Food - The Social Season

The food events that define the social season.

• Oslo Fine Dining Circuit Oslo, Norway - Year-round
• Bergen & Fjord Food Journey Bergen & Western Fjords - May - Sep (best months)
• St. Moritz Gourmet Festival St. Moritz, Switzerland - Aug 25 - 30, 2026
• Food & Wine Classic in Aspen Aspen, USA - Jun 18 - 20, 2027
• Salon du Chocolat Paris, France - Oct 28 - Nov 1, 2026
• Alba White Truffle Fair Alba, Italy - Oct 10 - Dec 6, 2026 (weekends)
• San Sebastian Gastronomika San Sebastian, Spain - Oct 5 - 7, 2026
• Madrid Fusion (Madrid Fusion Alimentos de Espana) Madrid, Spain - Feb 1 - 3, 2027
• Oktoberfest Munich, Germany - Sep 19 - Oct 4, 2026
• Terra Madre Salone del Gusto Turin, Italy - Sep 24 - 27, 2026
• MAD Symposium (MAD7) Copenhagen, Denmark - TBA - MAD7 ran May 2025; next edition unannounced
• Galway International Oyster Festival Galway, Ireland - Sep 25 - 27, 2026
• Menton Lemon Festival (Fete du Citron) Menton, France - Feb 13 - Mar 1, 2027
• Cheese (Slow Food) Bra, Italy - Sep 17 - 20, 2027 (dates TBC)
• Abergavenny Food Festival Abergavenny, Wales, UK - Sep 19 - 20, 2026
• Ludlow Food Festival Ludlow, England, UK - Sep 11 - 13, 2026
• Copenhagen Cooking & Food Festival Copenhagen, Denmark - Aug 21 - 30, 2026
• Gladmat Festival Stavanger, Norway - Late Jun 2027 (dates TBC; 2026 edition ran Jun 24 - 27)
• Food & Fun Festival Reykjavik, Iceland - Late Feb - early Mar 2027 (dates TBC; 2026 edition ran Feb 25 - Mar 1)
• Taste of London London, UK - Mid-Jun 2027 (dates TBC; 2026 edition ran Jun 17 - 21)
• Whitstable Oyster Festival Whitstable, UK - Late July 2027 (dates TBC)
• La Tomatina Bunol, Spain - Aug 26, 2026
• Sarlat Truffle Festival Sarlat-la-Caneda, France - Mid-Jan 2027 weekend (dates TBC; 2026 edition ran Jan 17 - 18)
• South Beach Wine & Food Festival Miami, USA - Feb 25 - 28, 2027
• Charleston Wine + Food Charleston, USA - Early Mar 2027 (first full weekend, dates TBC; 2026 ran Mar 4 - 8)
• Pebble Beach Food & Wine Pebble Beach, USA - Apr 1 - 4, 2027
• New York City Wine & Food Festival New York, USA - Oct 15 - 18, 2026
• Maine Lobster Festival Rockland, USA - Late July to early August 2027 (dates TBC)
• Montreal en Lumiere Montreal, Canada - Late Feb - early Mar 2027 (dates TBC; 2026 edition ran Feb 19 - Mar 1)
• National Buffalo Wing Festival Buffalo, USA - Sep 5 - 6, 2026
• Mistura Lima, Peru - Dormant - no 2026 edition; successor fair Peru Mucho Gusto runs Oct 30 - Nov 1, 2026 in Lima
• Feria Nacional del Mole Mexico City, Mexico - Throughout Oct 2026 (expected ~Oct 2 - 25; 2025 edition ran Oct 3 - 26)
• Morelia en Boca Morelia, Mexico - Expected late May 2027 (2026 edition ran late May; dates confirmed on the official site)
• Alimentarte Food Festival Bogota, Colombia - Expected two weekends, early-to-mid Feb 2027 (2026 ran Feb 7 - 8 and 14 - 15)
• Dubai Food Festival Dubai, UAE - Expected late Apr - May 2027 (2026 Dubai Restaurant Week ran May 1 - 31)
• Taste of Dubai Dubai, UAE - Expected early Feb 2027 (2026 edition ran Feb 6 - 8 at Dubai Media City Amphitheatre)
• Ubud Food Festival Ubud, Bali, Indonesia - Expected late May - early Jun 2027 (2026 10th-anniversary edition ran May 28 - 31)
• Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival Hong Kong - Late Oct 2026 (expected; 2025 edition ran Oct 23 - 26, HKTB confirms dates yearly)
• Macau Food Festival Macau - Mid-to-late Nov 2026 (expected ~Nov 13 - 29; dates confirmed yearly)
• Penang International Food Festival George Town, Penang, Malaysia - Expected Nov 2026 (exact dates unconfirmed; timing has shifted between years)
• Singapore Food Festival Singapore - Expected Sep 2026 (approx Sep 4 - 24; STB confirms exact dates on the official site)
• National Street Food Festival New Delhi, India - Dec 2026 (expected ~Dec 25 - 27; NASVI confirms December dates yearly)
• Sapporo Autumn Fest Sapporo, Japan - Sep 12 - Oct 4, 2026
• Taste of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa - Nov 28 - 29, 2026
• Franschhoek Bastille Festival Franschhoek, South Africa - Expected mid-Jul 2027, Bastille weekend (2026 edition ran Jul 11 - 12)
• EatDrinkFestival Lagos Lagos, Nigeria - Late Dec 2026 (Detty December window; exact dates and venue TBC)
• Nairobi Restaurant Week Nairobi, Kenya - Expected late Jan - early Feb 2027 (2026 edition ran Jan 22 - Feb 1)
• Melbourne Food and Wine Festival Melbourne, Australia - Expected mid-to-late Mar 2027 (2026 edition ran Mar 20 - 29; program confirmed ~Nov)
• Tasting Australia Adelaide, Australia - Expected early May 2027 (2026 edition ran May 8 - 17)
• Margaret River Gourmet Escape Margaret River, Australia - Mid-Nov 2026 (expected Nov 13 - 15; program and dates confirmed mid-year)
• Hokitika Wildfoods Festival Hokitika, New Zealand - Expected mid-Mar 2027 (one day; 2026 edition ran Mar 14)
• Bluff Oyster & Food Festival Bluff, New Zealand - Expected late May 2027 (one day; 2026 edition ran May 23)
• Noosa Food & Wine Festival Noosa, Australia - Expected mid-Jun 2027 (2026 edition ran Jun 11 - 14)
• Rakfisk Festival (Norsk Rakfiskfestival) Fagernes, Norway - Nov 5 - 7, 2026
• Niigata Sake no Jin Niigata, Japan - Expected mid-Mar 2027 (2026 edition ran Mar 7 - 8)
• Fiesta Nacional de la Vendimia Mendoza, Argentina - Expected late Feb - early Mar 2027 (2026 edition ran Mar 5 - 9)
• Knysna Oyster Festival Knysna, South Africa - Expected late Jun - early Jul 2027 (ten days; 2026 edition ran Jul 3 - 12)
• Barossa Vintage Festival Tanunda, Australia - Apr 21 - 25, 2027 (biennial, odd years)
• Toast Martinborough Martinborough, New Zealand - Nov 14, 2026 (sold out)