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Missouri Food Festivals, Food & Wine Events,
Food Fairs & Shows, Exhibitions

2010 MISSOURI 2010 (see: 2009 - 2008)
MISSOURI FOOD & WINE FESTIVALS, SHOWS, EVENTS

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January 29-30, 2010  ICS Saint Louis Fire & Ice Chili Cook-off
St. Charles, Missouri
Come and taste all the chili you can handl. The cook-off theme is Fire and Ice. Live music, Awards and Prizes!  Soda, water, tea and Budweiser beverages will be available for purchase to wash down the scrumptious chili! Bring your friends and family to help decide who has the best chili of Saint Louis, Missouri! 

January 30-31, 2010  8th Annual St. Louis Food & Wine Experience
St. Louis, Missouri
Oenophiles and foodies alike will be thrilled by the many options presented over the enticing Food & Wine Experience weekend. There is literally something delicious for every taste.

February 6-8, 2010  Midwest Grape and Wine Conference
Osage Beach, Missouri
This year—the 25th Anniversary of the Conference— is themed "Toast to Our History, Sustaining Our Future". The conference will feature three full days of informative viticulture, enology and marketing sessions, a deluxe trade show and a grand finale. Known as one of the premiere conferences in the Midwest, our 2010 Conference offers an opportunity to build relationships with industry colleagues, and socialize with old and new friends.

February 20-21, 2010  Chocolate Wine Trail
Hermann, Missouri
Follow the trail to six local wineries and taste luscious chocolate creations paired with each winery's perfectly matched wines.

March 21, 2010  Grape Arts XVIII
St. Louis, Missouri
Art Saint Louis’ Signature Fund Raiser, annually for 18 years in early spring. An exciting afternoon of wine tastings, silent & live auctions of fine art and donations from the community, accompanied by music and appetizers. The event raises funds for Art Saint Louis, its community programs and exhibits.

March 27-28, 2010  Annual Wurstfest
Hermann, Missouri
A citywide celebration of the traditional art of German sausage making. Sausage competitions, sausage samples and sausage-making demonstrations! Freshly grilled brats available in our Pavilion.

April ?, 2010  Kansas City Hot & Spicy Festival
Kansas City, Kansas or Missouri
Location narrowed down to 2 locations. TBA.  Kansas City, KS or Kansas City, MO.  Hot Wing Cook-off, Chili Cook-off, Eating contests, Live Music, Cooking events, Motorcycle show, model, Bikini Contest, Salsas, Spice, Rubs, Dips, Peppers, spicy, Anything Hot And Spicy!

July 3, 2010  Missouri Wine Festival
Excelsior Springs, Missouri
Missouri Wine and Food Festival
 

 

2009 MISSOURI 2009
MISSOURI FOOD & WINE FESTIVALS, SHOWS, EVENTS

waiting for new dates

February 14-, 2009  23rd Annual Missouri Wine Fest
St. James, Missouri
Open to the Public Benefit for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of America.

March 22, 2009  Grape Arts XVII
St. Louis, Missouri
Art Saint Louis’ Signature Fund Raiser, presented annually for 17 years in early spring. It’s an exciting afternoon of wine tastings with silent and live auctions of fine art and donations from the community, accompanied by music and appetizers. The event raises funds for Art Saint Louis, its community programs and exhibits.

March 28-29, 2009  Annual Wurstfest
Hermann, Missouri
A citywide celebration of the traditional art of German sausage making. Sausage competitions, sausage samples and sausage-making demonstrations! Freshly grilled brats available in our Pavilion.


April 17-18, 2009  10th Annual Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival
Springfield, Missouri
Imagine 60 barbecue teams from a four to six state area rolling into the parking lot with the widest array of barbecue cookers and smokers you have ever seen. These folks are serious when it comes to barbecue!

April 25-26, 2009  Show Me Gourd Festival
Sedalia, Missouri
Show Me Gourd Society. Gourd Craft Competition, workshops, demonstrations and more.

April 25-26, 2009  Missouri Wine Festival
Branson, Missouri
Featuring Missouri Wines and Artisan Cheeses, chocolatiers, gourmet foods, and fine cigars for the aficionado. Other exhibitors include artisan jewelry; consumer electronics; health and fitness; gourmet restaurants and financial institutions. Live music will be performed all day, both days.

 

May 1-2, 2009  28th Mushroom Festival
Richmond, Missouri
Self proclaimed 'Mushroom Capital of the World. Large Morel Mushroom contest, fresh mushrooms, food, crafts, parade, music, BBQ Cook-off, tractor pull, much more.

May 22-25, 2009  Annual St. Louis Rib America Festival
St. Louis, Missouri
Family event featuring award winning BBQ, live entertainment from national, regional and local talent, and more!  Also featured are various other food and beverage options. Many of the events also feature family fun games.

May 30, 2009  NOONER @ the Winery
Springfield, Missouri
Release of Cayuga White Wine, tastings of selected varietals. Entertainment.

June 5-6, 2009  Saint Louis Brewers Heritage Festival
St. Louis, Missouri

June 6-7, 2009  3rd Annual Taste for the Arts
Hermann, Missouri
Hermann Garden Club Garden Tour & Plant Sale

June 21, 2009  Real Men Cook
St. Louis, Missouri
Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Houston, Washington D.C., Phoenix, St. Louis, Bahamas (dates may vary in some cities)

July 25-26, 2009  Berries and Barbecue Wine Trail
Hermann, Missouri
Follow the trail to seven local wineries and taste sumptuous creations paired with each winery’s perfectly matched wines.

August 8, 2009  Annual Great Stone Hill Grape Stomp
Hermann, Missouri
Have a rompin’ stompin’ good time by stomping for fun and charity. Help celebrate the beginning of grape harvest by dipping your toes in a barrel full of juicy grapes!

August 14-15, 2009  Summer Sizzle
Springfield, Missouri
KCBS BBQ Contest, Kickball Tournament and RiverJam.  ""It's Kinda Like Recess...With Beer."

September 12, 2009  3rd Annual Smoke-A-Palooza
St. Peters, Missouri
Annual Amateur Benefit BBQ Competition, with Live Music, Food and Beverages.  All proceeds to benefit the poor and homeless locally and internationally through Living Hope International.

September 25-26, 2009  5th Annual BBQ & Brats Festival
Hermann, Missouri
The KCBS-sanctioned events includes professional and backyard chef competitions.

September 26, 2009  NOONER @ the Winery
Springfield, Missouri
Local artist Bob Franklin (singer/songwriter/poet) will entertain. Bring a picnic and some friends—enjoy the music and the day!!

October 3, 2009  Taste of Springfield
Springfield, Missouri
26 locally owned and operated restaurants will be serving sample size portions of signature dishes. Festival attendees will be able to sample some of the best food Springfield has to offer and vote on their favorites in the “Best of Fest” competition.

October 3-4, 2009  St. Louis Wine Festival
St Louis, Missouri
Sample from more than 200 wines from around the world. Learn about new and exciting varieties from the experts. Wine seminars and cooking demonstrations. Enjoy food from some of the St. Louis area's finest restaurants and caterers.  Local musical talent.

November 4, 2009  Sertoma Wingapalooza
Springfield, Missouri
Sample wings from local restaurants at the Annual Springfield Sertoma Wingapalooza. The Ozark's annual Charity Wing Contest.

November 7, 2009  Hayride with Chili
Berger, Missouri
Bias Winery. Ride in a wagon cushioned with hay, enjoy laughing at and telling funny stories and jokes, eating Chili to your heart's content and roasting marshmallows over a bonfire.

November 21, 2009  A Taste of the Vine
Lake Ozark, Missouri
An Evening of Gourmet Fun for a Good Cause!

November 21-22, 2009  Holiday Fare Wine Trail
Hermann, Missouri
Travel to 6 local Wineries tasting seasonal Holiday foods paired with wine.

December 3-5, 2009  Acres U.S.A. Conference
St. Louis, Missouri
Farmers and consultants from every side of eco-farming who come together to share their experience and expertise.

2008 MISSOURI 2008
MISSOURI FOOD & WINE FESTIVALS, SHOWS, EVENTS

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September 6, 2008  The National Norton Wine Festival
St. Louis, Missouri
25 Wineries, over 50 wines, 1 day. NEXT FESTIVAL IN 2010.

October 4, 2008  Wine Stomp
Seymour, Missouri
Whispering Oaks Stomp and Dinner is an annual event planned for the first week-end in October each year.

October 25, 2008  Wine and Music at OOVVDA Winery
Springfield, Missouri
Bring a picnic, taste the new wines and enjoy the day and The Hillbenders live. Special pricing on selected wines.

October 30, 2008  Celebrity Chef Tour
Chicago, Illinois
The reception and dinner promise to delight the palates of the most discriminating epicureans.

November 2, 2008  Annual WineFeast 2008
Joplin, Missouri
Sip and sample more than 60 wines from internationally known wineries, as well as many Missouri Wineries. Taste the best foods from the areas finest restaurants and caterers. (bad link: http://www.kozj.com  )

November 15, 2008  Corks for Quest Wine Event
Rochester Hills, Missouri
The cost to register for this event is $125 per person and it includes a strolling dinner, a sampling of over 70 different wines, a chance to wine some fabulous prizes including trips to Chicago and around Michigan, and an opportunity to buy over 60 different types of wines.  All proceeds benefit Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis research at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

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