Events

July 3 - July 9

Saturday June 11, 2011 through Thursday July 14, 2011

IFT Annual Meeting & Food Expo
8:00am - 6:00pm
New Orleans, LA
The IFT Annual Meeting & Food Expo is the ONLY annual event that brings together professionals involved in both the science and the business of food - experts from around the world from industry, academia, and government. You'll learn about the very latest trends, the newest products, and the most recent scientific innovations...and make important new professional connections.

Friday June 24, 2011 through Sunday July 3, 2011

Taste of Chicago
11:00am - 9:00pm
Chicago, IL
Chicago’s tremendous array of culinary delights are located in one place at the ten-day lakefront festival where food choices range from ethnic to exotic to Chicago specialties.

Friday July 1, 2011 through Sunday July 3, 2011

Seattle Int'l Beerfest
12:00pm - 9:00pm
Seattle, WA
If you love beer, this is the festival for you! more »

Friday July 1, 2011 through Sunday July 3, 2011

Rocky Mountain Freedom Festival
5:00pm - 10:00pm
Parker, CO
Join us as Master Cookers from throughout the US converge on Douglas County to prepare their mouth-watering specialties, in hopes of impressing the judges and walking away with $8500 in cash prizes and bragging rights!

Sunday July 3, 2011 through Thursday July 7, 2011

World Pastry Forum
12:00am - 12:00am
Phoenix, AZ
Come watch the the world's largest pastry competition! This includes a 5-day demo program, 4-day Hands On Evening Seminar, “Bakery Bootcamp,” a 5-day Hands On Cake Decorating Class, and two 2-day Hands On Chocolate classes on July 3 & 4 and July 5 & 6th.

Monday July 4, 2011

Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest
12:00pm - 5:00pm
Coney Island, NY
The Nathan's Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest Each Fourth of July a group of 20 steely-eyed individuals line up behind a 30-foot table at Nathan's flagship restaurant on Surf Avenue in Coney Island to begin the world hot dog eating championship. more »

Monday July 4, 2011

Music City Hot Chicken Festival
12:00pm - 5:00pm
East Nashville, TN
The annual Music City Hot Chicken Festival celebrating an original Nashville culinary tradition - hot chicken! This free event festures the unique southern flare of local restaruants, amateur cooking competition, inflatable jumpys for the kids, the Yazoo Brewery beer garden, and of course, legendary Nashville music.

Thursday July 7, 2011 through Sunday July 10, 2011

The Park City Food & Wine Classic
6:00pm - 12:00pm
Park City, UT
The food & wine classic is a premier destination event in Utah. Master winemakers, culinary greats, and our distinguished guests gather to play, wine, and dine in beautiful Park City, Utah. Experience more than 100 food artisans, wineries, breweries, distilleries, epicurean purveyors, and locally-made products at this ultimate food and wine experience. more »

Saturday July 9, 2011 through Sunday July 10, 2011

Int'l Mango Festival
9:30am - 4:30pm
Coral Gables, FL
Over the two days of the festivities we will celebrate the mango as an object of beauty and admiration, that is subsistence crop for the people with commercial appeal. Come enjoy all the Mango has to offer! more »

Saturday July 9, 2011 through Sunday July 10, 2011

French Food Festival
7:00am - 3:00pm
Cape Vinceent, NY
This is the largest French festival in the western United States, and it offers up several French delicacies, like crêpes, food from areas once part of the French empire, and entertainment for the whole family!

Saturday July 9, 2011 through Sunday July 10, 2011

Taste of Buffalo
11:00am - 7:00pm
Buffalo, NY
One of the region's signature events, the Taste of Buffalo presented by TOPS is the largest two-day food festival in the United States. It began in 1984 and now attracts almost 450,000 patrons annually. It has been voted WNY's premier outdoor festival. more »