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2008 SEPTEMBER Food & Wine Festivals, Shows, Expos 2008
(see - 2007) (Click on the Name for the Events Website)
Aug 29-Sept 1, 2008 Rib America Festival
Indianapolis, Indiana
September 2-3, 2008 CT Hospitality Expo
Uncasville, Connecticut
The Official Trade Show of the Connecticut Restaurant Association and Connecticut's Hospitality Industry
September 3-5, 2008 International Aquaculture Exhibition
Galicia, Spain
September 4-6, 2008 Tea & Coffee Expo
Tashkent City, Uzbekistan
International Specialized Exhibition of tea and coffee industries
September 4-6, 2008 “Sweet East” Expo
Tashkent City, Uzbekistan
International Exhibition of confectionery and chocolate
September 5-7, 2008 London Food Festival
London, England, UK
September 6, 2008 Kendall-Jackson Winery 12th Annual Heirloom Tomato Festival
Santa Rosa, California
September 6, 2008 Lithopolis Honeyfest
Lithopolis, Ohio
Celebrate National Honey Month at Ohio’s only honey festival. Bee beard, honey, honey products, fine quality arts & crafts, live music, homemade and honey-made food, Honey Bake-Off, Busy Beehive Fun Booth.
September 6 2008 Rotary Gardens Garden Festival
Janesville, Wisconsin
September 6-7, 2008 Cornbread Festival & Outdoor Sportsman Show
Mansfield Village, Indiana
September 6-7, 2008 Pittsburg Seafood Festival
Pittsburg, California
This year will be the 24th Annual Pittsburg Seafood Festival! The Festival has a wine paviliion, beer pavilion, live music, kids area, arts and crafts vendors, great food and lots and lots of extras! You won't want to miss it!
September 6-7, 2008 13th Annual Ghirardelli Square Chocolate Festival
San Francisco, California
September 7-9, 2008 The London Specialty & Fine Food Fair
London, England, UK
After the most successful show yet in 2007 the London Fair is moving to the aptly named Grand Hall at Olympia. This exciting move brings with it a new innovative layout, brand new dedicated sections in the shape of The Speciality Chocolate Fair and Speciality Services and the biggest visitor attractions yet.
September 7-9, 2008 Philadelphia Nat’l Candy Gift & Gourmet Show
Atlantic City, New Jersey
The Philadelphia National Candy Gift and Gourmet Show, America’s largest show dedicated to the retail confectioner, is sponsored by the Retail Confectioners Association of Philadelphia.
September 7-10, 2008 National Barrow Show
Austin, Minnesota
The 62nd 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 12-14, 2008 Oil & Fats International - Asia 2008
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
September 12-14, 2008 Coffee Fest Seattle
Seattle, Washington
September 12-14, 2008 EAT! Fraser Valley
Abbotsford, BC, Canada
An exciting new consumer food, beverage and cooking show, featuring hundreds of food, beverage and kitchen goods exhibitors, wineries, breweries, restaurants, cooking demonstrations, wine and cheese seminars, and chef competitions.
September 12-14, 2008 Southern Breeze Wine + Culinary Festival
Santo Rosa Beach, Florida
The Southern Breeze Wine + Culinary Festival visits cities throughout the Gulf Coast states to share the love of fine wine, gourmet cuisine and Gulf Coast culture.
September 13, 2008 King Turkey Day
Worthington, Minnesota
"Great Gobbler Gallop," live wild turkey race, grand parade, featured speaker, free pancake breakfast, 10K Race, children's rides, beer garden and live music. Turkey Day always falls on the second Saturday after Labor Day.
September 13, 2008 Wine, Art & Garden Festival
Roscoe Village, Coshocton, Ohio (no website)
This one-day event features wine tasting by local wineries, wonderful artists stationed throughout the village and a select group of garden and craft vendors set up on the sidewalks of Roscoe Village. Guests can stroll through the gardens of Roscoe Village or take part in a 'Park & Walk' tour of private gardens above Roscoe Village. More info: Debbie McDonald, 1-800-877-1830 or 740-623-6553
September 14, 2008 17th Annual NatureSweet Carmel TomatoFest
Carmel, California
Sponsored by Sunset & SAVEUR magazines, plays host to 3000 guests from around the west. Showcasing a tasting of 350 varieties of heirloom tomatoes, delicious tomato dishes by 60 of America¹s finest chefs, tasting of 200 premium wines, International Olive Oil Tasting, ³Salsa Showcase, gardening demonstrations, an old-time country BBQ, live music and dancing. A veritable nirvana of tomato delights for the whole family.
September 15-19, 2008 HFM Annual Leadership Conference 2008
Hot Springs, Virginia
National Society for Healthcare Foodservice Management (HFM).
September 16, 2008 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.
September 17-18, 2008 Dairy Event
Warwickshire, England UK
The Dairy Event offers farmers, processors, retailers and the supply trade the opportunity to see what is going on in Britain's Dairy Industry and exhibitors the opportunity to present their products and services to over 12,000 potential customers.
September 17-19, 2008 InterFood Atyrau
Atyrau, Kazakhstan
6th North Caspian Regional Exhibition Foodstuffs, Drinks, Packaging and Equipment
September 18-21, 2008 17th Annual Colorado Mountain Winefest
Palisade, Colorado
The state’s oldest, largest, and best wine festival, and the only festival held in the heart of Colorado’s wine country. Wine and food pairings, grape stomps, winery tours, chocolate tasting, and live jazz concerts, etc.
September 19-20 2008 Festival of Fruit: Year of the Avocado
Orange County, California
September 19-28, 2008 Niagara Wine Festival
Niagara, Ontario, Canada
September 20, 2008 35th Fall Festival & Smokin' Hot BBQ Challenge
Nisswa, Minnesota
Events for the day include trailside art & craft show, food, music, moonwalk, pumpkin seed spitting contest, haystack coin & toy hunt, horse drawn wagon rides, pumpkin carving contest. BBQ Challenge. Teams are judged and awards are given out for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place winners.
September 20, 2008 5th Annual Flowery Branch Car Show & Chili Cookoff
Flowery Branch, Georgia
Car Show & Chili Cookoff, plus vendors. A Family Event, something for everyone!
September, 20-21, 2008 PA Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Festival
Kempton, Pennsylvania
Includes food and agricultural related meetings, workshops, educational materials, Farmer's Market and Food Vendors.
September 20-21, 2008 Stonington Vineyards Wine & Food Festival
Stonington, Connecticut
September 20-21, 2008 Litchfield Hills Harvest Festival
Litchfield Hills, Connecticut
September 21-28, 2008 Share Our Strength's Great American Dine Out
Nationwide
A new National Campaign that rallies the nation's entire restaurant industry and consumers across America to eat out and make sure no kid in America grows up hungry.
September 22-24, 2008 Global Bottled Water Congress
Wiesbaden, Germany
September 23-25, 2008 Alcohol Responsibility Conference 2008
Las Vegas, Nevada
Health Communications, Inc. (HCI) today announced that the Alcohol Responsibility Conference 2008 - Moving Communities Toward Responsible Consumption (ARC 2008).
September 23-26, 2008 TECNO FIDTA 2008
Buenos Aires, Argentina
9th International Food Technology, Additives, and Ingredients Exhibition
September 23-26, 2008 World Food Moscow
Moscow, Russia
17th International Exhibition for Food and Drink Products
September 24-26, 2008 FI Asia (Food Ingredients Asia)
Bangkok, Thailand
September 24-26, 2008 11th Americas Food & Beverage Show
Miami Beach, Florida
The largest Americas-focused trade show in the hemisphere for the F&B industry.
September 24-26, 2008 BioFach Japan 2008
Tokyo, Japan
BioFach Japan is Asia's leading trade fair for organic products.
September 24-27, 2008 HFTP Annual Convention & Tradeshow
Nashville, Tennessee
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals.
September 25-28, 2008 67th Annual Buckwheat Festival
Kingwood, West Virginia
Livestock Judging, Buckwheat Cake & Sausage Dinner, horse pulling contest, wood chopping contest, entertainment, parade, races, etc.
September 26, 2008 Wine and Food Festival
Kingston, Jamaica
September 26-28, 2008 Pensacola Seafood Festival
Pensacola, Florida
September 27, 2008 Great Tucson Beer Festival
Tucson, Arizona
outstanding beers from regional microbreweries, brewpubs and many world-renowned breweries!
September 27-28, 2008 Virginia Wine Festival
Manassas, Virginia
Now in its 33rd year, the oldest wine festival on the East Coast and the premier wine festival in the Washington region. Taste wine from over 60 of Virginia’s award-winning wineries; a picnic with gourmet fare, music all day both days, popular wine pairing seminars and a treasure trove of culinary and craft artisans.
September 27-28, 2008 Vermont Life Wine and Harvest Festival
Wilmington, Vermont
Food, Wine, Crafts, Entertainment and Demonstrations. Evening wine pairing dinners at variety of Mount Snow Valley Inns and Restaurants.
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
2007 SEPTEMBER Food & Wine Festivals, Shows, Expos 2007
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Aug 29 - Sept 2, 2007 IPF 2007
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
International Exhibition & Conference on Processed Food
Aug 29 - Sept 2, 2007 FoodWorld 2007
Nairobi, Kenya
Kenya's 8th Int'l. Trade Exhibition On Food Products, Processing Eqpt. & Packaging, Agricultural Products, Kitchen Appliances & Hotel Supplies
Aug 31- Sept 1, 2007 Labor Day Wkend Hog Roast
Augusta, Missouri
Aug 31 - Sept 3, 2007 12th Annual Taste of Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
September ?, 2007 Gourmet 2007
Tunis, Tunisia
Gourmet 2007 - International Food Exhibition. (Every 2 years)
September ?, 2007 First National Conference on Kharif Commodities
New Delhi, India
September 1, 2007 Alabama Butterbean Festival
Pinson, Alabama
Miss Butterbean Pageant (including Mr. & Mrs. Dry Butterbean- for senior adults), butterbean and other food vendors, a Memphis in May sanctioned BBQ Cook-off—grand champion qualifies for the 2008 World BBQ Championship Cook-off, arts & crafts booths, live entertainment, dog pageant, etc.
September 1, 2007 Julian Grape Stomp Festa
Julian, California
Celebrate the harvest of the grapes with a real, olde-world style grape stomp and festa at the Menghini Winery.
September 1, 2007 Apple Festival
Millbrook Village, New Jersey
Apple recipe contest with prizes. Apple bobbing, sack race, apple head dolls and other events.
September 1-2, 2007 Annual National Buffalo Wing Festival
Buffalo, New York
Celebrating “Buffalo Wings”, a national food icon that the world has accepted as a meal and snack staple. U.S. Chicken Wing Eating championship, and we will crown the third Miss Buffalo Wing.
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September 1-2, 2007 Pocono Garlic Festival
Shawnee-on-Delaware, Pennsylvania
A mix of the legendary Pocono-grown garlic, entertainment, and great food--all of it liberally laced with Pocono garlic. Come on out and indulge all your garlic fantasies!
September 1-2, 2007 Harvest Festival
Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada
The farm machinery is humming and the ovens are hot as we celebrate sights, sounds and smells of bringing in the harvest - from a ladies perspective!
September 1-2, 2007 15th Annual BBQ on the Bow Festival
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
A Fun, Family Oriented Annual Culinary Festival Featuring Canada's Premiere BBQ Competition.
September 1-3, 2007 McKeesport's Annual BBQ Cook Off
Mckeesport, Pennsylvania
September 1-3, 2007 Milan Melon Festival
Milan, Ohio
Labor Day Weekend.
September 1-3, 2007 Harvest Wine Festival
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Join us in celebrating New Mexico's grape harvest with daily grape stompings, free wine tastings, live entertainment, arts and crafts vendors, children's activities, hourly wine seminars and a great relaxed atmosphere!
September 1-3, 2007 New Mexico Wine Festival at Bernalillo
Bernalillo, New Mexico
Lots of great music, arts and crafts, and those summer foods we all love make a perfect backdrop for wine, wine, wine!
September 1-9, 2007 Tennessee Soybean Festival
Martin, Tennessee
September 2, 2007 Annual Gladstone Seafood Festival
Gladstone, Queensland, Australia
September 2-4, 2007 Hospitality NZ
Auckland, New Zealand
The hospitality industry’s premier trade show and the most comprehensive gathering of hospitality industry suppliers and customers in New Zealand.
September 2-4, 2007 Shop: Retail Food & Drink Event
Dublin, Ireland
September 5-7, 2007 Sweets China 2007
Shanghai, China
3 Specialized Trade Shows:
• World of food China - International Exhibition and Conference for the Food & Beverage Industry
• Sweets China - International Exhibition for the Sweet & Confectionery, Bakery, Snack Food & Ice Cream Industry
• NEW EVENT - International Sweet and SnackTec China - International Exhibition for Processing, Manufacturing and Packaging for the Sweet & Confectionery, Bakery & Snack Food Industry
(The new event International Sweet & SnackTec China will be alternating with International FoodTec China biennially)
September 5-8, 2007 IFHS International Food & Hospitality Show
Bangkok, Thailand
The 15th International Hotel, Catering, Bakey, Food, Beverage & Retail Supplies Exhibition.
September 5-8, 2007 Riga Food
Riga, Lativia
12th international trade fair for food, beverages, food processing, technology, packaging, catering and equipment and services for groceries International food competitions International competitions for chefs and confectioners International bartenders competition International baristas championship
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September 5-8, 2007 Peach Days Celebration
Brigham City, Utah
Peach Days brings some 75,000 spectators and prides itself on being a family event that has something for everyone.
September 6-8, 2007 Marion Popcorn Festival
Marion, Ohio
Popcorn Eating contest, Miss Teen Popcorn, Wee Little Pop, Snack Foods Parade, entertainment.
(First weekend after Labor Day)
September 6-8, 2007 7th Annual Saratoga Wine and Food Festival
Saratoga Springs, New York
September 6-9, 2007 30th annual Greek Festival
Union, New Jersey
St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church. Come and enjoy the tastes and sounds of Greece at our 30th annual Greek Festival. Enjoy Greek food, desserts, live Greek Music and authentic folk dancing under the tents rain or shine. Free parking.
September 7, 2007 Annual Bay Seafood Festival
Kilmarnock, Virginia
September 7, 2007 Columbus Food & Wine Affair Grand Tasting
Columbus, Ohio
Sample a choice of more than 450 wines from over 200 wineries. Also generous tastings of exquisitely prepared food from some of Central Ohio’s finest restaurants. Proceeds benefit 10TV Family Fund, United Way of Central Ohio, Adventures for Wish Kids, the Ian Adams Van Heyde Memorial Fund and CORA
September 7-8, 2007 4th Annual Barbeque Cook-Off
Groves, Texas
September 7-8, 2007 Chile Pepper Food Festival
Bowers, Pennsylvania
Largest Chile Pepper Festival in the U.S.A.
September 7-8, 2007 Great Canadian Beer Festival
Victoria, BC, Canada
September 7-8, 2007 The Windy City Wine Festival
Chicago, Illinois
The festival includes a seminar stage with cooking demonstrations by some of Chicago’s top chefs as well as wine seminars presented by the country’s top experts. Live music, food from Chicago's top restaurants.
September 7-9, 2007 Kellogg Watermelon Festival
Kellogg, Minnesota
September 7-9, 2007 Colorado Fest
Gunnison, Crested Butte, & Mt. Crested Butte, Colorado
Celebrating Colorado Food, Wine, Beer & Art! Hands on cooking classes using only Colorado products, Food & Wine pairings. Colorado Art Exhibition and local musician’s, wine tastings under the cottonwood trees, local restaurants featuring Fix Prix dinner menus of “Colorado only” products and clay classes so you can take home “something you made” in Colorado!
September 7-9, 2007 PMQ's Orlando Pizza Show
Orlando, Florida
September 7-9, 2007 Ludlow Marches Food & Drink Festival
Ludlow, Shropshire, England UK
The foremost food and drink festival in Britain.
September 7-9, 2007 Wine and Harvest Festival
Paw Paw, Michigan
Wine tours and wine tasting tents abound throughout the festival area. Carnival rides, free children's activities in Stompyland, Fireworks on Maple Lake, Parade, and the Grape Stomp
September 7-9, 2007 Annual Seafood Festival
Hampton Beach, New Hampshire
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September 7-9, 2007 Florida Restaurant & Lodging Show
Orlando, Florida
September 7-9, 2007 Minnesota Food and Wine Festival
Alexandria, Minnesota
Sat & Sun from 10AM - 6PM over 100 food art & craft booths will be open for you to shop from. There will be live musical entertainment, demonstrations, exhibits and of course Grape Stomp Competitions.
September 7-9, 2007 41st Annual Maryland Seafood Festival
Annapolis, Maryland
Sandy Point State Park. Includes Crab Soup Cookoff, entertainment, etc.
September 8, 2007 13th Annual Rockbridge Wine Festival
Rockbridge County, Virginia
September 8, 2007 24th Annual Lenexa Spinach Festival
Lenexa, Kansas
Lenexa was hailed as the “Spinach Capital of the World” during the 1930’s! Did you know that Belgian farmers grew Spinach in the Lenexa area and shipped it by rail? The Spinach Festival rolls all of the history surrounding Lenexa into a fun celebration!
September 8, 2007 Valparaiso Popcorn Festival
Valparaiso, Indiana
Celebrating Valparaiso native son Orville Redenbacher and popcorn. The country's only Popcorn Parade, Popcorn Ball, Hog Roast, Popcorn Queen, entertainment.
September 8, 2007 Montana State Chokecherry Festival
Lewistown, Montana
Chokecherry Culinary Contest, Chokecherry Pit-Spitting Contest, farmer's market, arts & crafts, entertainment.
September 8, 2007 Deep Creek Lake Art & Wine Festival
McHenry, Maryland
Benefits the American Red Cross. Tasting from over 200 wineries, juried artisans, live entertainment, kid's area, silent auction, food and fun! Special lodging packages at area rental agencies, hotels and B&Bs.
September 8, 2007 2nd Annual Farm & Food Open House
Stanhope, New Jersey
Tours and tastings at local farms, local food at participating restaurants, cook-out featuring locally grown and raised food.
September 8, 2007 The National Norton Wine Festival
St. Louis, Missouri
25 Wineries, over 50 wines, 1 day.
September 8, 2007 2nd Annual Colusa Crawdad Festival
Colusa, California
Crawdad Festival includes plenty of food and beverages for purchase, as well as live entertainment featuring Andrew Carrier, Cajun All Stars, and Mark St Mary’s Zydeco Band. Fun for the entire family.
September 8, 2007 Dayton Harvest Festival
Dayton, Oregon (no website)
Dayton Courthouse Square Park, 9am-7pm festival hours. Featuring local vendors, fun zone, arts and crafts, parade, live music, 5k/10k run, wine tasting, quilt show, parade and much, much more.
For more info email wilammy@comcast.net
September 8, 2007 57th Annual Tally Ho
Atherton, California
Wine auction. Tally Ho is focused on achieving 100% donation for food, wine, entertainment and decorations so that all of the raised funds may go directly to the Hospital.
September 8-9, 2007 Oxford Symposium on Food & Cookery
Oxford, England
This event - the Oxford Symposium on Food & Cookery - brings together writers, historians, sociologists, anthropologists, scientists, chefs and others who specialise in the study of food in history, its place in contemporary societies, and related scientific developments. This years topic is 'Food and Morality'.
September 8-9, 2007 9th Annual ChiliFest
Wells, Maine
September 8-9, 2007 Totally Tomato Show
West Dean College, Chichester, England UK
A foodie's heaven. Over 150 varieties grown in the traditional manner, with cookery demonstrations, guided tours, growing tips and juicy tastings.
September 8-9, 2007 16th Arkansas Antique Tractor and Engine Show
Scott, Arkansas
Witness the early machines that plowed, pumped, and drove us into the 20th century. Exhibits feature vintage tractors, single-piston engines, early implements and farm machines. The air will be filled with the pops, bangs, and clangs of stationary gasoline engines, two-cylinder tractors, and antique farm equipment.
September 8-9, 2007 Hudson Valley Wine Fest
Rhinebeck, New York
Located in America's oldest wine growing region, the Hudson Valley Wine Fest will bring more than 40 wineries from the Finger Lakes to Long Island as well as fine gourmet food vendors.
September 8-9, 2007 Beavercreek Popcorn Festival
Beavercreek, Ohio
The festival has over 200 booths with festival foods, tantalizing treats, special services, creative crafts, and sensational specialties made with Popcorn.
September 8-9, 2007 Pasco's Fiery Foods Festival
Pasco, Washington
A regional favorite, featuring: Children's Area, Beer Garden, Farmers Market, Food Vendors, Specialty Food Items, Arts & Crafts
September 8-9, 2007 The 22nd Annual Mushroom Festival
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
Celebrate the mushroom as well as the beauty, history and excitement of Southern Chester County with music, children’s rides and a variety of entertainment.
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September 8-10, 2007 American Bakery Expo
Las Vegas, Nevada
September 8-10, 2007 Miami International Wine Fair
Miami, Florida
September 9, 2007 10th Annual Beach Plum Festival
Island Beach State Park, New Jersey
Beach Plum picking and jelly making, environmental exhibits, food, live entertainment.
September 9, 2007 Monrovia Food Wine & Jazz Festival
Monrovia, California
Old Town Monrovia’s 6th Annual Event – In an outdoor starlit setting enjoy extraordinary wines, delectable cuisine and live musical entertainment by Kay Martin. All proceeds from this event will benefit the Monrovia Public Library Foundation.
September 9-11, 2007 American Retail Bakery Expo
Las Vegas, Nevada
Includes RBA Pillsbury Grand Champion Creative Decoration Competition
September 9-11, 2007 1st Annual Frozen Desserts Expo
Las Vegas, Nevada
September 9-11, 2007 DiRoNA’s Annual Gala and Educational Conference
Coeur d’Alene Resort, Idaho
Distinguished Restaurants of North America
September 11-13, 2007 Oil & Fats International
Guangzhou, China
September 11-13, 2007 TIA Convention & Trade Exposition
Las Vegas, Nevada
Tortilla Industry Association Annual Convention & Trade Expo.
September 11-14, 2007 Alco + Soft
Kiev, Ukraine
The 12th International specialized exhibition of drinks. Spirits, low alcohol drinks, soft drinks, juices, coffee, tea, mineral waters, packaging, equipment.
September 11-14, 2007 Sweets Ukraine 2007
Kiev, Ukraine
12th International specialized exhibition of confectionery industry
September 11-16, 2007 Loring - International Hunting and Fishing Fair
Zagreb, Croatia
September 12-13, 2007 Northeast Pizza Show
Atlantic City, New Jersey
The only pizza tradeshow in the Northeast corridor. Also World Pizza Games, Northeast Pizza Challenge competition, Beer & Bull® Idea Exchange.
September 12-13, 2007 China Int'l Food Safety & Quality Conference + Expo
Beijing, China
Rising consumerism, adverse publicity and a need to protect trade interest both locally and abroad are why food safety, assurance and quality is so important in China today. You will have an unparalleled opportunity to explore modern approaches, services, solutions and technologies to reducing food product risks efficiently and cost effectively. Whether you import or export, if your goal is to achieve a higher standard of food safety and quality control, we welcome you to take part in the educational conference and accompanying exhibition.
September 12-14, 2007 4th Global Bottled Water Congress
Mexico City, Mexico
‘Sustainable growth’
September 12-14, 2007 1st Int'l Symposium on Gluten-Free Cereal Products & Beverages
Cork, Ireland
September 12-15, 2007 Morton Pumpkin Festival
Morton, Illinois
Home of the Nestlé/Libby's pumpkin packing plant, over 80% of the world's canned pumpkin is processed here in Morton. In September 1978, then Governor James Thompson declared Morton, Illinois, "The Pumpkin Capital of the World."
September 12-16, 2007 Murphysboro Apple Festival
Murphysboro, Illinois
The Murphysboro Apple Festival is the longest, continuous running festival in southern Illinois, featuring the largest parade in our region! Tens of thousands of people come out every year to enjoy the events and shows.
September 13, 2007 The Joy of Sake
San Francisco, California
September 13-14, 2008 Art Bark Fest - Animal Art & Wine Festival
The Village at Squaw Valley, California
Benefit for Humane Society Truckee-Tahoe & Squaw Rescue Dogs
September 13-16, 2007 21st Annual GrapeFest
Grapevine, Texas
Join wine novices and connoisseurs at the largest wine festival in the Southwest. Sample award winning Texas wines at this 21st annual event offering four full days of fun.
September 13-16, 2007 16th Annual Colorado Mountain Winefest
Palisade, Colorado
The state’s oldest, largest, and best wine festival, and the only festival held in the heart of Colorado’s wine country. Wine and food pairings, grape stomps, winery tours, chocolate tasting, and live jazz concerts, etc.
September 13-16, 2007 Mt. Angel Oktoberfest
Mt. Angel, Oregon
September 13-16, 2007 Nappanee Apple Festival
Nappanee, Indiana
Apples! Apple peeling contest, apple bake-off, apple festival queen, pie eating contest, frog jumping contest, scarcrow contest, farm tractor show, entertainment, carnival.
September 13-17, 2007 Applefest 07
La Crescent, Minnesota
September 14, 2007 Salute to Agriculture Taste of the Valley Wine & Food Show
Salinas, California
Become educated about our Agriculture Industry and meet those responsible for growing Salinas Valley produce. Indulge yourself in local wines and delicious food samplers.
September 14-15, 2007 Annual Smoke on the Water BBQ & Music Festival
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
State Championship BBQ Cook-off, music festival, large carnival, midway games, arts & crafts. Largest event in South Arkansas with an annual attendance of over 25,000. The annual festival is always held the third weekend in September.
September 14-15, 2007 Naperville Wine Festival
Naperville, Illinois
Seminar stage with cooking demonstrations by some of Chicago area’s top chefs and wine seminar stage presented by the country’s top experts. Live music; Chicago and Naperville’s top restaurants will offer food, as well as beer, wine and soft drinks for purchase.
September 14-15, 2007 9th Annual Food for Thought Festival
Madison, Wisconsin
A fun, festive forum that explores and celebrates our many opportunities to eat more pleasurably, healthfully and sustainably.
September 14-15, 2007 Burnside Fish Festival
Burnside, Kentucky
September 14-16, 2007 Food Industry Truck Driving Championship
Daytona Beach, Florida
September 14-16, 2007 Telluride Blues & Brews Festival
Telluride, Colorado
The festival is a three-day celebration of music and microbrews, held in Telluride Town Park, an outdoor music venue with breathtaking mountains for a backdrop.
September 14-16, 2007 Festival of the Vine
Geneva, Illinois
The autumn harvest celebration of food and wine. Reap the best of Geneva cuisine from a smorgasbord of specialties from Italy, Mexico and France. Other events include crowd-pleasing music & live entertainment, our renowned Fine Arts & Craft Show
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September 14-16, 2007 The Emsworth Food Festival
Emsworth, Hampshire, United Kingdom
The region’s leading Food Festival. Taking place over three days every third weekend in September each year.
September 14-16, 2007 Festival of the Gourds
Clinton, Illinois
Gourd exhibits, culture, uses, history, crafting.
September 14-16, 2007 Port of Los Angeles Lobster Festival
San Pedro, California
The World's largest lobster festival, features discount Maine lobster meals. After feasting on our world famous lobster meals, enjoy dancing, street performers and music. Shop for arts and crafts.
September 14-16, 2007 Spirit of the West Festival - Dutch Oven Cook Off
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
The cook off is a new addition to an already fun and exciting festival of everything western.
September 14-16, 2007 International Shellfish Festival
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
September 14-16, 2007 Berea Spoonbread Festival
Berea, Kentucky
September 14-16, 2007 Shrimp & Grits: The Wild Georgia Shrimp Festival
Jekyll Island, Georgia
The Wild Georgia Shrimp Festival is the only festival dedicated to celebrating two southern favorites – Shrimp and Grits. If you are a chef, join in the signature Shrimp & Grits cooking competition. If you are a seafood lover, warm up your taste buds for some delicious shrimp and seafood dishes brought to you be several local restaurants.
September 15, 2007 3rd Annual Lowville Cream Cheese Festival
Lowville, New York
Live music all day, competitions; such as cream cheese toss, tractor race, amazing pet contest, scarecrow making competition..and more, a wide variety of food, craft vendors, cream cheese recipe bakeoff, and children's discovery park.
September 15, 2007 30th Annual Boones Mill Apple Festival
Boones Mill, Virginia
September 15, 2007 Charlotte Shout Blues, Brews & BBQ
Charlotte, North Carolina
A sanctioned cook-off by Memphis in May organization. The grand champion will have an automatic berth in the Memphis in May competition in the Spring. Saturday the competition is open to the public with a chili cook off, a People's Choice Tasting Tent, live blues bands and great beer! It’s all part of Charlotte Shout 2007, a month-long cultural arts event celebrating art, music, dance, theater, heritage and culinary arts.
September 15, 2007 Chili & Salsa Cook-Off
Sioux City, Iowa
Excite your taste buds with some of the area's best chili and listen to music "from south of the border" as teams compete for prizes!
September 15, 2007 12th Annual Arkansas State Championship Hillbilly Chili Cookoff
Bull Shoals, Arkansas
International Chili Society cooks compete for the Arkansas State Championship. Held in one of Arkansas's beautiful State Parks. Entertainment all day, lots of chili to taste, crafters, and exhibitors.
September 15, 2007 3rd Annual Gracious Grape Wine Tasting
Vancouver, BC, Canada
We are pleased to announce that Gracious Grape has teamed up with the Vancouver Sun to support Raise-a-Reader and will be hosting another fun wine tasting and silent auction to raise funds for literacy.
September 15, 2007 Culinary Classic Wine and Food Festival
Nassau, Bahamas
Explore the culinary wonders of The Bahamas with a unique event celebrating the indigenous foods of our Islands. You can watch as top Bahamian chefs create locally inspired dishes and compete in teams for culinary bragging rights. Dishes created will feature staples of Bahamian cuisine, such as conch, a popular shellfish and signature ingredient of many dishes.
September 15, 2007 Starbucks Coffee Festival
Reston, Virginia
Free coffee tastings, pastries and Frappuccinos, as well as a live cooking demonstration on stage by two culinary experts - Starbucks Master Blender, Andrew Linnemann and renowned chef and author, Marcus Samuelsson, winner of the 2007 James Beard Award for Best International Cookbook.
September 15-16, 2007 26th Annual Biloxi Seafood Festival
Biloxi, Mississippi
September 15-16, 2007 North Quabbin 9th Annual Garlic and Arts Festival
Orange, Massachusetts
The food vendors at the festival celebrate the bounty of the harvest through their delicious garlic infused creations. Food cooking demonstrations, garlic, organic produce, agricultural demonstrations & workshops, arts festival.
September 15-16, 2007 32nd Annual Virginia Wine Festival
Leesburg, Virginia
The Virginia Wine Festival is the oldest wine festival on the east coast, featuring a grand tasting from approximately 60 of Virginia's award-winning wineries, gourmet cuisine, spectacular music and a fabulous al fresco arts & crafts show.
September 15-16, 2007 Fall Wine Festival
Virginia Beach, Virginia
September 15-16, 2007 Salted Anchovy & Olive Oil Feast
Monterosso al Mare, Italy
Celebrated each year over the second weekend of September.
September 15-16, 2007 Firehouse Clam Bake & Food Extravaganza
Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio
"Firehouse Clam Bake & Food Extravaganza" Live music! It’s so popular we need two days. Old Firehouse Winery, Geneva-on-the-Lake.
September 15-16, 2007 Valenzano Winefest 2007
Shamong, New Jersey
Enjoy great music, delicious foods and fine wines at South Jersey’s most talked about family festival.
September 15-16, 2007 Eli’s Cheesecake Festival
Chicago, Illinois
Food, fun and (of course) cheesecake!
September 15-16, 2007 24th Annual Maryland Wine Festival
Westminster, Maryland
Take pleasure in Maryland wine with tastings from the wineries, live music, foods from local restaurants, arts and crafts and wine education seminars.
September 15-16, 2007 39th Annual AppleJack Festival
Nebraska City, Nebraska
Nebraska City is well known for its apple orchards, so the city spends an entire weekend celebrating the apple harvest. Apple Pie Baking Contest, parade, Apple Jam Fest, barbeques, dances, craft shows, pancake feeds, etc.
September 15-20, 2007 11th Annual Cape May Food & Wine Festival
Cape May, New Jersey
A full week of events for those who love good food and wine, sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts (MAC).
September 16, 2007 Vancouver Island Feast of Fields
Victoria, Ontaria, Canada
Community Celebration From farmer to fisher, from winery to forager, from restaurant to microbrewer, Feast of Fields is celebrates the gastronomic excellence of Vancouver Island.
September 16, 2007 Chili By The Sea District Chili Cookoff
Groton, Connecticut
Sanctioned by the International Chili Society
September 16, 2007 Garlic and Herb Festival
Coventry, Connecticut
celebrate this versatile ingredient precious to cooks around the world; “Cook Fresh with a Chef” demonstration focusing on cooking with garlic and herbs; workshop on selecting and planting garlic varieties.
September 16, 2007 7th Annual International Pickle Day
New York, New York
Seventh Annual New York City International Pickle Day. This free multi-cultural event features pickles from around the world, sharing culinary practice, home canning tips, exhibitions, great music and tasty treats, including an abundance of free pickle samples.
September 16-17, 2007 Canadian Coffee & Tea Show
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
September 16-22, 2007 12th Annual National Eat Dinner Together Week
Join America’s pork producers and the National Pork Board in gathering your family around the table to honor the importance of togetherness during mealtime. Families come in all shapes and sizes, so no matter who makes up yours—kids, extended relatives, co-workers, book club members—we have fun activities and mealtime solutions to help you make the most of your next meal together!
September 17, 2007 Savor Rochester - A Festival of Food
Rochester, New York
Join over 100 of New York’s Leading restaurants, wineries, brewers, specialty food producers and farmers for the largest tasting event in Upstate New York to benefit Foodlink, the local Food Bank.
September 17-19, 2007 2007 All Candy Expo
Chicago, Illinois
Trade professionals only, not open to the public. The EXPO is a unique opportunity to buy, sell and network with industry professionals and decision makers. The EXPO is the largest confectionery and snack show in North America.
September 17-20, 2007 Polagra - Food 2007
Poznan, Poland
Polagra-Food is the largest food processing fair in Central and Eastern Europe. Its mission is to promote the Polish food processing industry, to support innovative solutions and to facilitate the exchange of know-how and experience among professionals from the sector.
September 18-20, 2007 Food Pack
Sao Paulo, Brazil
International Exhibition and Conference on Packaging for the Food Industry.
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September 18-20, 2007 IS Expo
Sao Paulo, Brazil
International Exhibition for Ingredients and Solutions for the Food Industry.
September 18-22, 2007 Jackson County Apple Festival
Jackson, Ohio
September 19, 2007 Western Culinary Institute's 2007 Vintner Dinner
Portland, Oregon (no website)
The Vintner Dinner series provides an exclusive opportunity to meet some of the region’s most respected winemakers. The first dinner in the Vintner series will feature a tour of the small vineyards of Italy. To make a reservation, please call Restaurant Bleu at 503-294-9770.
For additional information, please email amy.kliewer@fleishman.com
September 19-20, 2007 Dairy Event
Warwickshire, England UK
The Dairy Event offers farmers, processors, retailers and the supply trade the opportunity to see what is going on in Britain's Dairy Industry and exhibitors the opportunity to present their products and services to over 12,000 potential customers.
September 19-20, 2007 Mid-Atlantic Food, Beverage & Lodging Expo
Baltimore, Maryland
September 19-21, 2007 Latin American Food Show
Cancun, Mexico
LAFS is organized by products in 10 different categories: Sweet and Snacks, Fruit and Vegetables, Grains, Oils and Flours, Meats, Sea products, Wines and Liquors, Beverages, Milk and Dairy products, processed food and Organic products.
September 19-21, 2007 InterFood Atyrau
Atyrau, Kazakhstan
September 20-21, 2007 Food/Culture Conference
Skibbereen, Co. Cork, Ireland
The seminar offers an analysis of the characteristics, dynamics, opportunities and challenges that influence how food is produced and consumed in Ireland. Interactive panel discussions will allow delegates to explore our food heritage, its origins, evolution and protection and consider the changing socio-cultural notions of consumption and sustenance. Speakers include Joanna Blythman, John McKenna, Regina Sexton and Myrtle Allen
September 20-23, 2007 45th Annual Virginia Peanut Festival
Emporia, Virginia
Celebrate the Virginia Peanut, farmers and the fall harvesting season in southeastern Virginia.
September 20-23, 2007 A Taste Of West Cork Food Festival
Skibbereen, West Cork, Ireland
September 20-23, 2007 17th Annual Wenatchee River Salmon Festival
Leavenworth, Washington
A 4-day natural resource education event held each fall to celebrate the return of the salmon to the Wenatchee River. Fishing Talk & Casting Demos, Reptile Isle to Kids in the Creek, Gyotaku fish printing to Animal Track making, Salmon Sing-A-Long to Native American dancing.
September 21-22, 2007 Coca Cola Days
Atlantic, Iowa
Come and enjoy the festivities of our Buy – Sell – and Swap Show. Lots Of Coca Cola Items, Bbq, Kids Coke Parade and Golf.
September 21-23, 2007 Hoteltechshow
Hyderabad, AP state, 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.
September 21-23, 2007 12th Annual Redondo Beach Lobster Festival
Redondo Beach, California
Main lobsters prepared fresh daily. Giant Food Court, Beach Bars, Games, Entertainment, Rides, Games, Puppets, Magicians, Storytellers.
September 21-23, 2007 Chowder, Blues & Brews
Florence, Oregon
"Chowder, Blues, and Brews", in mid September at the Florence Events Center, offers a chowder cook-off, food booths, microbrew tasting and competition, and live music all three days.
September 22, 2007 Grape Stomp & Harvest Celebration
Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
Cave Vineyard
September 22, 2007 6th Annual Int’l Beer Tasting & Chili Cook-Off
Urbana, Illinois
September 22-23, 2007 8th Annual Houston Hot Sauce Festival
Houston, Texas
This sizzling festival draws over 20,000 Chiliheads to the area. Hot sauce, salsa, spices, marinades, chips, dips, jam, jellies, pickles, peppers, bloody mary mix, condments, gourmet food, recipes, etc.
September 22-23, 2007 The Great Grapes Wine, Arts & Food Festival
Princeton, New Jersey
The Great Grapes Wine, Arts & Food Festival offers premier wines from various local wineries as well as gourmet foods, fine art, and live music. This festival appeals to families, couples and connoisseurs of good food, good wine and good music. Come uncork the fun!
September 22-23, 2007 Narberth Food Festival
Narberth, Pembrokeshire, West Wales, UK
Now in its eighth year our celebration of fine food and local produce has become one of Pembrokeshire's major events. The Festival will be bigger than ever as lovers of gourmet food flock to enjoy the Pembrokeshire produce and international food on display.
September 22-24, 2007 Antique & Apple Festival
Moulton, Alabama
September 22 - October 7, 2007 Munich Oktoberfest
Munich, Germany
September 23, 2007 Polo in the Wine Country
Oakmont, California
An afternoon of live jazz, gourmet food, polo matches, and wine and beer tasting.
September 23, 2007 The Epicurean Palette
Mercer County, New Jersey
The 7th Annual Epicurean Palette will host the region’s best chefs, world class wine and beer, and for the first time ever Rat’s is opening their exclusive wine celler for a silent auction.
September 24-26, 2007 Wine & Spirits Australia
Darling Harbour, Australia
September 24-27, 2007 Fine Food Australia
Sydney, Australia
Fine Food is the largest industry event in Australia. This year over 750 exhibitors will showcase the latest food, drink and equipment ideas from around the world.
September 24-27, 2007 Hotel Australia
Sydney, Australia
September 25-29, 2007 31st Annual Apple Butter Making
Sauder Village, Archbold, Ohio
September 26-28, 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.
September 26-29, 2007 Taste of Asheville
Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville Independent Restaurant Association. AIR restaurants will be holding unique events all designed to please the palate. Savor samplings of AIR’s fine restaurants and along with many different wines all under one roof. The silent auction benefits AIR’s scholarship fund for students of A-B Tech’s well-respected Culinary Program.
September 26-29, 2007 Natural Products Expo East
Baltimore, Maryland
September 26-30, 2007 17th Annual Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta
Santa Fe, New Mexico
September 27, 2007 The Joy of Sake
New York, New York
September 27, 2007 4th Annual Global Food & Wine Experience
New York, New York
Tavern on The Green. The BCA is a nationwide non-profit, educational and networking organization of hospitality and food service professionals. Join over 50 participants, as we introduce this season's hottest trends in fine dining and entertainment and celebrate the joy of food and wine. This event will feature national and international wineries, renowned chefs, restaurants, culinary schools, pastry shops, and emporiums. Come sample international food, and enjoy exquisite top selected wine all at one event
September 27-29, 2007 BioFach America 2007
Baltimore, Maryland
North America's largest all-organic and natural show.
September 27-30, 2007 18th Annual World Chicken Festival
London, Kentucky
Colonel Harland Sanders' (founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken) original restaurant was established Laurel County in the 1940's. More than 250,000 people attend each year. World's Largest Skillet (10 1/2 ft) cooks 600 chicken quarters at once; Colonel Sanders look-alike contest; cooking contest; hot wing eating contest, Crowing, Strutting & Clucking Contest; much more.
September 27-30, 2007 Food & Hotel '07
Goa, India
The 1st Foodexpo India International Trade Exhibition to be held in September 2007 is all set to present over 10,000 products, equipment and machinery from over 30 countries.
September 27-30, 2007 Galway International Oyster Festival
Galway, Ireland
September 27-30, 2007 66th Annual Buckwheat Festival
Kingwood, West Virginia
Livestock Judging, Buckwheat Cake & Sausage Dinner, horse pulling contest, wood chopping contest, entertainment, parade, races, etc.
September 27-30, 2007 TROFOtech - FOODtech 2007
Hellinikon, Athens, Greece
All about machinery-equipment for food industry & food technology.
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September 28-29, 2007 Charlotte Shout Culinary Arts Experience
Charlotte, North Carolina
A two-day celebration dedicated to food, wine, music and the Culinary Arts. Celebrity Chefs demonstrate their skill on a high-tech stage, with a gigantic video screen and seven live cameras. Visitors can sample some of Charlotte’s best food and wine. It’s all part of Charlotte Shout 2007, a month-long cultural arts event celebrating art, music, dance, theater, heritage and culinary arts.
September 28-29, 2007 43rd Annual Beef-A-Rama
Minocqua, Wisconsin
Storefront beef roast cook-offs, costumes & unique displays, complimentary snacks, shopping specials, “Parade of Beef,” celebrity judges, awards & famous beef sandwich sale. Arts & crafts, live music.
September 28-29, 2007 3rd Annual BBQ & Brats Festival
Hermann, Missouri
The competition will be sanctioned by the Kansas City BBQ Society and will feature some the top BBQ chefs in the Midwest. Categories will include chicken, ribs, pork shoulder, beef brisket, bratwurst, and BBQ sauce made with Hermann wine. There will be $4000 in cash prizes, a Mayor's Award of Showmanship and a Best of Bratwurst people's choice event. Also a Backyard Chef event, featuring categories for pork steaks and pork ribs. Live entertainment, a wine and beer garden, and a variety of other booths and activities.
September 28-29, 2007 Annual Okra Strut Festival
Irmo, South Carolina
Okra Strut Parade, Okra Eating Contest. Arts, crafts, rides, entertainment, plenty of food.
September 28-29, 2007 Culinary R&D Conference
Los Angeles, California
Now in its 6th year, Nation's Restaurant News Culinary R&D Conference is a one-of-a-kind learning and sharing experience for culinary professionals from all restaurant segments. Our 100% focus on menu trends and recipe innovations powerfully equips attendees with new ideas to take back to their operations.
September 28-29, 2007 25th American Wine and Food Festival
Los Angeles, California
The American Wine & Food Festival is open to the public and features live music, a silent auction and an epicurean feast prepared by an array of the world’s greatest chefs.
September 28-30, 2007 8th Annual Wine South
Atlanta, Georgia
The South's premier wine and food festival.
September 28-30, 2007 Annual Precious Cheese Feast of San Gennaro LA
Hollywood, California
September 28-30, 2007 Anderson County Burgoo Festival
Lawrenceburg, Kentucky
Burgoo Capital of the World!
September 28-30, 2007 The Warrens Cranberry Festival
Warrens, Wisconsin
The largest cranberry festival in the world, with about 100,000 people attending. The small community of approximately 300 people is home to the largest concentration of cranberry marshes in the state which harvest an average of 285 million pounds of the ruby-red berries.
September 28-30, 2007 Iberian Hunting & Fishing Week
Valladolid, Spain
(Website language choices are at the top of their page)
September 28-30, 2007 Niagara Food Festival
Welland, Ontario, Canada
The annual showcase of all things food and drink in Niagara brings together growers, producers, restaurateurs, chefs, wineries, brewers and entertainers to celebrate the best the Niagara region has to offer. Apple Pie Baking Contest, Preserve contest, Waiter Race.
September 29, 2007 Chili Cook Off at Bias Winery
Berger, Missouri
No entry fee. Bring your secret recipe and brew a pot of chili right here at the Winery. Prizes awarded to winners. Entertainment provided.
September 29, 2007 West Virginia Roadkill Cook-off
Marlinton, West Virginia
Anything goes, as long as, the main ingredient is an animal commonly found along the road. You can taste some very unique dishes. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three teams, and a People's Choice Award will go to the entry voted tops by the crowd.
September 29, 2007 Abbeville’s Wine Walk
Abbeville, South Carolina
Join us in celebrating wine and food with our wine walk.
September 29, 2007 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.
September 29, 2007 Wing Dang Doodle Festival
Forest, Mississippi (no website)
Chicken wing cooking contest, live blues music, arts and crafts, talent show, pet parade and more!
For additional Information: 601-469-4332 or chamberguide@bellsouth.net
September 29, 2007 Pizza, Pasta & Pastry Festival
Toms River, New Jersey
September 29, 2007 31st Annual Grand Prairie Rice Festival
Hazen, Arkansas
Antique farm machinery parade and show; mini-tractor pull, southern gospel music show, youth and children's attractions, food booths and other vendors.
September 29, 2007 Fair Oaks'toberfest 2007
Fair Oaks, California
Unlimited Beer Tasting of over 40 different beers, Great Food from local vendors, & Live Music all in beautiful Fair Oaks Park
September 29, 2007 Festival de Sabores (Festival of Flavors)
Orlando, Florida
A Festival of Flavors featuring a wide variety of food and beverages representing the gastronomic cultures of Latin America and Spain.
September 29, 2007 18th Annual Chowderfest
Waterville Valley, New Hampshire
The Waterville Valley region restaurants compete for bragging rights for the best chowda.
September 29, 2007 25th American Wine and Food Festival
Los Angeles, California
The star-studded gathering of an estimated 40 celebrated chefs and more than 70 fine wine and spirit purveyors will unite to benefit Los Angeles Meals on Wheels.
September 29, 2007 The Great Miller Lite Chili Cook-Off
Stone Mountain Park, Georgia
September 29, 2007 11th annual Charlottesville Vegetarian Festival
Charlottesville, Virginia
This free, outdoor celebration of a healthy and humane lifestyle, organized by Voices for Animals, brings together individuals and organizations who want to make the planet a more healthy, sustainable, and compassionate place for all. Delicious, free vegan food samples, restaurant booths, compassionate-living exhibitors, nonprofit and educational organizations, a dog and cat Adoption Fair, a Kids' Patch for children, fun-raising activities supporting the projects of Voices for Animals, and much more!
September 29, 2007 Autumn Leaves Cheese Festival
Long Valley, New Jersey
A Celebration of Traditional Cheesemaking, Small Farms and Handcrafted Specialty Foods from the Northeast Region.
American Cheese Society award winning cheeses and specialty foods from over 20 small farms and artisan food producers throughout the Northeast region.
September 29-30, 2007 Annual Geneva Grape Jamboree
Geneva, Ohio
Celebrates the harvesting of grapes. Taste grapes, freshly squeezed grape juice, wine and various grape products. All entertainment, including "grape stomping" is FREE. Two parades: Saturday and Sunday with Ohio Festivals' Queens. Art show, craft fair, concession booths, entertainment, antiques, ethnic foods, amusement rides, street dancing, grand prize raffle. A JAM-packed weekend for the entire family.
September 29-30, 2007 Great British Cheese Festival
Oxfordshire, England UK
September 29-30, 2007 19th Annual Smith Mountain Lake Wine Festival
Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia
September 29-30, 2007 Hudson Valley Garlic Festival
Saugerties, New York
Sept 29-30, 2007 Italian Family Festival
San Jose, California
Fun, Food & Family! Celebrating and sharing Italian Heritage with the Community.
September 29-30, 2007 Annual Taste of Rhode Island
Newport, Rhode Island
September 29-30, 2007 19th Annual Chowder Cook-Off Classic
Beach Haven, New Jersey
Sept 29 - Oct 2, 2007 ADA Food & Nutrition Conference & Exhibition
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
American Dietetic Association (ADA)
Sept 29 - Oct 7, 2007 South Somerset Food Festival
South Somerset, U.K.
A week of celebration for South Somerset food and drink producers
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.
September 30, 2007 Wine Stomp
Seymour, Missouri
Whispering Oaks Stomp and Dinner is an annual event planned for the first week-end in October each year.
September 30, 2007 Hannibal Fall Wine & Blues Fest
Hannibal, Missouri
An afternoon of entertainment with three beautiful ladies singing the blues! Missouri's finest wines for sampling and sale! Your favorite beer and other beverages available along with a great food selection!
Sept 30-Oct 3, 2007 MUFSO 2007
Los Angeles, California
(MUFSO) Multi Unit Foodservice Operators Conference.
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