2026 NEW YORK - OCTOBER 2026
Food & Wine Festivals, Shows & Local Events
(see also: 2025 - 2024 - 2022 - 2021 - 2019 - 2018 - 2017 - 2016)
October 3, 2026
CiderFeast East Coast Tour
Brooklyn, New York
Oxbow Blending & Bottling. CiderFeast brings both up-and-coming and established cideries together for a series of premier events across the Northeast. Each stop on the tour showcases local cider producers for an outstanding blend of ciders at every location, toasting the renaissance of artisanal hard cider in the U.S. and beyond. 2026 dates: Portland, Maine, May 3; Haverhill, Massachusetts, June 18; Brooklyn, New York, Oct 3; Boston, Massachusetts, November 14. October 30, 2026 Whiskey Washback - New York, New York
Whiskey Washback is the nation’s largest whiskey tour bringing together premium pours, bold cocktails and over 100 whiskey varieties to discover. The ultimate whiskey experience is headed to a city near you.
2025 NEW YORK - OCTOBER 2025
Food & Wine Festivals, Shows & Local Events
waiting for new datesOctober 4, 2025 Little Falls Cheese Festival - Little Falls, New York
From 10 am to 5 pm. Festival goers will have an unusual opportunity to sample and buy artisanal cheeses from numerous local and regional producers—including several nationally award-winning cheesemakers. Admission and parking are FREE. Entertainment will include live music and a short play presented by Little Falls Theater Company titled “Where’s the Cheese?” Handouts about Little Falls’ cheese history will be available and will include a self-guided walking tour.
October 4-5, 2025 43rd Annual Hilton Apple Fest - Hilton, New York
Celebrating the area's apple harvest with crafters, an auto show, entertainment and more! October 4-5, 2025 28th Annual Great Cortland Pumpkinfest
Cortland, New York
Something for Everyone--Crafters, Children's Games, Entertainment, Food, 5K Race or Walk, Antique Tractors, Hay Rides, Tons of Pumpkins, Exhibits and Displays. October 5, 2025 Annual Atlantic Antic Street Festival
Brooklyn, New York
The Atlantic Antic will bring one million people to Atlantic Avenue to celebrate the longstanding tradition of food, festivities, and fun! The event is a Brooklyn institution, embracing the myriad of heritages that coexist in the Borough. Spanning four Brooklyn neighborhoods from Hicks Street to Fourth Avenue, the Antic is the largest street festival in New York City! October 5, 2025 35th Warwick Applefest - Warwick, New York
Experience the extraordinary variety of Warwick's apples, culture, and entertainment--over 200 craft vendors, six stages of music & entertainment, farmers' market, apple pie baking contest. Proceeds benefit local non-profit organizations. Attendance: 30,000. October 5, 2025 15th Annual, Albany VegFest - Albany, New York
The area’s largest and longest running vegan festival in Upstate NY. 11am - 4pm. October 10-12, 2025 14th Annual Lake George Oktoberfest
Lake George, New York
Join us for the Lake George Village Oktoberfest and Fall Festival on Columbus Day Weekend. The heart of Lake George is transformed into a Bavarian-style street fair as we celebrate the arrival of Fall in the Adirondacks. October 11, 2025 Saratoga International Flavorfeast
Saratoga Springs, New York
From 11am to 4pm. A celebration of the worldly culinary styles that give this area its unique flair. It presents a feast for the senses and reflects the multicultural diversity of the Region. Feast on flavors from a variety of countries including France, China, Japan, Italy, Mexico, and America, among others, making this food event one of its kind! October 11, 2025 New York Empanada Festival - Newburgh, New York
Peoples Park. October 11-12, 2025 52nd Annual LaFayette Apple Festival
LaFayette, New York
Bringing community, non-profit organizations, friends, artists and crafters together to promote apples and small town America. October 12, 2025 15th Taste of Sunnyside
Sunnyside, Queens, New York
Showcasing the diverse flavors of Sunnyside, Queens. With a wide variety of food, beer & wine offerings, and live entertainment, the Taste of Sunnyside is back and better than ever, while celebrating the resilience of this unique neighborhood. October 12, 2025 Annual Troy Chowderfest - Troy, New York
Explore the walkable district sampling chowder, soup, and other delicious treats from a diverse group of restaurants and purveyors at the return of ChowderFest starting at 12 p.m. The event is free to attend and will feature $2 four-ounce samples for purchase at all participating locations. There is no up-front cost or presale ticket required to enjoy ChowderFest, as all samples will be purchased a la carte, which means less waiting in line and more eating soup! Attendance: 5,000. October 15-19, 2025 New York City Wine & Food Festival
New York, New York
The Food Network & Cooking Channel New York City Wine & Food Festival pays homage to one of the greatest dining cities in the world. It is the only festival in New York to bring together both legendary culinary icons from around the globe and America's most beloved television chefs. The New York City Festival benefits the hunger-relief programs of Food Bank For New York City and No Kid Hungry. One hundred percent of the net proceeds from the Festival go directly to these community-based organizations. October 16-18, 2025 44th Annual New York Wine Experience
New York, New York
Only at the New York Wine Experience can you sit down and taste the world's best wines guided by the estates' owners and winemakers. All seminars are moderated by Wine Spectator senior editors.You'll enjoy outstanding vintages, rare wines from the producers' cellars and top-scoring wines from around the world. $2,695 per person. October 18-19, 2025 NYS Sheep & Wool Festival
Rhinebeck, New York
Always the third full weekend in October, the festival includes livestock shows & sales, photo contest, workshops, cooking demonstrations, children's activities, sheep dog trials, Make It With Wool Contest and more. October 19, 2025 Beacon Sloop Club Pumpkin Festival
Beacon, New York
The Beacon Sloop Club holds or participates in several festivals and events each year to raise funds for the clubs activities and bring awareness to many environmental and social issues October 20, 2025 28th Annual International Pickle Festival
Rosendale, New York
Rosedale Recreation Center. Pickled foods contest, pickle juice drinking contest, pickle toss, music, prizes, etc. 10am-5pm. Admission: $5 per person - Kids Free. October 22-25, 2025 La Fête du Champagne - New York, New York
An epic party with the world’s finest bubbles, La Fête du Champagne is a week-long annual fall festival founded by Champagne expert & wine writer Peter Liem and world-renowned sommelier Daniel Johnnes. La Fête showcases Champagne’s top producers - from the most prestigious houses to boutique cult growers and everything in between. The wines are accompanied by cuisine from some of the world’s greatest chefs. October 25, 2025 Annual Taste of the Seaport - New York, New York
An annual fall festival that celebrates the amazing food and beverage scene nestled in Lower Manhattan comprising the Financial District and the Historic South Street Seaport. With musical entertainment, children’s activities and sublime treats from more than 40 food and beverage purveyors, proceeds from the event benefit arts and enrichment programs at two local elementary schools, PS 343 Peck Slip School and PS 397 Spruce Street School. October 27, 2025 32nd Annual CHC GALA - New York, New York
Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers. Join us for our premier fundraising event, The Feast, an evening of gastrononical extravagance benefiting the programs and services of the Center for Hearing & Communication. October 27-November 9, 2025 Hudson Valley Restaurant Week
Hudson Valley, New York
This fall’s lineup of nearly 200 participating restaurants is as exciting and diverse as ever. Restaurants offer prix fixe, three-course dinners and lunches. Many chefs focus on our local products on their prix fixe menus. Whether it’s trying a new place or returning to a true favorite — wherever you choose to dine. Restaurant Week means a good deal on a great meal!
2024 NEW YORK - OCTOBER 2024
Food & Wine Festivals, Shows & Local Events
waiting for new datesOctober 4-6, 2024 - The New York Coffee Festival - New York, New York
The Metropolitan Pavilion. Taste your way through the vibrant New York coffee scene with hundreds of exciting coffees to sample. Boost your coffee knowledge in workshops, be a part of interactive demos and meet the top US artisans and baristas one-to-one. To top it all off, enjoy delicious street food, coffee cocktails, live music and coffee-inspired art October 22, 2024 Bourbon Festival at Belmont - Elmont, New York
A bourbon tasting event and Kentucky Derby celebration, at Belmont Park Racetrack in Elmont, NY from 3:30pm-7:30pm. This special event will feature more than thirty bourbons for tasting, a selection of craft beer, a live simulcast transmission of the Kentucky Derby, grandstand viewing of the track to enjoy live event day thoroughbred racing, and convenient betting windows. Tickets for the festival are on sale now at the event website.
2022 NEW YORK - OCTOBER 2022
Food & Wine Festivals, Shows & Local Events
waiting for new datesOctober 1, 2022 Syracuse Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival
Syracuse, New York
Food Truck Festivals of America. New York State Fairgrounds. Featuring 30+ local (and delicious) food trucks. Also enjoy some of the best regional and national craft beers. October 22, 2022 Pumpkinfest - Bay Shore, New York
TJ Finley's Public House.
2021 NEW YORK - OCTOBER 2021
Food & Wine Festivals, Shows & Local Events
waiting for new datesOctober 2-3, 2021 Foodxfilm Festival - New York, New York
A 3Day Virtual Event: September 26, October 2 & 3, 2021. The 1st Annual FoodxFilm Festival, created by Guild of Future Architects, in association with The Rockefeller Foundation and in support of the UN Food Systems Summit, Good Food For All and the World Food Forum, exists to shine a light on global stories related to food systems and the future of food. Showcasing a globally curated program of films, panels and events. The 2021 FoodxFilm Festival aims to shine a spotlight on the food system narrative, utilizing film as a vehicle for story and poses the question: what does a food future reimagined mean for you? The festival exists to probe this question through film, panels & events.
2019 NEW YORK - OCTOBER 2019
Food & Wine Festivals, Shows & Local Events
waiting for new datesOctober 3, 2019 - Slice Out Hunger $1 Pizza Party - New York, New York
St. Anthony's Church, 155 Sullivan St. NYC. Buy $1 tickets with exact change as you enter the event (cash only - bring exact change). Exchange RED tickets for slices of pizza (limit 10), BLUE tickets for drinks, desserts, and raffle (no limit). Limit 1 slice per person per pizzeria. 100% of funds raised at event will be split 50/50 between these lovely organizations: The Sylvia Center and City Harvest. October 4-5, 2019 - Saratoga Wine and Food Festival
Saratoga Springs, New York
The Saratoga Performing Arts Center is pleased to present the Annual Saratoga Wine & Food Festival and Concours D’Elegance. One of the Northeast's fastest growing Wine & Food Festivals. Over the course of the weekend, patrons will indulge in a variety of premier wines, spirits and exhibitors from across the country, while enjoying mouthwatering cuisine from some of the finest restaurants in the Capital Region and New York City. It’s time to get up close and personal with expert chefs, wine connoisseurs, and luxury automobile experts for a great cause! The goal of the Festival is to help raise funds for the Saratoga Performing Art’s Center Children’s Education Program. (also: https://spac.org/promo/saratoga-wine-and-food/ ) October 6, 2019 - Lower East Side Pickle Day - New York, New York
The sweet and sour anticipation is finally over and at long last, Lower East Side Pickle Day will be returning to the ‘hood to cover Orchard Street in brine-soaked goodness. Featuring the artist formerly known as cucumber, there will be a full city block full of world-renowned picklers, a home pickling contest (with celebrity judges), live music, two additional city blocks full of the best in LES food and fashion vendors, games and a Halloween Costume Contest for kids and adults. Brine me up! October 21, 2019 - New York Taste - New York, New York
Experience extraordinary, innovative cuisine from more than 40 of New York City’s most celebrated restaurants at New York Taste. New York culinary editor Gillian Duffy orchestrates Gotham’s greatest feast for one night only - benefiting City Harvest. October 24-27, 2019 - NYC Food Film Festival - New York, New York
The NYC Food Film Festival is a competitive film festival that presents awards in six categories. Through documentaries, features and short films, the Festival showcases the best, and the most memorable, of the world's favorite foods. Along with a heaping helping of mouth-watering films, guests are served food they are watching on the screen for a multi-sensory, full-bodied experience. The NYC Food Film Festival is proud to announce its partnership with the Food Bank For New York City
2018 NEW YORK - OCTOBER 2018
Food & Wine Festivals, Shows & Local Events
waiting for new datesOctober 1, 2018 - Long Island Potato Festival - Calverton, New York
THIS EVENT POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE October 4, 2018 - Spain's Great Match - New York, New York
Wines from Spain is pleased to host the 25th Annual Spain’s Great Match, an annual event organized by the Trade Commission of Spain in which American importers and distributors of wines present the latest vintages of the Spanish wines in their portfolio to wine industry professionals and consumers. For wine novices and connoisseurs alike, discover Spain’s wine, food, and design at Spain’s Great Match. NY Trade & Press Noon; Public 6:30pm. October 9, 2018 - Autumn Harvest Dinner - New York, New York
Annual Autumn Harvest Dinner to benefit Share Our Strength.
2017 NEW YORK - OCTOBER 2017
Food & Wine Festivals, Shows & Local Events
waiting for new datesOctober 7-9, 2017 - 6th Annual Oktoberfest
Eisenhower Park, Nassau County, New York October 21, 2017 - Chestnut Festival at Goose Watch Winery
Romulus, New York
Each fall we harvest the chestnuts grown right at Goose Watch Winery and host one of the biggest celebrations of the year! Come enjoy Live Music while you sample a variety of foods made from our own chestnuts. We will also have mulled wine and wine slushies for you to purchase and enjoy while playing lawn games and overlooking the beautiful fall foliage of Cayuga Lake!
October 21, 2017 - Rochester Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival
Rochester, New York
Food Truck Festivals of America. Featuring 25+ local (and delicious) food trucks. Also enjoy some of the best regional and national craft beers.
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