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2009 MINNESOTA 2009 (See 2010 - 2011 - 2008)
FOOD & WINE FESTIVALS, SHOWS, EVENTS
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January 22-23, 2009 Upper Midwest Fruit & Vegetable Growers Conference & Trade Show
St. Cloud, Minnesota
January 30, 2009 8th Annual Gourmet Cook’s Auction
Albert Lea, Minnesota (no website)
Ramada Convention Center. 15 area gourmet chefs serve their best items and auction dinners, picnics, catering, trips and vacation packages, and entertainment such as theatre packages. Silent and live auction items with money raised used for education day field trips for area schools. 5:00 to 9:00 PM Ramada Convention Center, East Main (highway 65). Contact: pvining@smig.net 1-800-658-2526
February 20-22, 2009 30th Annual International Eelpout Festival
Walker, Minnesota
Heralded as Minnesota's finest display of sportsmanship and ice antics, the Eelpout Festival is an experience not to be missed.
February 21, 2009 Bock Fest
New Ulm, Minnesota
Outdoor winter festival on the grounds of historic Schell's Brewery in New Ulm. This is one of our most popular festivals where we brave the cold winds of Old Man Winter and turn our brewery grounds into a celebration of music, food, and of course Bock beer.
February 23-24, 2009 Upper Midwest Foodservice & Lodging Show
Minneapolis, Minnesota
51 Years strong and better than ever!
February 26-Mar 1, 2009 15th Annual Twin Cities Food & Wine Experience
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Enjoy a weekend of lip-smacking, glass-clinking, celebrity-watching, swishing, swirling, mouth-watering events! You won’t want to miss the fine wines, specialty beers and delicious gourmet food sampling! Increase your food and wine IQ with help from some of the country’s best chefs, authors and wine professionals. Plus, shop for the latest culinary products, gadgets and more!
February 28-Mar 1, 2009 Upper Midwest Bakery Association Convention
St. Paul, Minnesota
Seminars, workshops, vendors, competition & awards, etc.
March 1-29, 2009 Chocolate March
Hastings, Minnesota
Sundays, March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 - Five Sundays in March travel from inn to inn in the St. Croix Valley tasting chocolate at each inn and enjoying a tour and small town hospitality.
March 13-15, 2009 Minnesota Deer & Turkey Expo
Owatonna, Minnesota
Booths of hunting/shooting products, accessories, services and related outdoor items. 30 new seminars including cooking and butchering, plus contests and more.
April 4, 2009 10th Annual Vergas Maple Syrup Fest
Vergas, Minnesota
We hope you’ll join us for great pancakes topped with PURE Maple Syrup.
May 9, 2009 Annual Area Rummage Sale & Spam Burger Day
Austin, Minnesota
Join us for the Austin Area Rummage Sale with over 100 participants and enjoy a SPAMBURGER at all of our participating restaurants!
May 14, 2009 13th Annual East Side Wine Tasting
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Over 200 global fine wines for your tasting pleasure, musical performances, samples of famous East Side cuisine, a selection of micro brews, alcohol free beers and wines, and optional cigar tent, plus a Silent Auction offering items for all budgets. Event benefit for East Side Neighborhood Services.
June 5-7, 2009 25th Annual Buffalo Days
Luverne, Minnesota
Includes World Famous Buffalo Chip-Throwing Contest. Parade, motorcycle rally, waffle feed, live entertainment, classic car auction, swap meet, Arts in the Park. And Sunday festivities include Free Buffalo Burgers at Blue Mounds State Park.
June 6, 2009 The Rhubarb Festival
Lanesboro, Minnesota
Celebrate Rhubarb, Minnesota's sweet-tart favorite. Free tasting of rhubarb delights, Rhubarb Olympics for all ages, Rhubarb Rant Speaker's Corner, etc.
June 7-14, 2009 West Central Dairy Days
Willmar, Minnesota
A week-long celebration of the dairy industry in June each year. Activities include a milk run, outdoor band concert, visit to a dairy farm, etc.
June 12, 2009 Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation is the nation’s premier culinary benefit dedicated to making sure no kid in America grows up hungry. Each spring, the nation's hottest chefs and mixologists donate their time, talent and passion at more than 45 events across the United States and Canada, with one goal in mind: to raise the critical funds needed to end childhood hunger. Since 1988, Taste of the Nation has raised more than $70 million.
June 13, 2009 6th Annual Chocolate, Shakespeare & Champagne
Winona, Minnesota
Decadent desserts and champagne will be served at what has become the kick-off to the Shakespeare Festival and the summer social and arts season. This event is a wonderful way to get to know the actors and crew of the Festival, get a sneak peek at scenes from the plays this season, catch-up with old friends, and spend time in stunning surroundings.
June 13, 2009 Famous Dave's BBQ & Blues Festival
Minneapolis, Minnesota
June 13, 2009 Bread and Butter Day
Preston, Minnesota
Historic Forestville in Preston. Costumed staff will use traditional techniques, hands-on demonstration and audience participation to engage visitors in the once important weekly task of bread and butter making. Tasty freshly baked samples will be available.
June 18-20, 2009 Tater Daze
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
Tater Daze is a unique festival where residents pay homage to the humble potato. Early settlers discovered that potatoes flourished in the flat, sandy soil of the area. Through the Great Depression, drought and urbanization, Brooklyn Park has shown its strength as a community willing to work together and make our city a welcoming place for everyone.
June 18-21, 2009 Fulda Wood Duck Festival
Fulda, Minnesota
The Fulda Wood Duck Festival is an annual event held in Fulda, Minnesota.
June 19-Aug 17, 2009 2009 Pine River Duck Races
Pine River, Minnesota
The Pine River Duck Races are held each Friday, June 19 through August 17, 2009 at the Pine River Dam in downtown Pine River.
July 2-5, 2009 Taste of Minnesota
St. Paul, Minnesota
July 10-11, 2009 Turkey Festival
Pelican Rapids, Minnesota
Come join us for 2 days of family fun including games, food, sporting events, parade, concert, dances and more!
July 10-12, 2009 79th Annual Corn & Clover Carnival
Hinckley, Minnesota
Live entertainment, lots of great food, a street dance, kiddie parade, Little Miss contest, a large midway, and more.
July 11-19, 2009 75th Annual Raspberry Festival
Hopkins, Minnesota
A Tradition Preserved.
July 14-15, 2009 Beanhole Days and Arts & Crafts Fair
Pequot Lakes, Minnesota
Burying of the Beans Ceremony will begin. The beans, prepared by secret recipe behind locked doors, are buried in huge cast iron kettles and cooked over a wood fire for 24 hours.
July 15-19, 2009 9th Annual Cass Lake Rib Fest
Cass Lake, Minnesota
In addition to delicious ribs, there will be a variety of arts and craft vendors, live music, children’s activities, parades, Native American dancers, a tug of war contest, beer tent, the Cass Lake Idol and Talent Show, and a Poetry Slam!
July 16, 2009 47th Annual Hot Dog Night
Luverne, Minnesota
Local merchants grill over 10,000 hot dogs that are distributed free to participants. There are also demonstrations, entertainment, etc.
July 17-18, 2009 Muskie Days
Nevis, Minnesota
Celebration includes kids activities, flea market, parade, scavenger hunt, carnival games, beer garden and street dance.
July 18, 2009 The Great Minnesota Pie Extravaganza
Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Celebrate generations of pies and pie makers in an educational, entertaining and tastefully delicious afternoon. Join master pie maker and historian Joan Solberg as she describes the pie as a cultural phenomena and a social centerpiece. Sample pies made from historic recipes and compare them to modern pies and create your own pie.
July 24-25, 2009 Aebleskiver Days
Tyler, Minnesota
Annual celebration of Danish heritage. Danish sandwiches, and the aebleskive - a tennis ball shaped Danish pancake. Games for the kids, crafts and entertainment for the adults, and of course, good food everywhere.
July 24-26, 2009 Blueberry Festival
Lake George, Minnesota
A three day festival that is focused on blueberries--a blueberry pancake breakfast, a blueberry ball, a blueberry square dance.
July 25, 2009 FishFest
Warroad, Minnesota
Walleye Fish Fry Competition on the shores of the Warroad River at Riverside Bait & Tackle.
July 31-Aug 2, 2009 46th Annual Old Time Harvest Festival
Jordan, Minnesota
Scott-Carver Threshers Association presents the 46th annual Old-Time Harvest Steam & Gas Engine Festival. The Association is dedicated to preserving the past agricultural and industrial history for the present and future generations.
August 2, 2009 Taste of Dorset
Dorset, Minnesota
'Restaurant Capital of the World,' food fest, family entertainment, music, games. Dorset is the Place to Be! One day food extravaganza.
August 8, 2009 11th Annual Cream Corn Wrestling Match
Latsch Island, Winona, Minnesota (no website)
"Spread by word of mouth, the match attracts people from all over Minnesota and the surrounding states." (Winona Daily News, 8/9/09)
August 10-12, 2009 60th Annual Cokato Corn Carnival
Cokato, Minnesota
Parade, Free corn, carnival and entertainment.
August 12-16, 2009 Corn on the Cob Days
Plainview, Minnesota
Dances, children’s games, a large parade, live music, BBQ Chicken dinner, a Gopher Count reunion, and quirky tractor games. And don’t miss the free sweet corn, dripping with butter.
August 13, 2009 Ox Cart Days
Crookston, Minnesota
August 15, 2009 2nd Annual Chokecherry Festival
Pequot Lakes, Minnesota
Featured will be a firemen’s pancake breakfast with lots of chokecherry syrup. In addition, enjoy an arts and crafts fair, children’s games and activities, a chokecherry culinary contest, pit spitting contest, water wars, bocce ball, and a talent show. Also ( http://www.plbplionsclub.com )
August 15, 2009 4th Annual Minnesota Garlic Festival
Hutchinson, Minnesota
A fun day for all, with celebrity chefs demonstrating specialty garlic fare, and a variety of unique entertainment, including the Mu Taiko Drummers, magic, music and dance. And, of course, you can stock up on locally grown goods and environmentally friendly products at this zero-waste event.
August 15, 2009 Watermelon Day
Vining, Minnesota
Craft show, children's games, petting zoo, food, bingo, musical entertainment, free watermelon. 3rd Saturday each August.
August 21, 2009 Home Brewers’ Festival
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Samples from more than 20 wine and beer makers. There will also be a beer making information and demonstrations, a silent auction of homemade wine and beer, and delicious appetizers.
August 21-22, 2009 48th Annual Buttered Corn Days Celebration
Sleepy Eye, Minnesota
Highlights include free buttered corn, live entertainment, children’s games, crafters, vendors, a parade, corn-eating contest, bingo, and a raffle.
August 21-23, 2009 17th Annual Webster Harvest Days
Webster, Minnesota
One of the only local parades with Airplane Flyovers! We also have Tractor Pulls, Polka Band, Guitar Hero, Twister, and much much more! A family event for all ages!
August 22, 2009 Paradise Blue Collar BBQ & Arts Fest
Faribault, Minnesota
The Blue Collar Arts Fest is one big block party and beer garden! Entry is Free to the Fest, so bring the whole family and enjoy all of the art, food and fun! And be sure to join the Ugly Grill Contest.
August 27, 2009 Raise on the Rooftop
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Please join us for an evening of wine, cigars and a showcase of amazing men's fashions. Benefiting Children’s Home Society & Family Services. Recognizing the fundamental human rights of children, we work to give every child security, opportunity, permanency and a loving family.
August 28-29, 2009 Potato Days Festival
Barnesville, Minnesota
Two days of zany potato activities, taste tempting potato specialties and small town hospitality. Over 16,000 tater lovers descend each year from across the country to this town of 2,200. Often selected as one of the best summer festivals in the nation. Mashed potato wrestling, Miss Tator Tot Pageant; picking, peeling, carving, cooking and sacking potatoes. Norwegian lefse, potato pancakes, french fries, potato sausage, potato soup, German potato dumplings.
August 28-29, 2009 Big Island Minnesota State Championship BBQ Competition & Cook Off
Albert Lea, Minnesota
Over 50 BBQ teams from 9 states compete for over $13,000 in cash and trophies for the best BBQ. Event is sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbeque Society with the winner going to the Royal American BBQ Contest in October. Compete in Homemade Sauce, Homemade Sausage, Chicken, Pork Shoulder/Butt, Pork Ribs, Beef Brisket, Seafood, Anything But, and Dessert.
September 1, 2009 7th Annual Minnesota Cooks Event
St. Paul, Minnesota
Celebrates the relationships between premier Minnesota chefs and local Food Alliance Certified farmers with a full day of demonstrations, discussions, and sampling of sustainable cuisine. Presented by Food Alliance Midwest and Minnesota Farmers Union. Program begins at 9:00 AM with a breakfast show and will continue throughout the day with a show at the top of each hour until 5:00 PM. All shows take place on the Minnesota Cooks Stage in Carousel Park, just west of the Grandstand Ramp.
September 4-5, 2009 45th Annual Wild Rice Days
McGregor, Minnesota
A few highlights include arts and crafts, a parade, prizes, a wild rice education tent, family fun run & walk, an antique car show, kiddie parade, Grand Day parade, a corn feed, wild rice pancake breakfast, and a silent auction and book sale at the library. Live music & dancing.
September 9, 2009 RCA: Eating & Living Well with Food Allergy & Intolerance
Mounds View, Minnesota
Research Chefs Association (RCA) North Central Region / Twin Cities District Dietetic Association. This a great opportunity to learn about the pioneering work of Research Chefs in the emerging discipline of Culinology and network with fellow professionals who focus on food.
September 10-13, 2009 Kellogg Watermelon Festival
Kellogg, Minnesota
September 12, 2009 A Taste of the Gunflint Trail
Gunflint Trail, Minnesota
A chance to taste culinary creations from the Gunflint Trail Cookbook, and enjoy tours of historic lodges, book signings, and beautiful fall scenery.
September 12-14, 2009 Grape Stomp 2009
Alexandria, Minnesota
Carlos Creek Winery. Food, wine, live entertainment and Grape Stomp Competitions.
September 12-16, 2009 63rd Annual National Barrow Show
Austin, Minnesota
The 63rd annual National Barrow Show is the "World Series of Swine Shows. Americas premier purebred hog show brings exhibitors and buyers from around the world.
September 13-Oct 31, 2009 20th Annual Nelson Farm Pumpkin Patch Festival
Litchfield, Minnesota
Weekends+: Sept 13, 19-20, 26-27; Oct 3-4, 10-11, 15-16, 18-19, 25-26 & 31. Pumpkin Painting Contest, Scarecrow Contest, Corn Field Maze, Pumpkin Chucker, view the fall colors, see farm animals, and don't forget to pick out and decorate your own pumpkin!
September 17-20, 2009 Applefest 09
La Crescent, Minnesota
The three day Applefest weekend includes activities such as a Kiddie Parade, Carnival, Apple Pie Stand, President's Reception and Queen Coronation, Pancake Breakfast, King Apple Parade, Craft Show, entertainment in the King Apple (Beer) Tent and the Johnny Appleseed (Family) Tent. Always held on the 3rd full weekend in September.
September 18-19, 2009 MBWA Fall Conference
Brainerd, Minnesota
Minnesota Beer Wholesalers Association
September 19, 2009 36th Fall Festival & Smokin' Hot BBQ Challenge
Nisswa, Minnesota
Fall Festival activities include: trailside art & craft show, moonwalk, haystack search, pumpkin carving contest, horse drawn wagon rides, music & food. The BBQ challenge takes place in the Nisswa Square - the public is invited at 3:30pm to judge the ribs!
September 19, 2009 6th Annual Wild Rice Festival
Roseville, Minnesota
A celebration of wild rice, Native American culture, and Minnesota’s fall season.
September 19, 2009 King Turkey Day
Worthington, Minnesota
69th year. 'Great Gobbler Gallop,' live wild turkey race, parade, free pancake breakfast, 10K Race, children's rides, beer garden and live music. Always the second Saturday after Labor Day. In its 69th year, this will also be the 35th year that Worthington, Minnesota and Cuero, Texas have been competing for the title of "Turkey Capital of the World". (see also: Texas, October Cuervo Turkeyfest)
October 2-4, 2009 The Goose Festival
Middle River, Minnesota
Goose Capital of the North. Highlights include goose-calling contests, a music jam, grand parade, kiddie parade, a flea market, quarter scramble, Community Theater production, and lots of great food!
October 3-4, 2009 Johnny Appleseed Days Festival
Lake City, Minnesota
Fresh apples and Apple products Apple Pie sales, Harvest Contests, Crafts Market, Childrens activities,etc.
October 3-4 & 10-11, 2009 St. Croix Valley Apple Festival
Hastings Area, Minnesota
Highlights will include apple picking, crafts, pumpkin patches, live music, cider pressing demonstrations, face painting, corn mazes, hayrides, farm animals and more!
October 3-31, 2009 20th Annual Nelson Farm Pumpkin Patch Festival
Litchfield, Minnesota
Weekends+: Sept 13, 19-20, 26-27; Oct 3-4, 10-11, 15-16, 18-19, 25-26 & 31. Pumpkin Painting Contest, Scarecrow Contest, Corn Field Maze, Pumpkin Chucker, view the fall colors, see farm animals, and don't forget to pick out and decorate your own pumpkin!
October 10, 2009 Pumpkin Fest
Aurora, Minnesota
Featured will be craft displays, a quilt show, children’s activities, stagecoach rides, ethnic foods, Halloween treats, and plenty of pumpkins!
October 10, 2009 AppleFest
Alexandria, Minnesota
hay rides, face painting, pumpkin painting, bobbing for apples, food and craft vendors, contests for the best apple pie, heaviest pumpkin and largest green pepper, and of course lots of Carlos Creek apples and wine!
October 10, 2009 Stillwater Harvest Fest and Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off
Stillwater, Minnesota
Giant pumpkins, pedal tractor pull, chili contest, pumpkin bake off, ,micro-brews, and much more.
October 11, 2009 Smaczne Jablka
Winona, Minnesota
The Polish Museum will celebrate its annual Apple Day on Sunday, Oct. 11, from noon to 4 p.m. at the museum annex. This fall harvest festival will offer apples, apple pie/icecream, apple cider, caramel apples and other fall harvest treats for sale. Local artists and vendors will sell their jewelry and crafts, and there will be a pumpkin coloring contest for the kids as well as a raffle drawing. Entertainment will be provided by the Vietnamese Musicians and International Dancers For more information, call the Polish Museum, 102 Liberty Street, at (507) 454-3431
October 11, 2009 10th Annual Winemaker’s Dinner
Minneapolis, Minnesota
This year’s event, benefiting Children’s Home Society and Family Services, will be held at an exciting new location, Lurcat. The evening will include a four-course dinner paired with exceptional wines from Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, and a fabulous auction and raffle.
October 15, 2009 An Apple Affair
Winona, Minnesota
2nd annual fundraising event with apple orchards around the area displaying thier apples and products. There will also be a silent auction, entertainment, and a pork loin dinner. Tickets are $20 or $25 at the door. Contact 507-454-5212 for more information. The Winona Friendship center is located at the corner of 5th and Main St.
November 1, 2009 Pumpkin Mania Day
Litchfield, Minnesota
Pumpkin Mania Day - recycle your Halloween pumpkins! Contests for tossing, bowling, dropping and smashing! Also, free seeds for roasting. (Nelson Farm).
November 7-8, 2009 The Affair with Chocolate Extravaganza
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The ultimate tasting and shopping event for chocolate lovers! (also: www.mspchocolateshow.com/ )
November 21, 2009 Calhoun Square 20th Annual Coffee Festival
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sample coffee, tea and treats from local and national vendors! Plus take home your own collectible Coffee Fest mug. All of this is available for just $9, with proceeds benefiting Second Harvest Heartland.
November 21-22, 2009 Minnesota Farmers Union 68th Annual Convention
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU) works to protect and enhance the economic interests and quality of life of family farmers and ranchers and rural communities. MFU is a nonprofit membership-based organization. Membership is open to farmers and non-farmers.
2010 MINNESOTA 2010
FOOD & WINE FESTIVALS, SHOWS, EVENTS
January 15-16, 2010 10th Annual Minnesota Organic Conference & Trade Show
St. Cloud, Minnesota
This conference provides great information about organic agriculture to excite experienced organic producers as well as people new to this farming system.
January 21-22, 2010 MBWA 2010 Annual Conference
St. Paul, Minnesota
Minnesota Beer Wholesalers Association
January 23, 2010 Minnesota Grape Growers Association Annual Meeting
Chanhassen, Minnesota
MGGA Annual Meeting reporting on the past year and our educational Winter Symposium.
January 27-31, 2010 5th Annual Frozen River Film Festival
Winona, Minnesota
Food is the theme of the 5th Annual Frozen River Film Festival at Winona State University. The keynote speaker Jan. 28 will be Jean Feraca, host of Wisconsin Public Radio's ‘Here on Earth.’ "She's a big foodie," FRFF Creative Director Crystal Hegge said of Feraca who often discusses food on her radio show. Food is also the theme of WSU's Consortium of Liberal Arts and Science Promotion Lecture Series.
February 11-13, 2010 Cold Climate Grape and Wine Conference
Bloomington, Minnesota
The Minnesota Grape Growers Association (MGGA). The conference will, once again, focus on the Business of Growing Grapes & Making Wine in the North.
March 18-21, 2010 Foodservice Consultants Society International Conference
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Come gather yea foodservice professionals for the times they are a changin’.
May 14-15, 2010 Governor's Fishing Opener
Kabetogama Lake, Minnesota
62nd Annual Minnesota Governor's Fishing Opener Event. This years' event is being held in the Brainerd Lakes area at Pequot Lakes and Breezy Point.
June 4-6, 2010 Coffee Fest Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Where coffee & tea business happens.
August 3-5, 2010 FarmFest '10
Redwood County, Minnesota
Your Minnesota Ag Connection! 29th Annual Farmfest.
September 17-18, 2010 MBWA Fall Conference
Winona, Minnesota
Minnesota Beer Wholesalers Association
2011 MINNESOTA 2011
FOOD & WINE FESTIVALS, SHOWS, EVENTS
October 14-16, 2011 Master Brewers Assoc. of the Americas Annual Convention
Minneapolis, Minnesota
2008 MINNESOTA 2008
FOOD & WINE FESTIVALS, SHOWS, EVENTS
waiting for new 2009 dates
March 15, 2008 Fairmont Fruitcake Follies
Fairmont, Minnesota (No Website)
The events include a fruitcake toss where men, women and children throw fruitcakes; Launch where fruitcakes are shot out of catapults and other machines; fruitcake poetry contest, and decorating contest with prizes for ugliest and most beautiful cakes. For more info: (507) 235-5547
May 17, 2008 Lefse Dagen
Starbuck, Minnesota
To commemorate the record setting, yet unbroken, world's largest lefse baked during the Starbuck Centennial Celebration in 1983, and to hold an open house at the Starbuck Depot Square.
July 11-13, 2008 60th Annual Deer River Wild Rice Festival
Deer River, Minnesota (NO WEBSITE)
Celebration of the Mississippi River and Wild Rice. (218) 246-2181
August 9, 2008 Pickle It
Preston, Minnesota
Visitors will participate in this late summer program by assisting the gardener harvest produce from Thomas Meighen's garden. pick plump, ripe, garden vegetables, including peppers, cucumbers, beets, onions, cabbage and other heirloom varieties, to be pickled.
November 18 , 2008 Caux Culinary Challenge
Minneapolis, Minnesota (bad link: www.cauxculinarychallenge.com )
Experience the passion of eight extraordinary chefs known for their commitment to local foods during the Caux Culinary Challenge. Each chef will present a signature nosh, its recipe and the local sources used to create it. Audience members will choose winners for "Favorite Nosh" and "Best Presentation". Cost is $125 per person. The event also includes a silent auction and entertainment.
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