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2016 NEW YORK - OCTOBER 2016
Food & Wine Festivals, Shows & Local Events
(see also: 2015 - 2014 - 2013 - 2011 - 2010 - 2009 - 2008)

September 30-Oct 2, 2016  34th Annual Downtown Ithaca Apple Harvest Festival - Ithaca, New York

October 1, 2016  5th Annual Pour the Core: Hard Cider Festival
Calverton, New York
Hard Cider Festival to Feature Apple Cider Donut Eating Contest.  The Festival will be returning to Long Island - this year with new cider producers and what will surely be a contest to remember! The festival will be held from 12:30pm to 4:00pm at Long Island Sports Park located at 149 Edwards Avenue in Calverton, NY. Attendees will enjoy refreshing and delicious samples from local, national and international cider producers, more than 75 ciders in all! 

Pour the Core will proudly showcase locally made ciders such as Woodside Hard Ciders (Aquebogue), Furnace Spicy Hard Cider (Sag Harbor) and festival first-timer Riverhead Ciderhouse (Calverton), among them. Tickets for the event are on sale now at PourTheCore.com/LongIsland.

October 1-2, 2016
Hudson Valley Garlic Festival
Saugerties, New York
The anticipation is growing as vendors from around the country prepare an eclectic assortment of culinary garlic treats. Fun, food and sensory delights await your entire family in beautiful Saugerties. This year is better than ever with even more sights, sounds and smells. If you’ve never been at the Hudson Valley Garlic Festival, get ready for a real treat. We’re located at the foot of the beautiful Catskill mountains on the Hudson River. Prepare to have a wonderful time!

October 1-2, 2016  36th Annual Hilton Apple Fest - Hilton, New York
Celebrating the area's apple harvest with crafters, an auto show, entertainment and more!

October 1-2, 2016  The Great Cortland Pumpkinfest
Cortland, New York
Something for Everyone--Crafters, Children's Games, Entertainment, Food, 5K Race or Walk, Antique Tractors, Hay Rides, Tons of Pumpkins, Exhibits and Displays.

October 2, 2016  Long Island Potato Festival - Calverton, New York
With access to 30+ exhibitors, food trucks, live music, activities, seminars, and contests. Craft beverages, fresh food, and artisan products will be available to sample and purchase.  Celebrate Long Island’s long standing heritage of potato growers, farms, products, and more!!  Enter the Best Amateur Potato Salad Contest! Sign up for The Great Potato Peeling Race!  Show off your art and appetite by entering The Mashed Potato Sculpting Contest and the Mashed Potato Eating Contest!  Admission includes: • Potato Sack Races • Contests • Access to Seminars • Mr. Potato Head Decorating and so much more!!  The event will take place outdoors and under tents. Tickets are $20 each and include admission to the festival plus access to the free seminars, contests, samples, activities and live music. Children 12 and under are free to attend!

October 2, 2016  Applefest 2016 - Warwick, New York
Experience the extraordinary variety of Warwick's apples, culture, and entertainment--over 200 craft vendors, six stages of music & entertainment, farmers' market, apple pie baking contest. Proceeds benefit local non-profit organizations.  Attendance: 35,000.

October 21, 2016  Plate by Plate Annual Tasting Benefit
New York, New York
Plate by Plate is the premier annual food and wine charity and fundraising event benefitting Project by Project. Each year, the event showcases New York City's premier restaurants and is attended by over 550 food and wine loving guests who look forward to sampling what the city's best has to offer.
 

2015 NEW YORK - OCTOBER 2015
Food & Wine Festivals, Shows & Local Events
waiting for new dates

October 3-4, 2015  Central NY Great Pumpkin Festival
Oswego, New York
Giant Pumpkins, Entertainment, Kids Rides, Craft Vendors, Food, Wine Tasting.

October 4, 2015  Pumpkin Patch for No Kid Hungry - Armonk, New York
Bring the entire family to this walk around tasting event celebrating the fall harvest and Armonk's local culinary scene. Everyone can participate in hands-on activities, like pumpkin carving and cookie decorating while enjoying the season's bounty from local chefs and artisans.

October 5, 2015  Autumn in Armonk at Restaurant North
Armonk, New York
The evening will include a cocktail reception, multi-course dinner, prepared by special guest chefs, with wine pairings and a live auction all in support of ending childhood hunger now.

October 9, 2015  Taste of Tioga - Owego, New York
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tioga County invites you to join local farms, restaurants and businesses as they highlight local restaurants.

October 9-11, 2015
Seeds of Change Conference: Cultivating the Commons
Rhinebeck, New York
Over the past decade, presenters and participants at the Omega Center for Sustainable Living's conferences have added an important voice to the national conversation on our environmental, economic and social challenges.  By bringing together thought leaders and activists working on diverse and interconnected issues central to a more regenerative future, a compelling and hopeful vision is emerging toward a socially just, inclusive, and ecologically sustainable society.  Whether you are already working closely with these issues, or are interested in learning more, we invite you to be part of a growing community coming together to protect and care for the commons, including the pivotal right to save and share seeds, the necessity of stewarding our water resources, as well as transparency in labeling and access to healthy food.

October 10, 2015  Chili, Cheese & Cider Fest - Hudson, New York
Join us for a gastronomical celebration of the fall harvest season featuring the best the Hudson Valley has to offer: our highly competitive chili chefs, our award-winning artisanal cheesemakers, and our renowned cider makers. It will be a fun-filled, palate testing day, all set against the magnificent Hudson River and the scenic town of Hudson which will be bustling with local artists featured in the Columbia County Council on the Arts' annual ArtsWalk.

October 10, 2015  Adirondack Coast Wine, Cider & Beer Festival
Plattsburgh, New York
The Adirondack Coast Wine, Cider, and Food Festival is a fall harvest festival showcasing local wines & foods.

October 10, 2015  NY Smoke and Fire Food Fest - Pomona, New York
The 3rd annual Smoke-and-Fire Food and Music Festival will take place at Provident Bank Park in Pomona, New York. Sponsored by Rockland County Tourism, the event will run from 11 AM to 6 PM in the park's covered pavilion. Admission is $7 per person (kids under age 5 are free) and a portion of ticket sales will benefit Baking Memories 4 Kids, a local charity that sends kids with life-threatening illnesses and their families to Florida amusement parks.  Festival attendees can sample specialty foods from hot sauce and spice companies as well as food from area restaurants and regional specialty food vendors. There will be a first-responder chilli contest, face painting (and other activities for children), eating contests, a fire juggler, and live music. Beverages (including beer and wine) will be available for purchase from Provident Bank Park concession. Parking at the stadium is free.

October 10, 2015  Apple Harvest Festival - Cairo, New York
Craft vendors, rides, book sale, great food and fresh produce, entertainment, puppets, petting zoo and vendor demonstrations--all in Cairo, "Crossroads of the Catskills".

October 10-11, 2015  LaFayette Apple Festival - LaFayette, New York
Bringing community, non-profit organizations, friends, artists and crafters together to promote apples and small town America.

October 11, 2015  Troy Chowderfest - Troy, New York
It's Soup for the People!  Going into its 9th year for 2015, the Troy Chowderfest welcomes chowder-lovers throughout Capital Region to come out and judge who has the best chowder in the area. On the Sunday of Columbus Day weekend, over 30 restaurants fill Riverfront Park, with decorated booths and all sorts of creative chowders. It's a full day of fall food, live music, and family fun!  Prizes are awarded for best seafood, vegetarian, most original and overall favorite – judged by a secret panel of local restaurant critics. Festival-goers are able to vote on the coveted 'People's Choice' award.

October 12-16, 2015  National School Lunch Week - Nationwide
School Nutrition Association.

October 15-18, 2015  New York City Wine & Food Festival
New York, New York
The Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival presented by FOOD & WINE pays homage to one of the greatest dining cities in the world. It is the only festival in New York to bring together both legendary culinary icons from around the globe and America's most beloved television chefs.  The New York City Festival benefits the hunger-relief programs of Food Bank For New York City and Share Our Strength. One hundred percent of the net proceeds from the Festival go directly to these community-based organizations.

October 17, 2015  Pumpkinfest - Bay Shore, New York
TJ Finley's Public House.

October 17, 2015  Eating Through Time: Food, Health and History
New York, New York
New York Academy of Medicine, 11am - 6pm.  Join us to celebrate the intersection between food, history, and public health at the Eating Through Time Festival. Using food as our common theme, we will bring together chefs, historians, writers, and public health experts to discuss the past, present, and future of food in society, culture, and policy.  This daylong event will include lectures, panels, demonstrations, workshops, book signings, performances, tastings, food trucks, a pop-up bookstore and marketplace, and historic cookbooks on display in the Academy Library.  Featuring: Chef Jacques Pépin on food memories, a theme of his upcoming final PBS show Jacques Pépin Heart and Soul and its companion cookbook.  - Cookbook author Bryant Terry in conversation on food, politics, and the power of culture.  - A Place at the Table documentary screening and Q&A with the producers.  - “Healthy Kitchens, Healthy Lives” with the Culinary Institute of America and Harvard School of Public Health.  - Talks by historians Ken Albala and Betty Fussell.  - Panels on food and its relationship to aging, the law, technology, the future, and community health.  - Workshops on topics from insect eating to aphrodisiacs.  - And more!  Cost: General Admission $65; VIP Ticket $80; Friends, NYAM Fellows & Members $50; Friends, NYAM Fellows and Members VIP $65; Students and Housestaff (ID Required) $30.

October 17, 2015  6th Annual Taste of the Seaport - New York, New York
An annual fall festival that celebrates the amazing food and beverage scene nestled in Lower Manhattan comprising the Financial District and the Historic South Street Seaport. With musical entertainment, children’s activities and sublime treats from more than 40 food and beverage purveyors, proceeds from the event benefit arts and enrichment programs at two local elementary schools, PS 343 Peck Slip School and PS 397 Spruce Street School.

October 17, 2015  6th Annual Taste of the Seaport - New York, New York
The annual event brings together some of the most important restaurants in Lower Manhattan for an outdoor festival of food, beverage, live music and family-friendly activities.  Proceeds support academic and arts enrichment programs at Lower Manhattan Public Schools PS 397 and 343, also known as the Spruce Street School and the Peck Slip School.

October 17, 2015  Chestnut Festival at Goose Watch Winery
Romulus, New York
Each fall we harvest the chestnuts grown right at Goose Watch Winery and host one of the biggest celebrations of the year! Come enjoy Live Music while you sample a variety of foods made from our own chestnuts. We will also have mulled wine and wine slushies for you to purchase and enjoy while playing lawn games and overlooking the beautiful fall foliage of Cayuga Lake!

October 17-18, 2015  NYS Sheep & Wool Festival - Rhinebeck, New York
Always the third full weekend in October, the festival includes livestock shows & sales, photo contest, workshops, cooking demonstrations, children's activities, sheep dog trials, Make It With Wool Contest and more.

October 18, 2015  Beacon Sloop Club Pumpkin Festival
Beacon, New York
The Beacon Sloop Club holds or participates in several festivals and events each year to raise funds for the clubs activities and bring awareness to many environmental and social issues.

October 18, 2015  Meatopia - New York, New York
Meatopia, the world's most famous meat festival, is partnering with NYCWFF to once again present Meatopia hosted by Michael Symon. Don’t miss this annual festival, created and envisioned by the late carnivorous visionary and longtime friend of our Festival, Josh Ozersky.   Called “a meat-lover’s paradise” by New York Magazine, and a “bacchanal of pork, beef, lamb, chicken, duck, turkey and quail” by The New York Times, Meatopia has a simple concept: The greatest meat chefs in the world cook every part of every animal over open fires. The "Whole Animal Court" will include whole hogs, lambs, and goats. Join celebrity chef and epic carnivore Michael Symon an unforgettable festival of live music, fine wines, cold beer, cocktails and the greatest concentration of sizzling, crusty, delicious meat ever seen.

October 22-24, 2015  35th Annual New York Wine Experience
New York, New York
Only at the New York Wine Experience can you sit down and taste the world's best wines guided by the estates' owners and winemakers. All seminars are moderated by Wine Spectator senior editors.You'll enjoy outstanding vintages, rare wines from the producers' cellars and top-scoring wines from around the world. $2195 per person.

October 22-25, 2015  NYC Food Film Festival - New York, New York
The NYC Food Film Festival is a competitive film festival that presents awards in six categories. Through documentaries, features and short films, the Festival showcases the best, and the most memorable, of the world's favorite foods. Along with a heaping helping of mouth-watering films, guests are served food they are watching on the screen for a multi-sensory, full-bodied experience. The NYC Food Film Festival is proud to announce its partnership with the Food Bank For New York City.

October 24, 2015  Annual Ithaca Oktoberfest - Ithaca, New York
The Ithaca Oktoberfest is full of rich harvest season celebrations complete with live music, sampling from regional breweries, wineries and farmers, as well as local food vendors.  Local favorite microbreweries will be competing in the Oktoberfest championship for best beer.  You will be able taste the last bit of fresh seasonal apple cider or get pumpkins to take home and carve.  Ithaca’s authentic sauerkraut makers will be on site to give a real Oktoberfest feel to any tasty treat.  There will be live music such as and Ithaca Oktoberfest is a day devoted to great beer, wine, food, and music! Come celebrate in festive garb or with your signature Oktoberfest drinking boot.

October 24-25, 2015  Farm2Fork Festival - Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
Rodale's Organic Life presents 3 unique food-focused experiences celebrating the harvest season and its best ingredients.  BITES OF BROOKLYN: Oct. 24, 11am-3pm.  Join us for a harvest festival in celebration of the season and its best ingredients, featuring tastes of Brooklyn’s best farm-to-table restaurants.  SLOW DOWN DINNER: Oct. 24, 7pm-10pm.  Organic Life partners with Slow Food NYC to present an exclusive dinner celebrating the founding father of Brooklyn farm-to-table dining, restaurateur Andrew Tarlow, with a menu inspired by his award-winning restaurants.  FARM FEAST BRUNCH: Watch the premiere of the groundbreaking documentary, “Food for Thought, Food for Life,” followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Susan Rockefeller and special guest Dan Barber, led by Organic Life Editor-in-Chief James Oseland. Then sit down to a farm fresh brunch, inspired by Dan’s new book, “The Third Plate.”  See website to purchase tickets.

October 25, 2015  The Chocolate Expo - Newburgh, New York
Celebrate your passion… and celebrate life! Chocolate is one of life’s true pleasures. No matter what your age, background or interests, almost everyone loves chocolate.  The Chocolate Expo has by far become the northeast’s largest chocolate-themed event. The Chocolate Expo offers tastings & sales of chocolates, baked goods, specialty foods, gelato, cheeses and much more from local and regional vendors. Depending on location, tastings and sales of wines, beers and other “adult beverages” may also be offered.  Each Chocolate Expo event combines chocolate and food with a dash of fun such as unique exhibits, performances, demonstrations and/or celebrity appearances.

October 25-27, 2015  10th Annual StarChefs International Chefs Congress
Brooklyn, New York
The International Chefs Congress turns 10 this year, and we're gathering some of the industry's most formidable professionals to help us usher in this milestone—and bring you the future of food and drink. For three days you’ll have the opportunity to attend Main Stage Cooking Demonstrations, Hands-on Savory, Pastry, and Bartender Workshops, Wine Tasting Seminars, and Business Panels.

October 27, 2015  Lemon: NYC - New York, New York
A unique dining event, with a team of more than 19 culinary greats from New York and around the country, raising funds for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation in the fight against childhood cancer.

October 31, 2015  Harvest Festival - Copake, New York
An experiential daytime family affair featuring harvest and Halloween fun at the FarmOn! Foundation’s working farm in Copake, NY – Empire Farm. Meet your farmer opportunities connecting families with their food choices and sources in an interactive day of music and exciting family focused events. Kids of all ages will enjoy such activities as a Halloween costume contest, little farmer activities, educational games, harvest taste tests, hay rides, live animals, locavore food & beverage village, CSA sign ups and vendors from the Hudson Valley region!
 

2014 NEW YORK : October 2014
New York Food & Wine Festivals, Shows, Events
waiting for new dates

October 7, 2014  Ceviche vs. Tiradito - New York, New York

October 11, 2014  OktoberfeAst Seaport - New York, New York
OktoberfeAst “Pop-Up” Biergarten, 11:00am – 6:00pm.  Presented by Beer Sessions Radio and the Good Beer Seal, a new series of “popup” events offering a sophisticated drinking experience for discerning New Yorkers during two sessions on the corner of Fulton and Front Streets. Featuring 20+ of the best fall offerings from NY State brewers and select German-beer importers specializing in Bocks, Kolsches, Pumpkin, and Fest beers. A selection of regional food prepared by New York chefs will be available for purchase. Live music from Oompah Bands and other acoustic musicians throughout the day. Tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance.

October 16-17, 2014  Ocean Spray's Big Apple Bog - New York, NY
From its unique taste to its rich heritage and long history of health benefits, the cranberry holds a plethora of secrets worth sharing. This year, Ocean Spray is revealing the secrets of the exceptional autumn fruit at its life-size cranberry bog in New York City’s Rockefeller Center. Measuring 1,500-square-feet, the bog contains 2,000 pounds of fresh, floating cranberries, which will be on display October 16 - 17. Inside the cranberry bog, multi-generational Ocean Spray cranberry growers will share secrets of the harvest – from how the bogs are flooded and picked to why cranberries float.

October 17-18, 2014  Chef Shop by Tilit - New York, New York
Join Tilit at our first ever pop-up Chef Shop to shop, eat, drink, chill, talk, and even have your own custom apron sewn at our Bespoke apron workshop! The pop-up shop is open to the public from 10-6 on Oct 17 & 18.   We will also have a dinner from 7:30-11 pm on Oct 17th called EAT at Chef Shop. There, 5 of NYC's best chefs collaborate on one special dinner to benefit No Kid Hungry/Share Our Strength. 10 courses, cocktails, and wine pairings included. Join chefs from M. Wells Steakhouse, ACME, and Skal, just to name a few.

October 25, 2014  CiderfeAst Seaport - New York, New York
From 11:30am – 6:00pm .  The unofficial kick-off party for Cider Week NYC, CiderfeAst will feature the best of regional, national and European ciders from more than 30 cider makers as well as a selection of regional food prepared by New York chefs.  This ticketed event will take place on the corner of Fulton and Front Streets, and will be split into two sessions. Tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance.
 

2013 NEW YORK : October 2013
NEW YORK FOOD & WINE FESTIVALS, SHOWS, EVENTS
waiting for new dates

October 17, 2013  Fall Food and Wine Festival - New York, New York
All The Tastes of New York will like to invite you to their First Annual Food and Wine Festival to be held at the Metropolitan Pavilion - in the North Pavillion from 6pm to 9pm.  Enjoy an evening of savory tastings from 30 restaurants, and drinks from more than 10 different brands. The finest wines and spirits from the most elite wineries and notable brands will be pouring their best creations. Guests will be able to take advantage of the opportunity to sample award-winning wines and current cocktail trends while sampling delicious eats and treats!  All while listening to Live Jazz!!!  Don’t miss this fabulous affair!

October 19-20, 2013  Wine, Wing & Brew Fest Weekend - Hunter, NY
With a new look & feel, this festival will be better than ever. Sample fine wines and microbrews of the Hudson Valley, New York State and beyond... many varieties of beer and wine will be represented, from more common merlots and pale ales to meads and maibocks, ports and porters.

October 25-Nov 3, 2013  The Opportunity Card - New York, New York
This fall, youth-serving nonprofit Futures and Options is thrilled to bring you The Opportunity Card, an exciting new sales event and fundraiser offering caring New Yorkers ten fabulous days of food, shopping and fun, all while raising awareness and funds for NYC teens - you won't want to miss out! 

October 26, 2013  Central New York halloWINEfest - Cortland, New York
Saturday's halloWINEfest will feature a number of New York State wineries offering wine tasting & sales plus a variety of vendors featuring specialty foods/NYS agricultural products, arts & handcrafted items, wine accessories, apparel & jewelry, tourism information, and more.

October 27, 2013  Central New York Boos&BREWSfest - Cortland, NY
Sunday's Boos & BREWS Fest will feature a number of craft breweries offering beer tasting & sales plus a variety of vendors featuring specialty foods/NYS agricultural products, arts & handcrafted items, beer accessories, apparel & jewelry, tourism information, and more.

2011 NEW YORK - OCTOBER 2011
Food & Wine Festivals, Shows & Local Events
waiting for new dates

October 4, 2011  Starchefs Rising Stars Revue - New York, New York
The online magazine for culinary insiders recognizes chefs from around the country as they come into their own as young leaders in the culinary field. All winners are hand-selected by StarChefs.com editorial panel based on in-person tastings and one-on one interviews. The Revue features a walk-around tasting gala featuring signature dishes from each chef, as well as premium wine pairings, spirits and entertainment.

October 29-30, 2011  Pumpkin Chucking - Queens, New York
See the 19-foot catapult vault pumpkins hundreds of feet in the air at the New York Hall of Science.

2010 NEW YORK - OCTOBER 2010
Food & Wine Festivals, Shows & Local Events
waiting for new dates

October 1-2, 2010  8th Annual Great World Beer Festival - New York, NY
Great World Beer Festival (aka Brewtopia) is one of the world's largest beer events and New York City's longest running beer festival . Features breweries and beer companies from around the world.

October 10-16, 2010  Dine Out for Farms Week - Hudson Valley, NY
American Farmland Trust's inaugural Dine Out for Farms™ is a national, week-long event that will bring together restaurants and customers to support a sustainable future for America's farms. Restaurants across the country will raise funds and awareness for American Farmland Trust's programs that support farms and help save the land that sustains us.

2009 NEW YORK - OCTOBER 2009
LOCAL FOOD FESTIVALS, FOOD & WINE SHOWS & EVENTS
waiting for new dates

October 8, 2009  RumFest NYC 2009 - New York, New York
Sample dozens of Rums, Rhums & Cachacas from the world over bringing tastes of their signature styles!

October 13, 2009  Global Kitchen: The Magic Of Pickling - New York, NY
Linder Theater at the American Museum Of Natural History (6:30 pm).  Lecture Includes Tastings. Ever wonder what makes a pickle, why pickling is so popular, or what food will take well to pickling?  Lucy Norris, an oral historian, ethnographer, and author of Pickled: Preserving a World of Tastes and Traditions, joins local pickle maker Bob McClure of McClure’s Pickles to answer these questions and more in this new installment of the Global Kitchen series.  Attendees will also learn about the history of pickling and how cultures across the globe have tinkered with pickling recipes to make dishes spanning the gamut of tastes. Tastings are included.

October 23-25, 2009  The Gourmet Institute - New York, New York
The Gourmet Institute, the only event of its kind that gives you up-close-and-personal access to today's hottest chefs through seminars, chef demonstrations, tastings, cooking classes, book signings, and more. Join us at multiple locations across Manhattan for an extraordinary epicurean experience.

2008 NEW YORK : October 2008
NEW YORK FOOD & WINE FESTIVALS, SHOWS, EVENTS
waiting for new dates

October 6-8, 2008  Urban Wheat Field Experience - New York, New York
A live wheat field, approximately one quarter of an acre in size, will sprout at New York City’s South Street Seaport. The Wheat Foods Council’s “Urban Wheat Field Experience,” will educate the public about how, where and when wheat grows; how it becomes the food on their plates; and how it affects their health after they eat it. Free admission.

October 12, 2008  PastryScoop.com’s Fall 2007 Conference
New York, New York
We've gathered together some of the city's finest talents to host a dozen different workshops on a variety of delicious topics from homey pies and fried desserts to desserts using the finest of farm fresh ingredients and the latest in the high-tech pastry revolution.