Scottsdale Culinary Festival is a food festival in Phoenix.
Editorially verified May 28, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: It anchors a season of spring culinary events; the main weekend festival fills the Civic Center lawn.
Address: Scottsdale Civic Center, 7380 E 2nd St, Scottsdale, AZ 85251, Phoenix
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.
The Devour Culinary Classic is Local First Arizona's flagship February tasting at the Desert Botanical Garden, gathering dozens of the state's top.
Tip: It is a 21-plus walkable tasting in the garden; early-entry tickets beat the midday crowd.
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.
