Devour Culinary Classic is a food festival in Phoenix.
Editorially verified May 28, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: It is a 21-plus walkable tasting in the garden; early-entry tickets beat the midday crowd.
Address: Desert Botanical Garden, 1201 N Galvin Pkwy, Phoenix, AZ 85008
The Arizona Taco Festival fills Salt River Fields each October with taco makers, agave-spirit artisans, lucha libre and live music across a two-day.
Tip: It runs two days in October at Salt River Fields; buy tickets ahead, as prices climb at the gate.
The azcentral Food & Wine Experience is a two-day Scottsdale tasting event from the USA Today Network, with celebrity-chef demos, grand tastings and wine.
Tip: Held at WestWorld in autumn; the grand tasting tent is the densest run of restaurant samples.
The Scottsdale Culinary Festival is the Scottsdale League for the Arts' spring food event, a fundraiser running since 1978 with restaurant tastings.
Tip: It anchors a season of spring culinary events; the main weekend festival fills the Civic Center lawn.
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.
Tip: The spring run lands in May; book the higher-tier menus at top rooms before they fill.
