Food Festivals in the Washington, DC Area

During Alexandria Restaurant Week more than 40 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.

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.

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,...

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.

Taste of Bethesda, an annual food and music festival held each Ocotber 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.

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 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.

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.

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