2012 FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 2012 FOOD & WINE FESTIVALS, SHOWS, EVENTS (see also: 2011 - 2010 - 2009 - 2008)
November 2-4, 2012 Feast of Little Italy - Jupiter, Florida Come and enjoy authentic Italian food, music, art, cooking demos, wine seminars, bocce ball tournament and more.
November 9-10, 2012 3rd Annual Boca Raton Wine & Food Festival - Boca Raton, Fla 70 South Florida restaurants & 200 wines from around the world will be featured at A Culinary Affair! (Biggest Street Festival in Boca Raton and South Florida) Personalized Wine Tasting Glass, Champaign kick-off party, Opportunity to Stomp the Grapes, Celebrity Chefs, Kitchen Alley Live Cooking Demos, Wine Sensory Tasting Classes, Live Entertainment, Gift bag and 3rd Year Commemorative Poster.
November 10, 2012 News-Journal's Halifax Food & Wine Festival - Daytona Beach, Florida Event includes proprietors and chefs from more than 15 area restaurants, along with purveyors of fine wines and premium beers giving samples to ticketed guests at our event. There will be incredible food, wine, beer, and live entertainment at the News-Journal Center in Daytona Beach.
Nov 10-11, 2012 1st Annual Delray Beach Wine & Seafood Festival - Delray Beach, Fla With a fifty year history of running successful events in the city including the much heralded Delray Affair, The Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce looks to extend its economic impact on the city by producing an event in the beginning of our traditional tourist season. The event takes place on the East end of Atlantic Avenue and is the result of merchant requests for an event to highlight the businesses in that area.
2011 FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 2011 Food Shows and Local Food, Beer and Wine Events events still waiting for new dates
November 2-5, 2011 NICRA Annual Convention - Jacksonville, Florida National Ice Cream Retailers Association. Ice Cream people helping ice cream people since 1933.
November 4, 2011 7th Annual Downtown Oyster Roast - Apalachicola, Florida We'll have roasted oysters, oyster on the half shell, creamy artichoke and oyster bisque, shrimp, locally caught blue crab, and scratch-made cakes and desserts. Live Music.
November 4-5, 2011 48th Annual Florida Seafood Festival - Apalachicola, Florida Florida's oldest Maritime Event. The festival features delicious seafood, arts and crafts exhibits, seafood related events, and musical entertainment. Some of the notable events include oyster eating and oyster shucking contest, blue crab races, cooking contest, parade, 5k Redfish Run and The Blessing of the Fleet.
November 4-6, 2011 Sebastian Clambake Lagoon Festival - Sebastian, Florida Celebrates Florida farm-raised clams with educational exhibits, concerts, a carnival, historical re-enactors of early area settlers and plenty of Florida seafood. The nonprofit event chooses a local charitable or public-purpose project to benefit from the proceeds each year.
November 4-6, 2011 Jensen Beach Pineapple Festival - Jensen Beach, Florida A highlight of the South Florida festival scene, the Jensen Beach Pineapple Festival is the largest festival on the Treasure Coast and one of the few remaining true street festivals in South Florida.
November 5, 2011 Northeast Florida Veg Fest - Jacksonville, Florida Featuring various healthy and sustainable foods available locally year-round. The best of the best organic, green, animal-friendly and wellness businesses along with non-profits. Join us in learning ways to become leaner, greener, or cleaner on this day of family fun and positive action. Food demo, speakers, movies, bands, kids activities, vegan pie-eating contest.
November 5, 2011 Stone Crab Jam - Crystal River, Florida The fourth annual family event runs from 4 to 10 p.m. and features stone crab claws, local cuisine, live music, dancing, and local artists.
November 5, 2011 10th Annual Safety Harbor Wine Festival - Safety Harbor, Florida Enjoy a night of live entertainment throughout Downtown along with delctible foods, arts and crafts and of course, wines from all over the world. Proceeds benifit 5 local charitable organizations.
November 5-6, 2011 23rd Annual Ruskin Seafood Festival - Ruskin, Florida The seafood festival is Hillsborough County’s largest community event with over 18,000 attendance. Feast on lobster, oysters, clams, grouper, mullet, shrimp and much more. Attendance: 18,000.
November 5-6, 2011 Taste of Manatee for 2011 - West Bradenton, Florida The Rotary Club of West Bradenton and the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association will sponsor the 25th annual event. Sample the cuisines of local restaurants, while supporting many local charities.
November 6, 2011 Pleasures of the Palate - Miami Beach, Florida Now in its 13th year, this intimate dining event, which benefits the Diabetes Research Institute, will be held at Emeril's Miami Beach. The evening's popular silent and live auctions will feature exciting travel packages, plus rare vintages and wines donated from the cellars of South Florida's most esteemed collectors, among others.
November 10, 2011 Easter Seals South Florida 23rd Annual Festival of Chefs Nikki Beach, Miami Beach, Florida Easter Seals South Florida Festival of Chefs is one of South Florida’s longest running and premier charity food and wine events with a wonderful recipe for this year’s celebration. We will start with a large helping of South Florida’s most acclaimed chefs serving up their special delicacies, together with a glorious display of auction items, and a great sampling of wines and champagnes’ to toast this most amazing organization which has been caring for children and adults in Miami-Dade County since 1942.
November 11, 2011 Celebrate Brevard 2011 Food & Wine Tasting - Melbourne, Florida Our 6th Annual Food and Wine and beer tasting event. Sample food from multiple continents, exquisite cuisine! Beer and wine sampling too. Vendors will have displays to get a head start on holiday shopping.
November 11-13, 2011 Hudson Seafest - Hudson, Florida Fantastic seafood and lots more good eats, entertainment on the pavillion stage, raffles, events for the kids and much, much more!
November 12-13, 2011 37th Annual Homosassa Seafood Festival - Homosassa, Florida Food vendors will be serving Florida shrimp, grouper, blackened mahi-mahi, seafood fritters and gator skewers. More than 100 crafters and 75 artists will be exhibiting at this juried art show.
November 12-13, 2011 Fiorell Winery Holiday Local Food & Wine Fest - Bradenton, FL The Winery will be offering visitors a chance to enjoy Florida Wines and Local Artisan Foods. Listen to Italian-American Music while strolling in a lovely vineyard setting. Stuff for Children too!
November 13, 2011 30th Annual Taste of the Islands - Sanibel, Florida The event includes live music and over 20 restaurants--many different food categories, sure to please any palate. Benefits CROW, the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife.
November 14-15, 2011 15th Americas Food & Beverage Show - Miami Beach, Florida The largest Americas-focused trade show in the hemisphere for the F&B industry. See Products from 350+ companies from 27 countries. Attendance: 6,200.
November 18, 2011 Leesburg Craft Beer, Wine & Food Festival - Leesburg, Florida Stroll through the Islands of Venetian Gardens and sample a wide variety of craft beers and selected wines from around the world, enjoy regional cuisine and live music.
November 19, 2011 Annual Plant City Pig Jam - Plant City, Florida State Championship BBQ Competition. Food, live music, kids' activities and more.
November 19-20, 2011 The Festival of Chocolate 2011 - West Palm Beach, Florida Florida's Largest All-Chocolate Event features tastes from the best local and regional chocolatiers and confection companies; demonstrations by world renown pastry chefs, chocolate and wine pairings; hands-on classes; a one-of-a-kind chocolate museum; Kids-4-Chocolate workshop; crazy chocolate contests for children and adults, chocolate game show stage and live professional chocolate showpiece and cake decorating competitions. And, don't miss Brownie Bingo!
November 19-20, 2011 Yankeetown Seafood Festival - Yankeetown, Florida Celebration of area history and the local catch. Festival offers delicious fresh local seafood, other food vendors, live entertainment, arts and crafts show, children’s games and the Blessing of the Fleet on the Withlacoochee River.
November 26, 2011 Giving Thanks - Tallahassee, Florida Exploring 17th Century Food Traditions at Mission San Luis
2010 FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 2010 Food Shows and Local Food, Beer and Wine Events events still waiting for new dates
November 5-7, 2010 Carnevale Delray Beach - Delray Beach, Florida Headline entertainment all day everyday, Top headline show every night. Food demonstrations, wine tastings, Strolling musicans, Italian American Idol Contest, fun for the kids.
November 14, 2010 22nd Annual Great Chef’s Tasting Party - West Palm Beach, Florida The event will feature culinary delights by area restaurants and chefs. All proceeds benefit United Cerebral Palsy of Palm Beach.
2009 FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 2009 FOOD & WINE FESTIVALS, SHOWS, EVENTS events still waiting for new dates
November 11, 2009 6th Annual Taste of the Palm Beaches - Palm Beach, Florida Stroll, dance, sip and savor the international flavors presented by the region's master chefs -- drawing thousands of foodies and aficionados throughout our region.
2008 FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 2008 FOOD & WINE FESTIVALS, SHOWS, EVENTS events still waiting for new dates
November 11, 2008 4th Annual Taste of the Grape - Boca Raton, Florida Showcasing 28 of the local area's finest restaurants, paired along with expertly appointed wines. (Website no longer active: www.tasteofthegrape.com )
November 14, 2008 Wine Tasting - Palm Beach Gardens, Florida The Habitat Cafe Wine Tasting, Hors D'oeuvres', and Networking event! There will be Free Wine, Free Hors D'oeuvres', and opportunities to network with other people from Palm Beach County. RSVP required. To RSVP please call 561-622-0014. The Habitat Cafe, 11682 US Hwy One, Palm Beach Gardens. We can be found on the corner of PGA Blvd. and US 1.
November 22 , 2008 Brewtopia Festival - Delray Beach, Florida A Beer connoisseurs Festival. Unlimited sampling of 100+ beers, fine American micro-craft beers, exceptional imported beers, extreme beers, Belgian ales, food vendors and much more.
