event, gathers thirty of the city's favourite restaurants for one evening of bites and Texas drink pairings.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

The Kimisis Theotokou Greek Festival turns the Greek Orthodox church on 18th Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn, into a weekend of Greek food, pastries, live music, raffles and games.

TipLive Greek music plays on Friday and Saturday; in 2026 a soft opening ran on Thursday 30 April, the day before the festival proper.

Second Sunday on King closes King Street between Queen and Calhoun to traffic from noon to 5 PM on the second Sunday of every month, with shops, makers, music and food vendors.

TipFree to attend. Parking guidance is on the organiser's site (2nd Sunday on King Street).

Chattanooga Pizza Week sets a flat price for featured pies across more than a dozen pizzerias, from Community Pie to Fiamma, with an app-based vote crowning the city's favourite.

TipThe 2026 edition ran 11 to 17 May with $14 featured pizzas and $7 lunch slices; download the organiser's app to log check-ins and vote.

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The World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest in Memphis runs each May at Liberty Park, the centrepiece of Memphis in May with global BBQ teams.

TipFriday is the easier day to walk through the team tents. Saturday is the finals and most crowded.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

The Memphis Greek Festival at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church on North Highland in Memphis runs a Friday and Saturday in early May with souvlaki.

TipAdults $5; ages 5 and under free. Lines run shortest right at the 11:00 open.

FoodieLand, the night market built on independent food and merchandise vendors that began in Berkeley in 2019, returns to Cal Expo in Sacramento on 14 to 16 May 2027.

Great American Foodie Fest in Las Vegas is the three-day West Coast food carnival at Desert Breeze Events Center, 100-plus vendors from birria tacos.

TipGeneral admission is $10 with unlimited 3-day reentry; the VIP tasting tickets ($45 to $85) cover the tasting samples, the rides ticket separately.

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AVL Beer Week, organised with the Asheville Brewers Alliance by volunteers from the local beer industry, offers tastings, festivals, dinners, talks and tours across Asheville.

TipEvents are listed on the AVL Beer Week calendar and ticketed or free event by event. The 2026 edition ran 15 to 29 May.

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Cleveland Asian Festival in AsiaTown each May, the free pan-Asian community festival with food vendors, dance and culture, anchors the Asian food calendar.

Italian Market Festival in Philadelphia is the May weekend South 9th Street block party with 100-plus vendors, live Italian music and the 30-foot greased.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Taste of Tribeca, founded in 1994, brings chefs from more than 50 Tribeca restaurants to Duane and Greenwich Streets for one Saturday each May, produced entirely by parent volunteers from PS 150 and PS 234.

TipOne ticket buys six tastings: $65 early bird online or $75 on the day in 2026. All proceeds fund arts and enrichment programs at the two schools.

Running since 1968, Bimbe is one of Durham's oldest annual festivals and celebrates African American culture with Southern and Caribbean food vendors, live music, arts and crafts, and activities for families. Free and open to the public; draws between 5,000 and 10,000 attendees.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Cuba Nostalgia is the annual Cuban heritage festival at the Miami-Dade Fairgrounds, with walk-through recreations of El Floridita, La Bodeguita del Medio and Tropicana plus exhibits and Cuban food vendors.

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EEEEEATSCON, The Infatuation's food festival, filled Barker Hangar in Santa Monica on 16 and 17 May 2026, noon to 6pm, with tickets from about $25.

TipTickets cover admission and entertainment; food and drinks are bought from each vendor. Chase Sapphire Reserve and Preferred cardholders get in at 11:00.

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The Ninth Avenue International Food Festival fills Ninth Avenue from 42nd to 57th Streets in Hell's Kitchen for a spring weekend; the organisers call it New York's oldest continuing food festival.

TipBoth days run 10am to 6pm along 9th Avenue between 42nd and 57th Streets; the festival is produced by the Ninth Avenue Association.

Arizona Restaurant Week runs spring and fall editions when 270-plus Valley and statewide restaurants serve multi-course prix-fixe menus at fixed price tiers.

TipSpring runs in May and fall in September; book the higher-tier menus at top rooms before they fill.

Artsplosure fills downtown Raleigh on the third weekend of May with about 175 juried artists in its Art Market; attendance averages 85,000 or more.

Eastern Market Flower Day in May has been Detroit's unofficial start of summer since 1967. 150+ flower vendors, live music, food and the largest single.

TipFree, runs 7am to 5pm; busiest in the morning. Arrive early, parking is tight.

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International Biscuit Festival on Market Square, the spring downtown Knoxville festival celebrating the Appalachian biscuit, anchors May's food calendar.

TipThe free street-fair Saturday format runs across Market Square in mid-May; biscuit-eating contests draw the biggest crowds.

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Fort Worth Margarita Festival at Cullen Yards each May features 10 margarita samples, live music, taco vendors, and a six-hour ticketed session.

TipGeneral admission from around $37 includes the sampling package; VIP entry at around $47 includes early access from 11:00.

The FoCo Food Truck Rally parks a rotating cast of local trucks and free live music at City Park in Fort Collins every summer Tuesday evening.

TipThe 2026 season is 19 Tuesdays, 12 May to 15 September, from 17:30 until dusk; leashed dogs are welcome and the truck list posts weekly.

One of North America's largest fan conventions fills the Orange County Convention Center for four days, and badge holders get discounts at restaurants along International Drive.

TipFlash a badge or wristband at partner restaurants such as Kavas Tacos + Tequila on International Drive, which takes 10% off food for the weekend.

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Living Traditions Festival at the Civic Center is the Salt Lake Arts Council's free multicultural festival, with over 20 cultural food vendors each May.

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Spoleto Festival USA runs 17 days of opera, theatre and music across Charleston's historic venues from late May into early June; 2026 is the 50th season.

TipThe 2026 season ran 22 May to 7 June; the organiser says updates for 2027 will follow on its site.

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Hot Luck Festival in Austin is Aaron Franklin, James Moody and Mike Thelin's Memorial Day weekend live-fire food and music festival, with chef collaborations.

TipThe Al Fuego pit night at the Hi Sign distillery is the festival's loudest live-fire showcase; book ahead.

Tremont Greek Festival at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church on West 14th in Tremont, the four-day Memorial Day weekend festival since 1973, runs gyros.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

St. Louis County Greek Festival at Assumption Greek Orthodox Church runs Memorial Day weekend, 22 to 25 May in 2026, with authentic Greek food, live music, folk dancing, church tours and a vendor market.

TipAdmission and shuttles are free; the festival is cashless, held rain or shine, and open 11 am to 8 pm Friday to Sunday and 11 am to 3 pm on Monday.

Chattanooga Beer Fest pours unlimited samples from about 31 breweries at the First Horizon Pavilion each May, a capped 1,300-ticket session with food trucks and live music alongside.

TipThe 2026 edition ran Saturday 23 May and every year since 2021 has sold out; buy the $48 advance ticket rather than gambling on the door.

The Memphis Italian Festival runs three days at Marquette Park in East Memphis at the corner of Park and Mendenhall, with the grape stomp, gravy contest.

TipKids 10 and under and active military free. Thursday night is the cheapest entry and least packed.

Three-day Greek food and culture festival at Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church since 1969, held the last weekend of May. Authentic homemade food from family recipes, imported Greek wine, live music, and folk dancing. $5 admission.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Memorial Day weekend at Pike Place Market, 22 to 24 May 2026, closes Pike Place to traffic for shopping and seasonal outdoor dining, with Can Can Culinary Cabaret dinner shows.

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Miller Lite Carb Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the Friday before the Indianapolis 500. A reliable Indianapolis pick.

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The Greater Pittsburgh Food Truck Festival runs each May in Pittsburgh. Dozens of food trucks, live music and drinks across a multi-day open-air gathering.

TipTicketed and busy; go at off-peak hours to skip the longest truck lines.

The Asian Festival at Franklin Park on East Broad Street draws over 100,000 Memorial Day weekend for food vendors, dragon-boat events and a marketplace.

The Paseo Arts Festival is a free Memorial Day weekend event in Oklahoma City's Paseo Arts District with 20 food vendors and three beverage tent locations.

TipFree parking is available throughout the Paseo neighborhood; arrive before noon Saturday to avoid the main afternoon crowd.

San Jose Made's largest annual outdoor market with 250-plus local makers, artists, chefs, and bakers. Food trucks and artisan food stalls complement live entertainment including K-pop performances.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Tastes of Bed-Stuy is a charity food and drink crawl in Brooklyn: a ticket buys a menu and map of participating Bed-Stuy restaurants and bars, starting from Peaches on Lewis Avenue.

TipPick up tickets at the will-call table and farm market outside Peaches on Lewis Avenue from 13:00; tickets were also sold on the day in 2026.

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Philly Beer Week in Philadelphia is the 10-day citywide craft beer celebration in late May and early June, with 2,000-plus events across taprooms.

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Las Vegas Restaurant Week, run by Three Square Food Bank, brings 12 days of $20 to $120 prix-fixe menus at about 300 restaurants each June, with a fixed share of every meal going to the food bank.

TipMenus drop on the website two weeks before; book the Strip-resort lunches first, the casual rooms hold day-of reservations on Resy and OpenTable.

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The New Orleans Oyster Festival, launched in 2010, has been held over two days in early June at Woldenberg Riverfront Park, with the P&J Oyster Shucking Competition and an oyster eating championship.

TipPast editions were free and open to the public, with paid VIP passes; the festival's own site no longer answers, so confirm a date before planning a trip.

Bite30 Orlando is the Orlando Weekly restaurant week, with multi-course dinners at a fixed $38 per person across 50-plus Orlando-area participating.

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Midsommarfest, Andersonville's annual celebration of Swedish tradition that began as a parade in the 1960s, closes Clark Street from Foster to Gregory for a June weekend of four stages and local food.

TipAdmission is a $10 suggested donation; in 2026 opening ceremonies were at 11am on Saturday at the Swedish American Museum stage at Foster and Clark.

The Richmond Greek Festival runs four days at Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral on Malvern Avenue. Free admission, authentic Greek food.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

PrideFest Milwaukee at Henry Maier Festival Park in early June is one of America's largest LGBTQ pride festivals with three days of music, food vendors.

Carmel-by-the-Sea Culinary Week takes over the village each early June with curated menus and offers at more than 30 restaurants plus ticketed parties.

TipThe sixth edition ran 5 to 13 June 2026 and the seventh is set for 4 to 12 June 2027; each runs nine days from a Friday, with offers at 30-plus restaurants.

Taste of Omaha is the city's largest annual food festival, held at Heartland of America Park every Memorial Day weekend with 60-plus local and national restaurant vendors, a beer garden, and live music across three days.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Ribfest Chicago closes Lincoln Avenue between Irving Park Road and Hutchinson in North Center each June, 5 to 7 June in 2026, for 20+ food vendors and live music, its 26th year.

TipEntry is a suggested donation; take the Brown Line to Irving Park, because cars parked in the CVS and Fifth Third Bank lots are towed.

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.

TipFree admission. Festival coins buy samples from booths and can be purchased on site or via the festival app.

Railbird pairs headline music with the Bourbon Hideout's hand-picked barrels at Red Mile, Lexington's June weekend of Tyler Childers-grade Americana.

TipThe Bourbon Hideout tastings sell separately from admission and cap daily; book both when the lineup drops.

Tampa Bay Margarita Festival celebrates National Margarita Day with 20+ Mexican restaurants competing for the best margarita and best taco titles.

An annual free outdoor festival on City Plaza in downtown Raleigh featuring 120-plus food vendors representing 50-plus countries. Now in its second decade, this is the most diverse single-day food event in the city. Free admission; individual vendor pricing per item.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

The Georgia Peach Festival, in its 40th year in 2026, runs 5 to 6 June in Fort Valley and 13 June in Byron, billing itself home of the World's Largest Peach Cobbler.

TipFort Valley is the main site for the first weekend; the organiser also lists a Byron day the following Saturday.

Sabor del Barrio in San Diego's Barrio Logan, the Barrio Logan Association's June Chicano-food taste with 35-plus restaurants, lowriders and free trolley.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Open Streets Minneapolis closes a city avenue to cars on summer Sundays since 2011. Each Sunday a different street, with food trucks, bike rides and pop-up.

TipLyndale, Lake Street and Franklin avenue editions are the food-truck-densest. Calendar at the Our Streets Minneapolis website.

Asheville VeganFest, a Vegfest Expos production, brings plant-based vendors to downtown Asheville. The spring edition was listed for Sunday 7 June 2026 and a fall edition is on 25 October 2026.

TipThe fall edition lists a $10 suggested donation, noon to 5pm, rain or shine; check Vegfest Expos for the spring edition's admission.

The New Orleans Wine and Food Experience, NOWFE, brings hundreds of wineries and restaurants together each year and has raised more than $1.5 million for local non-profits; NOWFE Week 2027 runs 9 to 13 June.

TipTickets are sold per event on the organiser's Events and Tickets page; the 2026 restaurant line-up included Antoine's, Bayona and Restaurant August.

Holy Rosary Catholic Church's Italian Street Festival in Indianapolis runs the second weekend of June. A reliable Indianapolis pick. An Indianapolis favorite.

The Columbus Arts Festival fills the downtown riverfront on the second weekend of June with visual arts, music, fashion and food; the 2026 edition ran 12 to 14 June.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Polish Fest at Henry Maier Festival Park in mid-June is the largest Polish festival in the US, with pierogi, paczki, kielbasa, polka music and Polish.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Fairchild Mango Festival in Miami runs each June at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Coral Gables, with chef brunches, mango tastings and rare-variety.

Marquette Waterfront Festival at Yahara Place Park, the east-side Marquette neighborhood June festival, runs live music, craft beer and Wisconsin food.

The Allentown Art Festival on Allen Street is Buffalo's largest summer street festival, with food kiosks throughout the Allentown neighborhood every June.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

The Holy Cross Greek Festival runs each June in the South Hills of Pittsburgh. Homemade Greek food, pastries and dancing at the Holy Cross Greek Orthodox.

TipGo for the spanakopita, gyros and loukoumades made by the parish. Free admission.

The Emmett Cherry Festival celebrates the Gem County cherry harvest each June in Emmett City Park, northwest of Boise, with food vendors, a pie eating contest, a bake off, a parade and free entry.

The Rochester International Jazz Festival runs 9 days each June in downtown Rochester, drawing 200,000 attendees and 1,700 performers to 350 concerts near the Eastman School of Music.

TipA $35-$55 Club Pass covers all indoor club venues for one night. Purchase online; top venues such as Harro East and Montage Music Hall sell out in advance.

Summer SOULstice closes Santa Monica's Main Street each June for a free festival of local food, beer gardens and two live-music stages by the beach.

TipThe 2026 edition ran June 20 with Santa Monica Brew Works pouring; arrive before noon to park anywhere useful.

The Stone Arch Bridge Festival fills the Minneapolis riverfront on West River Parkway with 200 artists, two music stages and a Culinary Arts Market of Twin Cities food and drink makers.

TipThe Culinary Arts Market sits under the Hennepin Avenue Bridge, so eat there and walk the river to the artists. Hours are 10am to 7pm Saturday and 10am to 5pm Sunday.

The Museum at Eldridge Street's free street festival, its 25th in 2026, takes over Eldridge Street between Canal and Division on a June Sunday with Chinese, Jewish and Puerto Rican food, crafts and performers.

TipFree, noon to 4pm on Eldridge Street between Canal and Division; the 2027 edition is already set for Sunday 20 June.

RAMMY Awards in Washington DC is the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington's annual restaurant industry awards gala at Arena Stage.

TipThe RAMMYS gala is an industry awards night, not a public tasting; the 2026 finalists are on therammys.org, and Restaurant Week participants often include winners and finalists.

Fort Collins Beer Week runs one week and about 20 breweries each late June, the Fort Collins Brewers Association's citywide run of collabs and tastings.

TipThe 2026 edition ran 22-28 June with a ticketed Beerfest at The Drake Centre; individual taproom events are mostly free.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Nation's largest outdoor food festival inspired by Asian night markets, with 250-plus vendors, carnival games, and live music across two stages at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. $12 admission.

Concerts in the Plaza takes over Mission Plaza on summer Fridays from June, pairing free bands with food vendors and local beer in San Luis Obispo.

TipWoodstock's Pizza and Quesadilla Gorilla feed the 2026 series; the bar pours Firestone Walker and SLO Cider.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

The Giant BBQ Battle fills Pennsylvania Avenue NW between 3rd and 7th Streets in Washington DC for two June days, with pitmasters competing for $50,000 and 100-plus free food samples.

TipTickets unlock the Giant Sampling Pavilion with 100-plus entree, side and dessert samples; kids under 12 are free, and live music runs across six stages.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Bricktown Blues & BBQ Festival brings blues bands and barbecue to Oklahoma City's Bricktown district each June; the 2026 edition ran 26 to 27 June.

TipFree entry; Bricktown is easily walkable from downtown hotels. Check bricktownokc.com for the exact June dates each year.

Pier 360 fills the Santa Monica Pier each June with beach-sports finals, a beer garden and food vendors from Hot Dog on a Stick to local stands.

TipAdmission is free; the Saturday session runs to 19:00 and the beer garden needs ID even for the queue.

The German Village Haus und Garten Tour, on the last Sunday of June, is a self-guided walk through about ten private homes and gardens, with the district's restaurants and bakeries nearby.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Taste of Adams Avenue each June in San Diego, 41 restaurants, cafes and breweries along the Normal Heights and Kensington corridor with a complimentary.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

The free Music City Hot Chicken Festival fills East Park every July 4 with hot chicken from local shops, a fire truck parade, live bands and an amateur cooking contest.

TipBe on Woodland Street by 10:30 for the parade; festival purchases are cashless, vendors may not take cash, and coolers, tents and pets are best left at home.

Nathan's Famous holds its Fourth of July hot dog eating contest outside the Coney Island flagship at Surf and Stillwell avenues in Brooklyn, with men's and women's titles decided in 10 minutes.

TipTake the D, F, N or Q train to Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue and arrive before the 11:00 women's start; pre-show acts begin at 09:50.

Lexington Burger Week sends dozens of kitchens chasing the city's best off-menu burger at $7 and $8 flat, one gluttonous week each July across Lexington.

TipDownload the passport app and hit the weird one-off burgers early in the week before kitchens start selling out.