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March 9-May 19, 2025
Busch Gardens Food & Wine Festival - Tampa, Florida
April 11-May 10, 2026
Rhododendron Festival
Hiawassee, Georgia
April 20-May 30, 2026
Love the Burger Battle Contest
Luverne, Minnesota April 23-May 3, 2026 - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
New Orleans, Louisiana
April 23-May 3, 2026 - Washington State Apple Blossom Festival
Wenatchee, Washington
April 24-May 2, 2026 - Hernando County Fair and Youth Livestock Show
Brooksville, Florida April 24-May 3, 2026 - Sacramento Beer Week - Sacramento, California
April 24-May 3, 2026 Spring Georgia State Fair - Metro Atlanta, Hampton, Georgia
April 24-26 & May 1-3, 2026 Wine & Herb Wine & Food Event
Cayuga Lake, New York
April 30-May 3, 2026 - Cider, Wine & Dine Weekend
Hendersonville, North Carolina
May 1, 2026 - School Lunch Hero Day - Nationwide
A chance to showcase the difference school nutrition professionals make for every child who comes through the cafeteria.
May 1-2, 2026 - 45th Annual Strawberry Festival - Roanoke, Virginia
May 1-3, 2026 Annual Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival
Fernandina Beach, Florida
May 1-3, 2026 Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival
Breaux Bridge, Louisiana May 1-9, 2026 131st Sequim Irrigation Festival - Sequim, Washington
May 1-31, 2026 - Oregon Wine Month - Statewide, Oregon
May 2, 2026 Amador Four Fires Food & Wine Festival
Amador County, California
May 2, 2026 Millfest - Lindsborg, Kansas
May 2, 2026 - Annual Sykesville Art and Wine Festival
Sykesville, Maryland May 2, 2026 Sip n' Savor - St. James, Missouri
May 2, 2026 Manchester Craft Beer Festival - Manchester, Missouri
May 2, 2026 - Annual Garden City Brewfest - Missoula, Montana
May 2, 2026 Hudson Valley Mac & Cheese Fest
Washingtonville, New York May 2, 2026 Annual Ham & Yam Festival - Smithfield, North Carolina
May 2, 2026 - 38th Annual Burger Day Festival - El Reno, Oklahoma
May 2, 2026 - Texarkana Twice as Fine Wine Festival
Texarkana, Texas
May 2, 2026 56th Annual Chinoteague Seafood Festival
Chinoteague, Virginia May 2, 2026 Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival - Manassas, Virginia
May 2, 2026 Mill Creek Spring Wine Walk - Mill Creek, Washington
May 2-3, 2026 Bodega Bay Fisherman's Festival
Bodega Bay, California
May 2-3, 2026 - 53rd Annual Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival
West Friendship, Maryland
May 2-6, 2026 Annual WAFC Convention - Palm Dessert, California May 3, 2026 Annual Taste of the Town - Santa Clarita, California
May 3-9, 2026 - West Tennessee Strawberry Festival
Humboldt, Tennessee
May 4, 2026 - Annual A Taste of Talent - Andover, New Jersey
May 6-9, 2026 Heart's Delight Wine Tasting & Auction
Washington D.C.
May 6-10, 2026 St. Augustine Food + Wine Festival
St. Augustine, Florida
May 7-9, 2026 54th Rayne Frog Festival - Rayne, Louisiana
May 7-9, 2026 41st Annual Texas Crab Festival - Crystal Beach, Texas
May 7-10, 2026 Gator By the Bay - San Diego, California
May 7-10, 2026 - South Carolina Poultry Festival
Leesville, South Carolina May 8-9, 2026 16th Annual Smoke on the Lake BBQ Festival
Acworth, Georgia
May 8-9, 2026 - Annual Dandelion May Fest - Dover, Ohio
May 8-9, 2026 54th Annual McAlester Italian Festival
McAlester, Oklahoma May 8-9, 2026 - 85th Annual Middle Tennessee Strawberry Festival
Portland, Tennessee
May 8-10, 2026 - Shepherds Harvest Sheep and Wool Festival
Lake Elmo, Minnesota
May 8-17, 2026 128th Edition Rochester Lilac Festival
Rochester, New York May 9, 2026 Midwest Maifest - St. Charles, Missouri
May 9-17, 2026 84th Annual West Virginia Strawberry Festival
Buckhannon, West Virginia
May 10, 2026 - Mother's Day - Nationwide
Most restaurants in the U.S. have special events scheduled for today. They are too numerous to list. May 11-14, 2026 Annual Food Safety Summit - Rosemont, Illinois
May 13-16, 2026 48th World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest
Memphis, Tennessee
May 13-17, 2026 National Association of Flour Distributors Annual Convention - Phoenix, Arizona
May 14, 2026 Annual Taste of Alpharetta Festival
Alpharetta, Georgia
May 14-17, 2026 Paso Wine Fest - Paso Robles, California May 14-17, 2026 Calavaras County Fair & Jumping Frog Jubilee
Calaveras County Fairgrounds, California
May 14-17, 2026 53rd Pasadena Strawberry Festival
Pasadena, Texas
May 15-16, 2026 Annual Magnolia Blossom Festival & World Championship Steak Cook-Off - Magnolia, Arkansas
May 15-16, 2026 World Expo of Beer - Frankenmuth, Michigan
May 15-16, 2026 18th Annual Taste of Maplewood Street Festival
Maplewood, Missouri
May 15-17, 2026 OC Greek Food Festival - Anaheim, California May 15-17, 2026 26th Chocolate Fest - Long Grove, Illinois
May 15-17, 2026 Northeast Livestock Expo - Windsor, Maine
May 15-17, 2026 Annual 'TAP' New York Craft Beer & Food Festival
East Durham, New York
May 15-17, 2026 Annual Morel Mushroom Festival
Muscoda, Wisconsin
May 16, 2026 Catfish Festival at Jackson County Park
Scottsboro, Alabama
May 16, 2026 37th Annual Culinary Evening with the California Winemasters - Burbank, California May 16, 2026 Linden Cherry Festival - Linden, California
May 16, 2026 Georgia Mountain Fire & Smoke Cooking Festival
Hiawassee, Georgia
May 16, 2026 72nd IFMA Gold & Silver Plate Celebration
Chicago, Illinois
May 16, 2026 Craft Beer & Wine Festival - Marshall, Minnesota May 16, 2026 Lefse Dagen - Starbuck, Minnesota
May 16, 2026 Das Bock! - Plattduetsche Park, Long Island, New York
May 16, 2026 23rd Annual Yadkin Valley Wine Festival
Elkin, North Carolina
May 16, 2026 23rd Annual Strawberry Festival - Stuart, Virginia
May 16-17, 2026 California Strawberry Festival - Ventura, California May 16-17, 2026 16th Annual Kentucky Sheep & Fiber Festival
Lexington, Kentucky
May 16-17, 2026 Annual Hermann Maifest - Hermann, Missouri
May 16-17, 2026 10th Annual Newport Oyster & Chowder Festival
Newport, Rhode Island
May 16-17, 2026 44th Annual Blue Crab Festival
Little River, South Carolina May 16-19, 2026 The National Restaurant Association Show
Chicago, Illinois
May 16-19, 2026 A Taste of the States: Chicago - Chicago, Illinois
May 18, 2026 6th Annual Sommeliers Choice Awards - Chicago, Illinois May 19-21, 2026 Sweets & Snacks Expo - Las Vegas, Nevada
May 21-24, 2026 59th Annual Jambalaya Festival
Gonzales, Louisiana
May 21-25, 2026 45th Annual Main Street Port Clinton Walleye Festival - Port Clinton, Ohio May 22-24, 2026 BottleRock Napa Valley Music & Food Festival
Napa, California
May 22-24, 2026 Mudbug Madness - Shreveport, Louisiana
May 22-24, 2026 Fredericksburg Crawfish Festival
Fredericksburg, Texas May 22-25, 2026 66th Annual Garden Grove Strawberry Festival
Garden Grove, California
May 23, 2026 42nd Annual Poke Salat Festival - Arab, Alabama
May 23, 2026 Bavarianfest - Helen, Georgia
May 23, 2026 Rib King NYC - Brooklyn, New York May 23-24, 2026 Morgan Hill Mushroom Mardi Gras Festival
Morgan Hill, California
May 23-24, 2026 The Creekside Beer Festival - Boulder, Colorado
May 23-24, 2026 Annual Chuck Wagon Festival
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
May 23-25, 2026 Jersey Shore Food Truck Festival
Monmouth Park, Oceanport, New Jersey May 23-25, 2026 New Mexico Wine Fest: Las Cruces
Las Cruces, New Mexico
May 23-25, 2026 New Mexico Wine Festival Albuquerque
Albuquerque, New Mexico
May 24, 2026 14th Annual Vista Strawberry Festival - Vista, California May 27-31, 2026 Annual Nantucket Wine & Food Festival
Nantucket, Massachusetts
May 27-June 2, 2026 17th Annual Wellfleet Restaurant Week
Wellfleet, Massachusetts
May 28-31, 2026 Newport News Greek Festival
Newport News, Virginia
May 28-June 4, 2026 Young Cattlemen's Conference
Denver, Colorado May 28-June 4, 2026 Young Cattlemen's Conference
Washington D.C.
May 29-30, 2026 California Wine Festival Carlsbad
Carlsbad, San Diego County, California
May 29-31, 2026 5th Annual Windy City Hot Dog Fest
Chicago, Illinois
May 29-31, 2026 Michael Arnone's 33nd Annual Crawfish Fest
Augusta, New Jersey
May 29-31, 2026 ZestFest - Fort Worth, Texas May 30, 2026 Beer City Festival - San Jose, California
May 30, 2026 22nd Annual Indiana Wine Fair - Story, Indiana
May 30, 2026 Smuttynose Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival
Hampton, New Hampshire
May 30-31, 2026 The Chocolate Expo - Uncasville, Connecticut
May 30-31, 2026 14th Annual Minnesota Grillfest - St. Paul, Minnesota |
