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2008 - OCTOBER Food & Wine Festivals, Shows, Expos, Events
(See 2009 - 2007) (Click on the Name for the Events Website)
Sept 28-Oct 1, 2008 Hogatec
Dusseldorf, Germany
International Trade Fair: Hotels, Gastronomy and Catering
Sept 28-Oct 1, 2008 Intercool - InterMeat - Intermopro
Dusseldorf, Germany
Frozen Foods and Refrigeration Equipment
Meats, Cold Cuts, and Sausage
Dairy Products
October 1-4, 2008 National Chicken Council 54th Annual Conference
Washington, DC
NCC’s Annual Conference brings together senior executives from U.S. chicken processing companies and allied industries to address current agricultural, public affairs, legislative, regulatory, political, economic, and world trade issues affecting the chicken industry. The conference is open to the public. Registration is required.
October 2-5, 2008 DAFOOD 2008 International Food Industry Exhibition
Daegu, Korea
Daegu International FOOD Industry Exhibition attracted 65,000 visitors and domestic & foreign exhibitors around the world
October 3-4, 2008 FI India (Food Ingredients India)
Mumbai, India
October 3-5, 2007 Cripple Creek Wine and Fall Festival
Cripple Creek, Colorado (no website)
The casinos of this quaint, historical mountain town open their doors to Colorado’s wineries in a celebration of the fall harvest.
719.599.7330 or bobrien@obriensponsorshipmarketing.com
October 4, 2008 The Great Grapes Wine, Arts & Food Festival
Charlotte, North Carolina
October 4, 2008 Taste of Springfield
Springfield, Missouri
More than 20 locally owned and operated restaurants serving sample size portions, live music, children’s activities, art galleries, beer garden, cooking demonstrations/competitions. Free Admission.
October 6-7, 2008 4th Annual Connecticut Restaurant & Lodging Show
Hartford, Connecticut
October 6-9, 2008 Aqua 2008
Guayaquil , Ecuador
With three full days of conferences where issues of relevance for the aquaculture industry will be reviewed as well as one of the largest and innovative trade shows of products, services and technology available in the field.
October 7-12, 2008 Best Of Jamaica 2008
Rio Bueno, Jamaica
This annual signature event is a five day festival highlighting Jamaica's finest cuisine offerings at one of our award winning resorts.
October 9-11, 2008 27th Great American Beer Festival
Denver, Colorado
Great American Beer Festival - 46,000 + attendees, 3 days, 1,800 beers.
Great American Beer Festival Pro-Am Competition - Pro-Am beers are judged and will be awarded bronze, silver, and gold medals at the 2008 Great American Beer Festival (GABF).
October 9-11, 2008 InterFood
Tbilisi, Georgia
Georgian International Exhibition Food, Drinks, Packaging and Food Technology
October 11-12, 2008 Dungeness Crab & Seafood Festival
Port Angeles, Washington
Always the second full weekend in October
October 11-12, 2008 Cranberry Harvest Festival
Grayland, Washington
Bog tours, Cranberry cook off, and firelight parade.
October 11-12, 2008 39th Ohio Sauerkraut Festival
Waynesville, Ohio
Over 460 craft exhibitors, entertainment, and Sauerkraut...served in many traditional and some VERY unusual ways!
October 11-12, 2008 Sierra Oro Farm Trail Passport Weekend
Butte County, California
A grand weekend of wine tasting and farm-fresh food sampling! Your passport gets you entrance and tastings at 19 specialty farms and six wineries along the Sierra Oro Farm Trail! Passport Weekend is hosted by the Sierra Oro Farm Trail Association, sponsored in part by the Chico Chamber of Commerce, Tri Counties Bank and Butte County Farm Bureau.
October 11-12, 2008 7th Annual Taste of Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
Food lovers, get ready to tempt those taste buds, as more than 70 local favorites serve up scrumptious tidbits of their signature dishes! The city’s most anticipated food event, returns to the exciting “live, work, play” atmosphere of Atlantic Station for a weekend full of savory samples, live cooking demonstrations and festive entertainment - all in good taste.
October 11-12, 2008 Cape May Wine Festival
Cape May-Lewes Ferry Terminal, New Jersey
October 12-14, 2008 Foodservice Distribution Conference & Expo
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This unique education is combined with an exposition where you can see the latest products and service providers supporting distributor operations.
October 15-17, 2008 HI Japan (Health Ingredients Japan)
Tokyo, Japan
October 15-18, 2008 BioFach America - Organic Products Expo 2008
Boston, Massachusetts
October 15-18, 2008 INTERPAT
Tunisia
9th International Exhibition On Bakery, Pastry – Working, Glass Works and Restaurateur
October 15-18, 2008 Personal Chefs Network Symposium
Charleston, South Carolina
October 16-18, 2008 Rocky Mountain Wine and Food Festival
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
October 16-19, 2008 8th Vietnam Int'l Food Processing Industry Exhibition
Phu My Hung Int’l Exhibition Center
October 17-18, 2008 Blazin-n-Butts and Brisket BBQ Competition
Brooksville, Florida (no website)
Over 35 professional teams and more than a dozen regional “backyard” amateurs are expected to compete. Enjoy award winning BBQ, family entertainment, and exhibits! All proceeds will support the not for profit Friends of the Children. For more information contact: friendsofthechildren@gmail.com or 352-544-5495
October 18, 2008 Oktoberfest at Lutheran High
Little Rock, Arkansas
An annual food festival featuring German food and pastries. The event is family friendly, with lots of activities for kids of all ages, including crafts and inflatable rides. There are over 30 craft and vendor booths. Also featured is live music and dance by local folk artists.
October 18, 2008 Fitchburg Forge-In Blacksmith Festival
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Includes Great Pumpkin Carve.
October 18, 2008 GoodTaste! Pittsburgh Food & Cooking Expo
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The largest food and cooking Expo in Western Pennsylvania.
October 19-22, 2008 IKA - International Culinary Olympics
Erfurt, Germany
The world's best chefs and pastry chefs will gather in Erfurt to show their expertise and know-how in culinary arts. The international four-day competition which takes place only every four years is considered the most important event in this field.
October 19-23, 2008 SIAL: The Global Food Marketplace
Paris, France
SIAL showcases the entire global food offering, promoting the energy and vitality of the food industry in France and internationally. (every 2 years)
October 20-22, 2008 World Halal Expo Dubai 2008
Dubai, UAE
Brings you a host of quality buyers and sellers from the Muslim business community of the world. The organising of an international halal exhibition will be the market place for traders, investors, agents, business community, importers, exporters, trade associations and governments to build networks and strengthen ties.
October 20-22, 2008 VIV China
Beijing, China
The worldwide platform that covers the full supply chain from feed to meat.
October 21, 2008 Starchefs Rising Stars Revue
Las Vegas, Nevada
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 21-23, 2008 Foodtech/Packtech
Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
October 21-24, 2008 IceCream China 2008
Tianjin, China
The 11th China International Ice Cream Industry Exhibition. Well known by both manufacturers and suppliers of equipment and raw materials in frozen food industry and it is the most important event for them. In 2007, with the total area of 20,000 sq.m, IceCream China 2007 attracted 312 well-known companies and more than 27,762 visitors worldwide.
October 22-23, 2008 TexasAgExpo
Stephenville, Texas
This annual event, sponsored by TriCounty Agribusiness Association, gives agribusiness suppliers the opportunity to reach area dairymen, farmers, ranchers and wildlife enthusiasts.
October 22-25, 2008 Rocky Mountain Wine and Food Festival
Edmonton, Canada
October 23-25, 2008 BioFach America Latina 2008
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Organic Trade Fair.
October 25, 2008 Fall Festival 2008
White Stone, Virginia
Arts/Crafts vendors, take out homemade Brunswick stew, bake sale to benefit The Family Maternity Center of the Northern Neck, Inc. to open Fall 2008.
October 25-27, 2008 7th Annual Miami International Wine Fair
Miami, Florida
One of the largest wine trade shows in the US. Over 400 wineries from 18 countries represented.
October 28-29, 2008 Cultural Food Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Cultural Food Los Angeles, combines Kosherfest, All Asia Food and Expo Comida Latina. More than 5,000 national retailers, distributors, manufacturers, foodservice professionals and exhibitors flocked to the largest ethnic food and beverage trade event in the West, to see aisles of new and tasty authentic foods and beverages from more than 12 countries, such as Mexico to Korea.
October 28-31, 2008 World Food Ukraine 2008
Kiev, Ukraine
International Exhibition for the Food & Drink Industry
October 28-31, 2008 Fispal Nordeste
Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil
Distributed into four major sectors (Food and Beverages, Restaurahotel, Packaging and Processes), Fispal Nordeste becomes a platform where all segments in the regional food sector production chain can get together to discuss and act in developing this important Brazilian market, the third largest gastronomic center in the country.
Oct 31-Nov 2 4th Annual Los Angeles International Tamale Festival
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles International Tamale Festival / Dia de los Muertos
2009 - OCTOBER - 2009
Food & Wine Festivals, Shows, Expos, Events
October 3-9, 2009 IBA World of Baking
Düsseldorf, Germany
Independent Bakers Association
2007 - OCTOBER - 2007
Food & Wine Festivals, Shows, Expos, Events
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Sept 22-Oct 7, 2007 Munich Oktoberfest
Munich, Germany
Sept 29 - Oct 2, 2007 ADA Food & Nutrition Conference & Exhibition
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
American Dietetic Association (ADA)
Sept 29-Oct 30, 2007 Levels Best Food Festival
Somerset, U.K.
24 events taking place across Somerset to celebrate the launch of Levels Best a new brand for quality local food.
Sept 30-Oct 3, 2007 MUFSO 2007
Los Angeles, California
(MUFSO) Multi Unit Foodservice Operators Conference.
October, 2007 Agua Linda Farm 2007 Fall Festival
Amado, Arizona
Celebrate our fall harvest, pumpkin picking, farm raised beef burgers, pumpkin pie and more.
October 2-6, 2007 Agrofood 2007
Skopje, Macedonia
57th International Fair of Food, Beverages and Consumer Goods
57th International Fair of Machines Equipment, Packing and Domestic Transport
48th International Fair of Tobacco and Machines
35th International Fair of Agricultural Industry
16th International Exhibition of Wine and Strong Beverages
October 3-6, 2007 Xth Int'l Exhibition PIR Hospitality Industry
Moscow, Russia
organized by the IH'n'RA member Restaurateurs and Hoteliers Federation of Russia and the PIR Group ltd at one of the largest fair grounds of Russia - Crocus Expo. In the framework of the exhibition the International Kremlin Culinary Cup will be held, a WACS extraordinary member.
October 3-6, 2007 International Kremlin Culinary Cup
Moscow, Russia
October 4-6, 2007 Kansas City Hog Wild BBQ Festival
Corinth, Mississippi
This competition “pits” some of the best cooking teams around in a tasty barbecue contest. The festival was once known as the Tri-State Fair features live entertainment and thrilling rides.
October 4-7, 2007 Loose Goose Wine Festival
Santa Clarita Valley, California
October 5-6, 2007 Herb Harvest Festival
Mountain View, Arkansas
This year we are "Out of Our Gourds for Herbs! Herb enthusiasts will want to come participate in our workshops, presented by experts on herbs and their many uses, from cooking to medicinal. Herb vendors will also be here for the two-day event.
October 5-6, 2007 West Point Crab Carnival
West Point, Virginia
October 5-7, 2007 Wine by the River 2007
Bend, Oregon
3 day festival brings together over 50 award winning wineries from Southern Washington, Oregon and Napa/Sonoma, gourmet chocolatiers, superb cuisine, fine artists, evening musical events, along with wine and food demonstrations, creating a truly distinctive wine and culinary experience. Held at the Les Schwab Amphitheater, Wine By the River is presented by HospiceCenter with proceeds benefiting children in Central Oregon.
October 5-7, 2007 15th Annual Apple Festival
Long Grove, Illinois
80 shops and restaurants help celebrate with unique seasonal gifts and merchandise and flavorful comfort foods. Treats include cider donuts, caramel apples, brown bag apple pies, and even apple popcorn and apple martinis! American entertainment and music–country, rock and roll, Dixieland, and jazz–and special events.
October 5-7, 2007 21st Annual California Avocado Festival
Carpinteria, California
The Avocado Festival has evolved into one of the largest festivals in California with three days of fabulous food, terrific music, and great safe family fun.
October 5-7, 2007 Annual Arkansas Apple Festival
Lincoln, Arkansas
Every year during the first weekend of October. Join us as we celebrate our bounty of apples and three days of wholesome family entertainment at the Arkansas Apple Festival.
October 5-7, 2007 46th Annual Bayfield Apple Festival
Bayfield, Wisconsin
Wisconsin’s ‘Best’ festival at the ‘Best Little Town in the Midwest.’
October 5-7, 2007 Oktoberfest
Red River, New Mexico
Lots of great German Music and Arts & Crafts!
October 5-7, 2007 29th Annual Destin Seafood Festival
Destin, Florida
Live entertainment, local seafood, arts and crafts, kids’ play zone, contests, etc.
October 5-7, 2007 St. George Island Oyster Spat Festival
St. George Island, Florida (no website)
Telephone: (850) 927-5039 - Email: oysterspatfestival@gmail.com
October 5-14, 2007 Taste of Barbados Food Festival
Barbados, West Indies
Ten days of fun, sun and food in the beautiful Caribbean island of Barbados. Featuring some of the best Caribbean and international chefs and bar professionals. Experience cooking sessions, seminars, food tours, fabulous main events and celebrity chef gourmet evenings. An experience for the gourmet and the food novice.
October 5-15, 2007 Manchester Food & Drink Festival
Manchester, England, UK
The 10th annual Manchester food and drink festival.
October 6, 2007 Chincoteague Oyster Festival
Chincoteague, Virginia
October 6, 2007 2007 Wing Ding Festival
Jacksonville, Arkansas
October 6, 2007 Keo Fall Days
Keo, Arkansas
This annual event on the first Saturday in October features a Pecan Baking Contest for adults and youth, antique cars carriage rides, food vendors, arts and crafts, and activities for children.
October 6, 2007 25th Annual Apple Affair
Galesville, Wisconsin
Giant omelets cooked in a 4 1/2 foot skillet, 10 foot apple pie, bicycle apple orchard tours, caramel apple, apple cider, apple juice, if its apple, you'll find it here.
October 6, 2007 25th Annual Metcalfe County Pumpkin Festival
Edmonton, Kentucky
October 6, 2007 6th Annual Cast Iron ‘Feastival’ Dutch Oven Cooking Day
Scott, Arkansas
Plantation Agriculture Museum. Taste a bite of history as you sample some of the many delicious recipes cooked the old-fashioned way, in a Dutch oven.
October 6, 2007 San Francisco Magazine’s FallFest 2007
San Francisco, California
Brings together local restaurateurs, winemakers, and epicurean artisans for an inspiring day of premier food and wine tasting, chef demonstrations, and live music. Supporting Meals On Wheels of San Francisco.
October 6, 2007 King Valley Shed Wine Show
King Valley, Victoria, Australia
The King Valley Shed Wine Show is a unique event. You, the public are invited to be the judge. Come and taste the full range of premium and ultra premium wines produced in King Valley.
October 6, 2007 Wine Country Cajun Food & Music Festival
Napa, California
The spirited celebration of Bayou life will feature music by nationally known Zydeco bands, informal New Orleans’-style street parades, Zydeco dancing and New Orleans-inspired food and wines from Napa chefs and wineries.
October 6-7, 2007 OysterFest
Shelton, Washington
October 6-7, 2007 Great Pumpkin Festival and Weigh-Off
Allardt, Tennessee
Official Weights and Records for World Record Consideration. Costume contest, recipe contest, car show, quilt show, etc.
October 6-7, 2007 Central NY Great Pumpkin Festival
Oswego, New York
Fall festival with giant pumpkin weigh-in, entertainment, great food, games, rides, crafts, pumpkins.
October 6-7, 2007 East Midlands Food & Drink Festival
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
The theme for this year's event is 'Make it Local' - supporting local producers and also about making it yourself. Visitors can see cheese being made, bread baked, pies raised, sausages linked, pasta pressed, chocolate tempered and a whole host of foods in the making. Top ranking celebrity & regional chefs and demonstrations.
October 7, 2007 Smaczne Jabika-Polish Apple Fest
Winona, Minnesota
October 7, 2007 Walking Weekend at the Coventry Farmers’ Market
Coventry, Connecticut
Celebrate autumn in Connecticut at the Coventry Farmers’ Market. Our market stalls are bursting with locally-grown fruits and vegetables, farmstead cheeses, grass-fed beef, rustic breads, sparkling jars of preserves, honey, maple syrup, herbal soaps, and handcrafted artisan ware.
October 7, 2007 Celebrate N.C. Wines
Raleigh, North Carolina
Afternoon in the garden features tastings of award-winning North Carolina wines, demonstrations of wine and food pairings, heavy hors-d’oeuvres, live music and a silent auction. Tickets are $50 in advance and $60 at the door. Proceeds will benefit NC State viticulture and enology research and the JC Raulston Arboretum. Open to the public.
October 7, 2007 PastryScoop.com’s Fall 2007 Conference
New York, New York
Learn professional secrets from NYC’s top pastry chefs, bakers, and chocolatiers at PastryScoop.coms’ Fall 2007 Conference. Workshops are open to professional chefs and baking enthusiasts.
October 7-9, 2007 Foodservice Distribution Conference & Expo
Louisville, Kentucky
This unique education is combined with an exposition where you can see the latest products and service providers supporting distributor operations.
October 7-10, 2007 International Baking Industry Exposition
Orlando, Florida
October 7-10, 2007 AACC International Annual Meeting
San Antonio, Texas
Theme: 'Dynamics of Grain Utilization'
This year's theme addresses development in science, research, technology, ingredients and processes for baking, cakes, breads, milling, breakfast foods, snacks, pasta, rice, convenience foods, and more.
October 8, 2007 34th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off
Half Moon Bay, California
$20,000 in prize money. In a pay-by-the-pound system, the winner will receive $5 per pound for the champion pumpkin. Beauty will share center stage with brawn – a special $500 prize will be awarded to the “most beautiful pumpkin” as judged by the audience
October 8-10, 2007 The Restaurant Show
London, England UK
October 8-10, 2007 Foodservice Consultants Society Int'l North American Conference
Atlanta, Georgia
October 8-10, 2007 Nightclub & Bar East Show
Atlantic City, New Jersey
October 9, 2007 Next Food Network Star Search
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Food Network is holding an open call in Minneapolis and we want to meet you!!
Where: The Chambers Hotel, 901 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN
Time: 10am-4pm
This is what we are looking for:
• Cooking know-how: You can be self-taught or professionally trained but you must have strong cooking skills. Cooks, Chefs, Foodies, and all those who are passionate about food are encouraged to apply!
• Personality that pops: Let yourself shine and show us who you really are. Don't be shy. We are all about personality-show us yours!
• Teaching skills: Bring the world of food and cooking to life in your very own passionate and unique way. Please be clear about your cooking point of view.
From a pool of finalists, one winner will receive their own six-episode show.
October 9, 2007 Taste of Asturias
Miami, Florida (no website)
The region of Asturias, Spain, will showcase in Miami, FL more than 50 food and beverage products for sampling and tasting. Delicias de Espana Restaurant, 4-9 pm. 4016 S.W. 57Ave. Miami 33155.
This event is for the media and industry professionals only. RSVP is required by October 4. by e-mail: events@kreaglobal.com or by phone at (786) 472-8281.
October 10-12, 2007 NAMA National Expo
Chicago, Illinois
National Automatic Merchandising Association
Vending, Coffee Service, Foodservice
October 10-13, 2007 FS/TEC 2007
Atlanta, Georgia
Co-located with the NAFEM Show. FS/TEC is the premier trade show and conference for foodservice technology.
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October 11, 2007 Essentia: A Passport to a World of Wines
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
October 11-13, 2007 NAFEM Show
Atlanta, Georgia
North American Association of Food Equipment Manfacturers.
October 11-14, 2007 West Virginia Black Walnut Festival
Spencer, West Virginia
October 11-14, 2007 36th Annual National Shrimp Festival
Gulf Shores, Alabama
The Annual National Shrimp Festival is one of the nation's premier outdoor festivals, attracting over 300,000 people. Continuous musical entertainment, Children’s Art Village, arts, crafts, fabulous seafood & international marketplace.
October 12, 2007 McLean's Town Conch Cracking Championship & Festival
McLean's Town, Bahamas
The highlight of this all-day festival will be the Conch Cracking Contest, an exhilarating countdown to see which contestant extracts the highest number of conchs (mollusks) in record time. High School Culinary Competition featuring Conch; Conch Cracking Demonstrations; entertainment, etc.
October 12-13, 2007 2007 Annual Turkey Trot
Yellville, Arkansas
Arkansas’ oldest annual festival.
October 12-13, 2007 Oktoberfest 2007
Lancaster, Texas
We'll be serving traditional German food, beer, and wine. Come and sample out "MKT Märzen beer", which is being brewed exclusively for our event by award-winning home brewer Charlie Walker of The North Texas Home Brewers Association.
October 12-14, 2007 Atlantic City Food & Wine Festival
Atlantic City, New Jersey
October 12-14, 2007 31st Trigg County Country Ham Festival
Cadiz, Kentucky
Each October, tens of thousands of people from all over the country and the world come to sample the county's famous country cured hams. The world's largest country ham and biscuit is made each year. Greased-pig catching contest, kiss a pig contest pig derby, baking & canning exhibits, ham judging, music, parade, fireworks, livestock exhibits, arts & crafts.
October 12-14, 2007 Natural & Organic Products Exhibition
Cape Town, South Africa
We strive to continue to grow the South African natural and organic industry through creatively involving both local and international business in this dynamic forum as well as proactively educating consumers regarding better lifestyle choices.
October 12-14, 2007 Natural Products Northwest
Seattle, Washington
Natural Nutritional Foods Association, Northwest Region. “Rhythm of the Past - Drumbeat of the Future” Celebrating the region's 35th anniversary
October 12-15, 2007 Fresh Summit, PMA's International Convention & Exposition
Houston, Texas
Produce Marketing Association event.
October 12-21, 2007 Bidwells Norwich and Norfolk Food Festival
Norwich, England, United Kingdom
Celebrating local produce, local talent and healthy eating there will be ten days of glorious food tastings, meals out, demonstrations and learning. A major theme of the Festival is the excellence of locally produced food. The Festival is also about showcasing the best of local restaurants and local culinary talent.
October 12-28, 2007 3rd Annual Taste of Yaletown
Yaletown, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Over 20 of Yaletown’s spectacular restaurants offering special three-course tasting menus for set prices of $25, $35 and $45. A portion of profits during the campaign, from each participating restaurant will go towards The Greater Vancouver Food Bank.
October 12-31, 2007 Wild Mushroom Festival
Long Beach, Washington
As part of the festival, participating restaurants, inns and bed and breakfast establishments will offer daily wild mushroom specials. Wild mushroom workshops, field excursions and prix-fixe dinners will also be offered.
October 13, 2007 Finals for Pudding Hollow Pudding Contest
Charlemont, Massachusetts
This small-town homage to pudding features lunch, entertainment, sales of sponsors' wares, and tastings. Savor rural New England at its best! See also information about entering this unique Pudding Contest.
October 13, 2007 7th Annual Candy Festival and Fall Craft Fair
Fairfield, California
October 13, 2007 Smoke-A-Palooza
St. Peters, Missouri
Annual Amateur Benefit BBQ Competition, with Live Music, Food and Beverages. The event will be held at New Covenant Church, 908 Jungermann Rd. St. Peters, MO. This is an Amateur competition only. All proceeds to benefit the poor and homeless locally and internationally through Living Hope International.
October 13, 2007 South Jersey Pumpkin Show 2007
Millville, New Jersey
Celebrates the pumpkin harvest. Enjoy pumpkin pie, pie bread, pumpkin fudge, pumpkin ice cream and more. Pumpkin Show, Largest Pumpkin Weigh Off, 4 foot pumpkin pie. Craftsmen, Home Show, truckloads of pumpkins and seventy-five scarecrows. Kids can enjoy pumpkin painting, hay rides, pony rides, contests and the Little Miss Pumpkin Show Pageant. Music; Haunted Hay rides.
October 13, 2007 Aurora WineFest 2007
Aurora, Ohio
The 2007 Aurora WineFest presents over 15 tastings of Ohio wines and wines from around the world, wine seminars & demonstrations, artisans, entertainment and delicious cuisine, all included in the price of your ticket! Tickets available online beginning July 15th
October 13, 2007 19th Annual Good Earth Harvest Time
Pocahontas, Arkansas
Sorghum making, corn grinding, historical equipment display, farm animals.
October 13-14, 2007 17th Annual Virginia Wine & Garlic Festival!
Amherst, Virginia
October 13-14, 2007 Apple Affair
West Sussex, England UK
Over 100 varieties of apple on display; Advice, identification and tastings; Over 25 stallholders; Recipe demonstrations; Apple bobbing and other events for the family
October 13-14, 2007 Taste of Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
Take your taste buds on a global epicurean adventure with Taste of Atlanta, the city’s premier food festival, as it celebrates its 6th anniversary. This October, more than 70 of Atlanta’s favorite restaurants will serve their finest fare all within the open air excitement of Atlantic Station.
October 13-14, 2007 Oakhurst Fall Chocolate and Wine Festival
Oakhurst, California
October 13-14, 2007 24th Annual Int’l BBQ Cookers Association Cookoff
Grand Prairie, Texas
One of the largest BBQ events in Texas. Over 100 cookers will prepare over 600 judging samples, in the two days of competition. Thousands of dollars in prize money will attract BBQ cooks from across the state and beyond. The event is free to the public both days.
October 13-14, 2007 Bowen's Wharf 17th Annual Seafood Festival
Newport, Rhode Island
October 13-14, 2007 7th Annual Wellfleet Oysterfest
Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Wellfleet comes alive for a two-day celebration of the town’s famous oysters, clams and shellfishing traditions in this street party that brings together locals and visitors alike for a weekend full of food, frolic, and fun.
October 13-14, 2007 CIAO 5th Annual Italian Festival
Williamsburg, Virginia
Colonial Italian American Organization (CIAO)
Walsingham Academy, Jamestown Road, Williamsburg, Virginia
October 13-16, 2007 National Frozen & Refrigerated Food Convention
San Antonio, Texas
October 13-17, 2007 Anuga
Cologne, Germany
Anuga - the most important trade fair for the world of food & beverages. 10 specialised trade fairs under one roof. Over 6,000 suppliers and 161,000 visitors from 157 countries attended Anuga 2003, with 53 per cent coming from abroad.
October 13-21, 2007 Tasting Australia
Adelaide, South Australia
Tasting Australia is the most significant event of its kind, showcasing the very best the nation has to offer in food, wine, beer, gastronomic discussion, hospitality, travel and lifestyle.
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October 14, 2007 Taste of Culpeper
Culpeper, Virginia
October 14, 2007 Whitetop Mountain Sorghum Molasses Festival
Whitetop, Virginia
Always the 2nd Sunday in October at the Mount Rogers Fire Dept. Hall on US 58
October 14, 2007 Old Harbour Fish & Bammy Festival 2007
Kingston, Jamaica
This annual festival highlights another element of Jamaica's culinary heritage. A variety of seafood and traditional Jamaican dishes are available and visitors can participate in cooking demonstrations of these dishes.
October 14, 2007 Manitoba Marketplace Food & Wine Show
Manitoba, Canada
The Premiere Food and Wine Show in Manitoba
October 14, 2007 Nicky Wild About Game & Wine 2007
The Resort at the Mountain, Welches, Oregon
The daylong event will include four chef cooking demonstrations featuring rabbit, venison, squab and other game, as well as a culinary marketplace showcasing Pacific Northwest food and wine. The day culminates in a Wild Game Buffet prepared by Dale Rasmussen, executive chef at the Resort.
October 14, 2007 5th Annual North Berkeley Spice of Life Festival
Berkeley, California
October 15, 2007 RumFest NYC 2007
New York, New York
Oct 15-17, 2007 Process Expo - Pack Expo
Las Vegas, Nevada
Process Expo and Pack Expo Feature over 1000 companies displaying the latest technology for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical processing and packaging industries.
October 15-19, 2007 IBWA Convention and Trade Show
Las Vegas, Nevada
International Bottled Water Association
October 15-19, 2007 National School Lunch Week
Celebrate National School Lunch Week (NSLW). Along the way, you can increase participation, show your community the true importance of school meals and communicate all the advantages of a morning meal.
October 16-17, 2007 2007 Michigan Restaurant Show
Novi, Michigan
Thousands of the best and most successful restaurant owners, chefs and foodservice professionals come to the Michigan Restaurant Show for ideas and inspiration, to source new suppliers and learn about the latest techniques to stay ahead of the game in a fiercely competitive environment.
This Show is for industry professionals only and is not open to the general public. No one under 17 years of age admitted - no babies, no toddlers, and no exceptions
October 16-17, 2007 Food On The Move
London, England, UK
October 16-19, 2007 Fancy Food Expo
Santiago, Chile
Trade Fair of Delicatessen, Fine Drinks and Foods once a year
October 17-20, 2007 HFTP Annual Convention & Tradeshow
Jacksonville, Florida
Hospitality Financial & Technology Professionals
October 17-20, 2007 Circleville Pumpkin Show
Circleville, Ohio
Ohio's oldest and largest festival. Pumpkin growing competition, Miss Pumpkin Queen, World's Largest Pumpkin Pie, fruit & vegetable displays, hog calling, egg toss, pumpkin toss, pie eating, baked goods, parades, entertainment.
October 17-20, 2007 NatureExpo 2007
Tunis, Tunisia
he International Exhibition on Energies, Environment, Bio and Health Products
October 18, 2007 Central Virginia Pork Festival
Richmond, Virginia
October 18, 2007 Women Chefs & Restaurateurs: At The Table Event
New York, New York
In support of the education and advancement of women in culinary fields, Women Chefs & Restaurateurs (WCR) will host our second annual At the Table New York as part of a national series of events to benefit the WCR scholarship and internship programs.
At the Table New York will showcase the culinary talents of nationally and locally renowned women chefs and restaurateurs through a one-of-a-kind dining experience for New York-area food lovers.
Tickets may be purchased online for $150.00 per ticket or $1,000.00 per table of 10 or by calling WCR toll-free at 877-927-7787. For questions e-mail WCR at wcr@hqtrs.com
October 18-20, 2007 Rocky Mountain Wine and Food Festival
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
October 19-21, 2007 27th Annual Poquoson Seafood Festival
Poquoson, Virginia
October 19-21, 2007 The Gourmet Institute
New York, New York
The Fifth Annual Gourmet Institute brings together the epicurean world’s top talents for a very special weekend of insider-only seminars, cooking demonstrations, tastings and more. Get an exclusive sneak peak inside the world of Gourmet with A-list guest chefs including Grant Achatz, Thomas Keller, Gray Kunz, Masaharu Morimoto, Eric Ripert and more.
October 19-21, 2007 Gulf Coast Antiques, Food & Wine Festival
Mobile, Alabama
Features a 50,000-square-foot shopping village (a world-class antiques show and sale); culinary marketplace (gourmet foods, fine wines, state-of-the-art appliances and accessories); demonstration stages with celebrity chefs & antiques and design experts; cigar bar tasting; special wine and food events.
October 19-21, 2007 Hood River Valley Harvest Fest
Hood River, Oregon
Celebrate the bounty of the harvest season in Oregon's fruit basket. Great food, locally grown fresh produce, live music, fine art and crafts, and so much more. Along with some of Oregon' best agricultural growers, over 100 of the region's finest artisans, quilters and crafts-people will offer their wares. There will be more than 135 vendor booths in all, plus live entertainment all weekend long.
October 19-21, 2007 Boggy Bayou Mullet Fest
Niceville, Florida
October 19-23, 2007 SIC 2007
Milan, Italy
Exhibition devoted to Coffee Industry
October 20, 2007 8th Annual Chili & Chowder Cookoff
Chincoteague, Virginia
October 20, 2007 Maryland Brewer’s Oktoberfest
Timonium, Maryland
October 20, 2007 Gautier Mullet Festival
Gautier Mississippi
Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy delicious regional food specialties, 2 Music & Entertainment Stages, Arts & Craft show, Regional Food, Heritage & Educational Area, Car & Motorcycle Show, Mullet Toss Contest and the Free rides in the Kid's/ Teen’s Area. Fun for all ages. Over 20,000 folks attended last year’s festival. Free Admission
October 20, 2007 Pumpkin Festival
Keene, New Hampshire
We still hold the World Record for the most jack-o-lanterns in one place at one time: 28,952. The sight of more than 25,000 brightly lit jack-o-lanterns lining Keene’s Main Street and towering over the square is an unforgettable experience.
October 20, 2007 October Wine Tasting
Maiden Rock, Wisconsin (no website)
McNay's - lower level of the old creamery in Maiden Rock, WI overlooking Lake Pepin.
Admission: Tickets $20.00 pre-sale or $25.00 at the door (reservations required for at the door tickets)
Admission includes wine tasting, live music by "Patchouli" - well known folk rock musicians, and hors d'oeuvres along with local art displays. Call 651-367-9537 for ticket outlets and purchasing info.
October 20-21, 2007 Alabama Gourd Show
Cullman, Alabama
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October 20-21, 2007 Shenandoah Valley Hot Air Balloon & Wine Festival
Shenandoah, Virginia
October 20-21, 2007 St. Mary's County Oyster Festival
St. Mary's County, Maryland
Oyster Shucking Contest, Oyster Cook-Off, entertainment, great food, etc.
October 20-21, 2007 20th Annual Town Point Virginia Wine Festival
Norfolk, Virginia
October 20-21, 2007 The 24th Cranberry Festival of Chatsworth
Chatsworth, New Jersey
The Cranberry Festival is a celebration of New Jersey's cranberry harvest, the 3rd largest in the United States, and offers a tribute to the Pine Barrens & Culture. Free admission.
October 20-21, 2007 Wicomico County Autumn Wine Festival
Salisbury, Maryland
Features wines from more than a dozen Maryland Wineries along with local cuisine, juried arts and crafts and entertainment. One of only four such festivals sanctioned by the Association of Maryland Wineries.
October 20-21, 2007 38th Annual Cedar Key Seafood Festival
Cedar Key, Florida
This major event features well over 200 arts and crafts exhibits, and great local seafood food in City Park. There will be live musical entertainment at several places around town during the days and nights, and a parade on Saturday morning.
Oct 21-Nov 18, 2007 Food Theater Project
New York, New York
LightBox presents a night of theatre and food activism, starting with Milk-N-Honey, a multimedia play about the politics and pleasures of eating, followed each night by the After Show Café, where we'll have free food and guest chefs, farmers, authors, activists, and more!
October 22, 2007 Feast with Famous Faces Benefiting the League for the Hard of Hearing
New York, New York
Since 1992, Feast with Famous Faces has raised more than three million dollars in support of the League’s Programs and Services.
October 22, 2007 Battle of the Chefs
Wayne, New Jersey (no website)
A fundraising event, featuring food, wines and the selection of the winning Chef, will benefit Katie's House. Katie's House provides assisted living for women with disabilities so they may lead meaningful and productive lives as independently as possible There will be a classical guitarist and a vodka sampling table as well as a silent auction. Ticket price is $100 per person. Call 973-383-3221 for reservations or information.
October 22-27, 2007 Norwich Beer Festival
Norwich, England, United Kingdom
Over 200 cask-conditioned Real Ales from Britain's independent brewers will be on sale, along with draught and bottled beers from Continental Europe. The festival also incorporates the 9th Cider & Perry Exhibition, with over 25 varieties from East Anglia and the West Country.
October 23-25, 2007 Society for Foodservice Management National Conference
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
October 24, 2007 San Rafael Ala cARTe
San Rafael, California
October 24-26, 2007 IFE Fresh Produce Russia
Moscow, Russia
October 24-26, 2007 Agrocomplex
Kazan, Russia
International Exhibition of Agricultural Equipment, Mechanization and Veterinary Medicine
October 24-27, 2007 WorldWide Food Expo
Chicago, Illinois
AMI Int'l Meat, Poultry & Seafood Convention & Exposition
Food, Dairy & Beverage Exposition
October 24-27, 2007 AMI Meat, Poultry & Seafood Convention and Exhibition
Chicago, Illinois
American Meat Institute annual convention
October 24-27, 2007 4th International Congress Flour-Bread
October 24-27, 2007 6th Croatian Congress of Cereal Technologists
Opatija, Croatia
October 25, 2007 11th Annual Food For Thought
Providence, Rhode Island
Over the past 11 years, Food For Thought has become a popular Rhode Island event for food lovers looking to explore new restaurants, talk to their favorite chefs, or simply enjoy unique culinary delights from some of Providence's finest.
October 25, 2007 Chili, Cappuccino, Cornbread & Cookies on the Square
Pulaski, Tennessee
October 25, 2007 Laredo Wine Tasting
Laredo, Texas
Enjoy and evening of fine wine and food sampling at the 14th Annual Laredo Wine Tasting. This event, that is embraced each year by the community, benefits KLRN- TV, Public Television for Laredo.
October 25-27, 2007 25th Annual Arkansas Bean Fest and Championship Outhouse Races
Mountain View, Arkansas
October 25-27, 2007 Future Fish Eurasia 2007
Istanbul, Turkey
3 fairs under one roof.
International Fair for Seafood Imports/Exports & Processing
International Fair for Aquaculture Technologies & Equipment
International Fair for Fishing Technologies & Equipment
October 25-27, 2007 Cook. Eat. Drink. Live.
New York, New York
For the modern food & wine enthusiast; a fresh, hot and modern take on the complete epicurean experience. To register, please visit www.247365nyc.com and type in the discount code: "ENKSHOWS" for $100/day or $175 for the weekend! Five percent of all ticket sales will benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. 5% of ticket sales will benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
October 25-27, 2007 Wine for Asia 2007
Singapore
International exhibition reaching out to the Asian Wine & Spirits Market.
October 25-28, 2007 SFA 2007 Symposium
Oxford, Mississippi
Southern Foodways Alliance: ‘The State of Southern Food’
October 25-28, 2007 18th Annual Stone Crab, Seafood & Wine Festival
Longboat Key, Florida
The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort.
October 25-29, 2007 Jeonju International Fermented Food Expo
Jeonju city, South Korea
Fermented soy products, Various sorts of Kimchi, Liquors, Pickled fish, Foreign fermented food, Dairy products, Functional health food and Food processing equipment.
October 26-27, 2007 Brewtopia V: Great World Beer Festival
New York, New York
October 26-27, 2007 Halloween Festival at Lakeside Vineyard & Winery
Felicity, Ohio
Fall festival to include rides, games, haunted trails, good food and great wine. A great event for all ages!
October 26-28, 2007 Hoteltechshow
Kochi, Kerala, India
The event will showcase hotel, restaurant equipments & services during the 3 day tradeshow. The tradeshow is also laced with seminars on hospitality management, latest innovations, energy efficiency, quality and hygiene and related topics.
October 26-28, 2007 Master Brewers Assoc. of the Americas Annual Convention
Nashville, Tennessee
October 26-28 2007 Tea & Coffee
Lublin, Poland
October 27, 2007 Elberta German Sausage Festival
Elberta, Alabama
Spearheaded by Elberta’s Volunteer Fire Dept. We hold two Festivals each year, always the last Saturday of March and the last Saturday of October.
October 27, 2007 Chestnut Festival at Goose Watch Winery
Romulus, New York
Freshly harvested & roasted chestnuts, along with other chestnut delicacies; sample some of the most unique wines in the Finger Lakes. Live music; breathtaking view of Cayuga Lake during the fall season. Bags of fresh chestnuts, chestnut roasting pans, culinary tools, recipe books, honey and maple syrup also available for purchase. Free to the public.
October 27, 2007 24th Annual 'The Barbecue Festival'
Lexington, North Carolina
Lexington claims to be the Barbecue Capital of the world. The Barbecue Festival draws more than 100,000 visitors each year.
October 27, 2007 17th Food & Wine Fest
Fredericksburg, Texas
A full-course celebration of Texas food, wine, music, specialty booths, food court, and fun for all.
October 27, 2007 Peanut Butter Festival
Brundidge, Alabama
A festival focused on peanuts with arts, crafts and entertainment.
October 27, 2007 7th Annual Arizona Irish Festival
Phoenix, Arizona
Enjoy a celebration of Irish culture through music, dance, food & live entertainment!
October 27, 2007 Pig Stein '07
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
BBQ Cookoff and Beer Fest
October 27, 2007 VegFest
Orlando, Florida
Educational exhibits and events. Admission is free! Veg Fest is a family-friendly, alcohol-free, and smoke-free event. Enjoy a diverse cross-section of vegetarian cuisine and lifestyle. Discover new products and ideas from over 100 vendors and enjoy a wide variety of presentations and food preparation demos.
October 27, 2007 Saving the World with Words & Wine
Grants Pass, Oregon
A Celebration of Oregon's Bounty. Flowstone & Troon Vineyard join forces to celebrate our creative community and the efforts being made to make creative living a priority.
October 27-28, 2007 Countryside Live - Food & Farming Fair
Harrogate, United Kingdom
October 27-29, 2006 The Fairmont Banff Springs 15th Annual Int’l Festival of Wine & Food
Banff, Alberta, Canada
Oct 27-Nov 4, 2007 Weinmesse - Basel Wine Fair
Basel, Switzerland
October 28, 2007 5th Annual Powhatan's Festival of the Grape
Powhatan, Virginia
October 28, 2007 VMS Annual Mushroom Show
Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Vancouver Mycological Society's Annual Mushroom Show.
Mushrooms are Everywhere! The show provides displays of identified mushrooms and other fungi, with their edible, poisonous or dubious status. Also we have displays, speakers, slide shows, books and roving experts on cultivation, preservation, gourmet cooking, medicinal use, hunting, ecology, and cultural use. Bring your own specimens for identification!
October 28-29, 2007 Alberta Foodservice Show
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
October 28-30, 2007 Int'l Exhibition for Fruit & Vegetables Industry
Algiers, Algeria
October 28-30, 2007 Western Food Industry Exposition
Las Vegas, Nevada
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October 29, 2007 17th Annual WineFeast 2007
Joplin, Missouri
Sip and sample more than 60 wines from internationally known wineries, as well as many Missouri Wineries including St. James, White Rose, Les Bourgeois, Mt.Pleasant, Crown Valley and Stone Hill. Taste the best foods from the areas finest restaurants and caterers.
October 29-30, 2007 Grocery Inovations Canada
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
October 29-31, 2007 Dubai Int’l Seafood Expo 2007 (DISF)
Dubai, UAE
There is no better marketing vehicle than the Dubai International Seafood Expo for selling seafood to the Middle East marketplace. DISF will provide you with the best opportunity of the year for sourcing the global supply of seafood, for seeing the newest products, for discovering the latest information and for networking with the industry.
October 29-31, 2007 10th Americas Food & Beverage Show
Miami Beach, Florida
The largest Americas focused trade show in the hemisphere. The show is focused on bringing exhibitors from all over the world together with buyers from the Western Hemisphere. It brings new ideas and new companies together in the world's second fastest growing market.
Oct 29-Nov 1, 2007 Saudi Agriculture 2007
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
The 26th International Agriculture, Water and Agri-Industry Show
Oct 30-Nov 1, 2007 Food & Hotel Vietnam 2007
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
The 4th International Food and Drink , Hotel, Restaurant, Bakery and Foodservice equipment, Supplies and Services Exhibition.
Oct 30 - Nov 1, 2007 Food Ingredients Europe
London, England UK
Oct 30 - Nov 1, 2007 Natural Ingredients Europe
London, England, UK
Oct 30-Nov 2, 2007 Talinn FoodFair 2007
Tallinn, Estonia
The 12th Tallinn FoodFair 2007 (TFF) is an internationally recognized source of trade opportunities for the food-related industries: hotels, restaurants and catering services, retailers and importers, producers and related media in Estonia and the Baltic countries.
October 30-Nov 3, 2007 EXPOMILK 2007
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Brazilian Dairy Cattle Exhibition and International Dairy Industry Expo
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