6 Food Festivals To Look Forward To This Fall

The fall season is already looking to be a busy one for culinary, with a number of exciting food festivals taking place at various cities, islands and resorts.

Here are some to look forward to, listed according to dates:

Euphoria Greenville

September 14-17, 2023

Euphoria— the food, wine and music festival which aims to showcase the thriving culinary and music arts scene of Greenville, South Carolina while raising money for nonprofit organizations— will return for its 18th year with over 55 events spread over the course of four days. In addition to classrooms, lunch and learns, wine seminars, musical performances, signature events, and guest chef dinners— this year’s festival will also be spotlighting smaller, independent & locally-owned restaurants.

New host venues and restaurants include The Jones Oyster Co., Sum Bar, Patterson Kitchen + Bar, The People’s Tap, Camilla Kitchen, Scoundrel, The Community Tap, and Sassafrass Flower Farm. Visiting guest chefs include: Juan Manuel Barrientos, Emma Bengtsson, Fredrik Berselius, Ryan Ratino, Matthew Kammerer, Josiah Citrin, and Charlie Mitchell.

Atlanta Food & Wine Festival

September 20-24, 2023

Launched in 2010, the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival (AFWF) is a four-day, interactive culinary experience dedicated to shining the spotlight on the food and beverage traditions of the South— from Texas to the District of Columbia—benefitting Children of Conservation’s school lunch program.

Returning for its 12th year, the festival will once again be held at the Historic Fourth Ward Park, and will debut a new Tasting Tents experience, “Tasting Tents After Dark,” which will offer drinks from some of Atlanta’s top mixologists, cocktail establishments, bars and spirits brands.

New York City Wine & Food Festival

October 12-15, 2023

Celebrating its 16th year anniversary, the New York City Wine & Food Festival (NYCWFF)— sister to Miami’s South Beach Wine & Food Festival (SOBEWFF)— is taking place from October 12 to 15. Over 400 chefs, mixologists and wine and spirit producers will be coming together this year including Alain Ducasse, Maneet Chauhan, Dominique Crenn, Andrew Zimmern, Eric Adjepong, and Chintan Pandya, in events spread throughout the five boroughs. The festival is proud to support God’s Love We Deliver, which provides medically tailored meals and nutrition counseling for individuals living with severe illness in the city.

Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival

October 13-15, 2023 (Kaanapali, Maui); October 20-21, 2023 (Island of Hawaii); November 2-5, 2023 (Oahu)

The three-weekend 13th annual Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival will take place across three islands—Kāʻanapali, Maui, the Island of Hawai‘i and O‘ahu— with over 150 master chefs, culinary personalities, sommeliers, mixologists, and wine and spirit producers participating in events ranging from walk-around tastings to wine-paired dinners.

The one requirement from the festival is that all chefs create a dish using local ingredients sourced from Hawai‘i’s farmers, ranchers and fishermen— to help create opportunities for the visitor industry to directly support local agriculture and contribute to the state’s efforts towards food security in the Islands.

A highlight this year is the Indigenous World Cuisines event to be held at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel on the Island of Hawai‘i which will feature 10 chefs dedicated to preserving indigenous ingredients and cooking traditions ranging from from Turtle Island tribes (Oglala Lakota, Kickapoo and Puyallup) to nations in the Caribbean and the Pacific (Maori, Samoan and Hawaiian). Some of the chefs in participation include Monique Fiso and Michael Meredith from New Zealand, Sean Sherman, Crystal Wahpepah, Timon Balloo, and local chefs Ed Kenney and Mark Pomaski. The following day, chefs who are leading efforts to revitalize indigenous food systems will come together for a panel discussion moderated by Native Hawaiian cultural practitioner and community leader Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu.

Each year, proceeds from HFWF ticket purchases go toward supporting Hawai‘i’s farmers, ranchers, and fishermen and agricultural education for children, in addition to investing in up-and-coming chef talent at local culinary colleges.

Since 2011, the festival co-founded by Hawai‘i-based James Beard Award- winning chefs, Roy Yamaguchi and Alan Wong, has donated over $3.4 million to support local beneficiaries committed to culinary and agricultural education, sustainability and cultural programs in the state.

Kohler Food & Wine Festival

October 19-22, 2023

Located in Kohler, Wisconsin—an hour north of  Milwaukee , and two and a half hours north of Chicago— Kohler Food & Wine Festival has been touted as a Midwestern gem. On its 22nd year, chefs Martha Stewart, Gavin Kaysen, Daniela Soto-Innes, and Eddie Jackson will be headlining the event. Guests can look to experience cooking demos, educational sessions, tastings, luncheons, evening soirées and live music – with opportunities to directly interact with and learn from some of the country’s most innovative chefs, wine experts, and restaurateurs.

Bahamas Culinary & Arts Festival at Baha Mar

October 26-29, 2023

The second Bahamas Culinary & Arts Festival will take place at luxury resort Baha Mar in Nassau from October 26 to 29, filled with intimate chef experiences, interactive cooking demos, live musical performances, compelling artistic exhibitions and workshops, exclusive activations, and more. The festival will be headlined by Baha Mar’s celebrated chefs, including Marcus Samuelsson of Marcus at Baha Mar Fish + Chop House, Dario Cecchini of Carna, and Katsuya Fukushima of Katsuya, as well as guest chefs and television personalities Amanda Freitag Carla Hall and Michelle Bernstein.