Stay for the festival

Hotels in Knoxville around 26 to 29 March 2027, dates pre-filled. Prices and availability open on the partner site.

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Editor's tip. Pop-up food at Marble City Brewing space and Sweet P's was a 2024 feature; the festival rotates partners year to year.

Plan the days around it

Eat your way around Knoxville while you are in town

Big Ears Festival runs 26 to 29 March. These are the food tours and tastings in Knoxville to book for the days around it; most cancel free up to 24 hours ahead.

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Location

Address: 1060 World's Fair Park Drive, Knoxville, TN 37916

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Also in downtown

Rossini Festival International Street Fair ★ 4.5

Downtown

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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Knoxville Brewers' Jam ★ 4.6

Downtown

Knoxville Brewers' Jam, produced by Community Shares of Tennessee since 2004, is a World's Fair Park beer festival with 50-plus brewers; no 2026 edition has been announced.

TipSaturday afternoon ticketed event; advance tickets through Etix sell out, day-of availability is limited.

Directions

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More food festivals in Knoxville

Rossini Festival International Street Fair 18-19 Apr 2027 Rossini Festival International Street Fair Italian-American street food Knoxville Greek Fest 10-12 Sep 2027 Knoxville Greek Fest Greek food and culture Dogwood Arts Festival 24-26 Apr 2027 Dogwood Arts Festival Arts festival with food vendors International Biscuit Festival 16 May 2027 International Biscuit Festival Biscuits and Southern breakfast Knoxville Brewers' Jam Oct Knoxville Brewers' Jam Craft beer and food trucks

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Also on in March, elsewhere

Jarmark Wielkanocny w NIKiDW in Warsaw 20 Mar 2027 Jarmark Wielkanocny w NIKiDW Warsaw Oster- und Fruehlingsmarkt Schloss Schoenbrunn in Vienna 17 Mar to 20 Apr 2027 Oster- und Fruehlingsmarkt Schloss Schoenbrunn Vienna Ueno Sakura Matsuri in Tokyo 14 Mar to 5 Apr 2027 Ueno Sakura Matsuri Tokyo Carnaval on the Mile in Miami 6-7 Mar 2027 Carnaval on the Mile Miami Cincinnati International Wine Festival in Cincinnati 6-7 Mar 2027 Cincinnati International Wine Festival Cincinnati Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle 4-7 Mar 2027 Emerald City Comic Con Seattle

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