Food Events - Annual Food Festivals

During Alexandria Restaurant Week more than 60 restaurants will be offering special menus and pricing to entice visitors to dine in Alexandria, Virginia, just five miles south of Washington, DC. Alexandria Restaurant Week is a great time to try a new restaurant at reduced prices.

The Annapolis Food and Wine Festival is a new event offering wine lovers and foodies a weekend of fun with food and wine pairings; gourmet chef cooking demos; and wine tasting flights.

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.

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.

The Capital Wine Festival is a two-month long festival in Washington DC that brings together winemakers and wine enthusiasts to celebrate great wine from around the globe paired with seasonal cuisine.

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.

Find a variety of food tours in Washington, DC, Sample local cuisine at a variety of Washington DC restaurants, cafes and public markets while exploring historic neighborhoods from Capitol Hill to Georgetown to U Street.

Frederick Restaurant Week is a 7-day promotion that features the unique and fine dining options available in the city of Frederick, Maryland and the surrounding area.

The fall festival includes live music and performances, food, beer, children’s games and inflatables, exhibits by local crafters, artists and businesses, roaming entertainment, dancing and fireworks.

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

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.

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 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.

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 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,...

National Harbor Restaurant Week offers prix fixe lunch for $20 and three-course dinner menus for $35. National Harbor Restaurants feature a variety of cuisines including American, Chinese, Mexican, Seafood, and more.

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.

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.

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.

Learn about Shirlington Restaurant Week and Shirlie’s Girls Night Out in Arlington, Virginia

During Silver Spring Restaurant Week, restaurants in Silver Spring, Maryland will feature prix fixe lunch at reduced prices.

The annual Taste of Arlington is a lively street festival featuring the cuisine of more than 40 restaurants, live entertainment, arts and crafts, children’s activities and a farmer’s market. Proceeds from Taste of Arlington will benefit the Virginia Hospital Center and Arlington Community Foundation.

Taste of Bethesda, an annual food and music festival held each October in Bethesda, Maryland, sample foods and live entertainment

Learn about the Taste of DC, a food, wine, beer and music festival in Washington, DC. Find out how to attend and the highlights of the Taste of DC.

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.

This fall food festival features samples of more than 25 of Georgetown’s most distinguished restaurants, live music, wine tasting and children’s activities.

Thai Restaurant Week, sponsored by the Royal Thai Embassy and Office of Agricultural Affairs in Washington DC, honors Songkran, the traditional Thai New Year observed each year from April 13 -15. Throughout the week, diners in the Washington DC area will have an opportunity to taste distinctive dishes and receive discounts at participating...

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.

The Virginia Wine Festival features wine tastings from 60 Virginia wineries, gourmet food samples, seminars, concerts, arts and crafts and more.

At the Washington, DC International Food & Wine Festival, sample wines from over 280 domestic and international winemakers, seminars and gourmet food tastings.

During Restaurant Week, more than 100 of the Washington, DC’s finest restaurants offer 3-course meals at reduced prices.

Washington, DC’s Restaurants Celebrate The National Cherry Blossom Festival® with Cherry Picks (Cherry Inspired Recipes)