2013 MASSACHUSETTS: January, February & March Food & Wine Festivals, Shows & Local Events (see also: 2014 - 2011 - 2010)
JANUARY January 11-Mar 29, 2013 24th Annual Boston Wine Festival Boston , Massachusetts The festival has evolved into a world renowned series, featuring winemaker dinners and sampling of wines from some of the world’s best wineries.
FEBRUARY February 11, 2013 The Greg Hill Foundation 986 Days Event - Boston, Massachusetts The Greg Hill Foundation will celebrate our 986th day of helping local families touched by tragedy. Please join us as we look back through our brief history at the 986 Days Event at Sip Wine Bar and Kitchen. Meet our beneficiaries and learn how you have helped make a difference in the life of a local family in need at this signature fundraising event.
February 14, 2013 Valentine's Day Most of the more than 1/2 million restaurants in the U.S. have special events scheduled for today. They are too numerous to list.
February 16-17, 2013 Annual Boston Wine Expo - Boston, Massachusetts Celebrating Wine, Food and Culture. Boston is a foodie’s paradise—and the seventh largest wine market in the nation. To honor this historic region’s passion for food and drink, we’ve transformed the Boston Wine Expo into an entire week of festivities celebrating wine, food and culture from the greatest wine-growing regions of the world.
MARCH March 2-5, 2013 National Farmers Union Convention - Springfield, Massachusetts National Farmers Union has been working since 1902 to protect and enhance the economic well-being and quality of life for family farmers, ranchers and rural communities through advocating grassroots-driven policy positions adopted by its membership.
March 4-8, 2013 National School Breakfast Week 2013 - Nationwide National School Breakfast Week (NSBW) was launched in 1989 to raise awareness of the availability of the School Breakfast Program (SBP) to all children. Each year, the School Nutrition Association (SNA) helps schools to celebrate NSBW with a fun theme – this year it is School Breakfast--Go For The Gold.
March 5, 2013 Taste of the South End - Boston, Massachusetts Over 40 of the finest restaurants from Boston’s hottest culinary destination. A night you won't forget at the Boston Center for the Arts, Taste of the South End benefits the AIDS Action Committee of MA. For under $100, you can experience unlimited food and wine sampling from Boston's best kitchens. For slightly more, you can experience Taste of the South End as a VIP, gaining early entry to the tasting room and enjoying special VIP benefits.
March 10, 2013 Celebrate the Fruits of Our Ocean - Dorchester, Massachusetts Join Boston Collaborative for Food and Fitness, local Chefs and our partners in a celebration of the fruits of our sea at your neighborhood farmers market in Dorchester. • Learn about the variety of fresh local fish now at the Farmers Markets • See local Chefs in action as they cook their favorite seafood recipes • Sample delicious dishes prepared at the market (must register at market for tasting) • Discover the health benefits of eating seafood.
March 10-12, 2013 New England Food Show - Boston, Massachusetts The largest regional trade event serving buyers and suppliers in the foodservice and retail markets. Co-located with International Boston Seafood Show and Seafood Processing America.
March 10-12, 2013 International Boston Seafood Show - Boston, Massachusetts Co-located with New England Food Show and Seafood Processing America, is North America’s largest seafood exhibition, attracting close to 18,000 seafood buyers and sellers from across the globe. Attendance: 19,000.
March 10-12, 2013 Seafood Processing America - Boston, Massachusetts Co-located with the International Boston Seafood Show and New England Food Show.
March 18, 2013 A Spoonful of Ginger - Boston, Massachusetts An annual food-tasting event to promote awareness and raise funds for diabetes care and research, bringing together the area's most celebrated chefs.
March 19, 2013 Buy Local Food Trade Show and Seminar - Boston, Massachusetts Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts (SBN) presents its second Buy Local Food Trade Show and Seminar at the Seaport World Trade Center Boston. This event is designed to facilitate connections and stimulate trade between local buyers and sellers of specialty crop food products and includes expert Buyer and Seller panels on overcoming barriers to selling and buying local products and open floor trading.
March 19, 2013 'AgDay' National Agriculture Day - Nationwide National Ag Day is a day to recognize and celebrate the abundance provided by agriculture. Every year, producers, agricultural associations, corporations, universities, government agencies and countless other across America join together to recognize the contributions of agriculture.
March 20, 2013 14th Annual Flavors of Neponset Valley Gala - Foxboro, Massachusetts Neponset Valley Chamber of Commerce invites you to experience food, fun and friends at the 14th Annual Flavors of the Neponset Valley tasting event. Taste the impressive culinary and local flavors of over 50 food and beverage vendors while enjoying smooth jazz in the hip and exciting atmosphere of Showcase Live. Plus, take a chance to win big in the popular silent auction.
March 30, 2013 Brew Woo - Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester’s Original Craft Beer Festival, Brew-Woo, returns for its 3rd year with two sessions from 2:00PM to 5:00PM and 6:00PM to 9:00PM in the Convention Center of the DCU Center, Worcester’s premiere sporting and entertainment facility located in downtown Worcester. Brew-Woo will feature breweries with craft beers and local brews, live music, several merchandise vendors and a food court stationed by local eateries.
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