Taste of St. Louis ★ 4.1
The region's biggest food festival gathers more than 40 local restaurants, from Salt + Smoke to Beast BBQ, with chef demos and live music over an August weekend downtown.
Focus: Local restaurants
Food festivals in St. Louis worth planning a trip around, by month.
Festivals through the year
Festival of Nations ★ 4.3
Run by the International Institute, this Tower Grove Park festival draws over 100,000 people for street food from 80-plus countries, the city's biggest multicultural food event.
Focus: Global street food
Taste of Soulard ★ 4.0
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 in the country.
Focus: Soulard restaurants
St. Louis Greek Fest ★ 3.9
A four-day Greek food festival run by the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in Des Peres, plating gyros, souvlaki, spanakopita and pastries over the late-May weekend.
Focus: Greek
Japanese Festival ★ 4.0
Held in the Missouri Botanical Garden's Japanese garden over Labor Day weekend, this long-running festival pairs taiko and tea ceremony with Japanese street food and sake.
Focus: Japanese
Brew in the Lou ★ 3.8
An autumn craft-beer-and-food festival in Francis Park, Brew in the Lou pours dozens of regional breweries alongside local food vendors for a benefit afternoon on the south side.
Focus: Craft beer and food