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Food Events - Annual Food Festivals

The Washington, DC area hosts food events at a variety of venues throughout the year. Find out about these special food and restaurant festivals in Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia
Annapolis Restaurant Week
Annapolis Restaurant Week provides an opportunity for area residents and vacationers to treat themselves to great food at a reasonable price. Annapolis Restaurants offer special menus for this special event.
Bethesda Chevy Chase Restaurant Week
Experience Bethesda, Maryland's best restaurants at affordable prices. More than 30 of Bethesda's finest restaurants will be offering lunches for $15 and dinners for $30.00 for this gourmet event.
Chocolate Lovers Festival in Fairfax, Virginia
The Chocolate Lovers Festival is an annual two day event held each year in February in Old Town Fairfax. Chocolate Challenge, Taste of Chocolate, Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast, and more.
Kids Restaurant Week in Washington, DC
Washington DC will host Kids Restaurant Week with a week of kid-friendly cuisine and fixed-price menus at some of Washington, DC’s most popular restaurants. See the details about Kids Restaurant Week in Washington, DC
Maryland Seafood Festival - Annapolis
The Maryland Seafood Festival is an Annapolis tradition with great food, music, and family fun. Maryland’s greatest restaurateurs and chefs participate in a weekend festival showcasing great Maryland seafood including crabs, oysters, and a wide variety of fish.
Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show in Washington, DC
Washington, DC Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show at the Washington Convention Center focuses on food and entertaining. Find, dates, times, schedules and ticket information.
Mount Vernon’s Wine Festival & Sunset Tours
Mount Vernon’s Wine Festival & Sunset Tour celebrates the history of wine in Virginia with special evening tours of the Mansion and cellar, appearances by “George and Martha Washington”, and live jazz on the east lawn of George Washington's Mount Vernon home.
National Capital Barbecue Battle
If you love barbecue you’ll love the food samples, cooking demonstrations, interactive displays and children’s activities at this sizzling summer festival in Washington, DC.
National Harbor Food and Wine Festival
National Harbor Food and Wine Festival includes more than 70 exhibitors representing the Chesapeake region’s diverse restaurants, food crafters, wineries, breweries and wine and beer retailers. A bazaar-style emporium will feature gourmet foods, specialty wines, cutlery, glassware, handcrafted accessories, high-end kitchen equipment, cookware, and more.
Northern Virginia Summer Brewfest
Northern Virginia Summer BrewFest, a Virginia beer festival with food, live music and children’s activities. The Brewfest is held at Morven Park in Leesburg, Virginia.
Old Town Alexandria Food and Wine Festival
The festival combines the Old Town's best culinary experiences into a spectacular weekend including Vintner Dinners in Alexandria's premier restaurants, the King Street Sip 'n Stroll, and tastings of Virginia's locally-grown world class wine and delectable culinary seminars in Grand Tasting ballrooms.
Rockville Restaurant Week 2009
During the Rockville Restaurant Week, it is a good time to try something new. A wide variety of restaurants in Rockville, Maryland will offer pre-fixed meals, lunches for $10 and dinners for $25.
Silver Spring Restaurant Week
During Silver Spring Restaurant Week, restaurants in Silver Spring, Maryland will feature prix fixe lunch at reduced prices.
Smithsonian Resident Associate Culinary Programs
Food and wine classes and programs presented by the Smithsonian Resident Associate program
Taste of Bethesda
Taste of Bethesda, an annual food and music festival held each October in Bethesda, Maryland, sample foods and live entertainment
Taste of Dupont 2009 - A Dining Event in Dupont Circle
The Taste of Dupont is an annual event where participants create their own progressive dinner while sampling cuisine at some of the most popular restaurants in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington DC.
Taste of Georgetown
This fall food festival features samples of more than 25 of Georgetown’s most distinguished restaurants, live music, wine tasting and children’s activities.
The List - Are You On It?
This is an e-newsletter that features food, wine and restaurant events in Washington, DC including information about local chefs and restaurant openings.
Vintage Virginia Wine Festival
The Vintage Virginia Wine Festival in Centreville, Virginia, features tastings 50 wineries including over 250 award-winning Virginia wines, educational seminars on food pairing, fine art exhibits, children’s activities, food and live entertainment.
Virginia Wine Festival
The Virginia Wine Festival features wine tastings from 60 Virginia wineries, gourmet food samples, seminars, concerts, arts and crafts and more.
Washington, DC International Food & Wine Festival
At the Washington, DC International Food & Wine Festival, sample wines from over 280 domestic and international winemakers, seminars and gourmet food tastings.
Washington, DC Restaurant Week
During Restaurant Week, more than 100 of the Washington, DC’s finest restaurants offer 3-course meals at reduced prices.
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Washington, DC’s Restaurants Celebrate The National Cherry Blossom Festival® with Cherry Picks (Cherry Inspired Recipes)

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