This festival is hosted by and benefits the Food Bank For New York City and Share Our Strength®. The fourth annual event features a one-of-a-kind line-up of chefs, winemakers, culinary personalities, and mixologists--including Food Network Stars, Local Celebrities and international sensations.

Sonoma County Harvest Fair is a celebration of harvest featuring three full days of wine tasting with 150+ wineries, wine sales, chef demonstrations, microbrew tasting (Saturday only), farm and harvest agricultural activities for children and adults, the World Championship Grape Stomp, continuous live jazz, an art show, crafters pavilion, farm animals to meet, and much more.

Join us at Verrill Farm in Concord, MA on Sunday, October 2nd for a good ole Hoedown. There will be a pig roast, Hoedown-inspired fare from 8 chefs, beer from Boston Beer Works, bluegrass music from Hokums Heroes, a baking throwdown which you can participate in by bringing a dessert made with local, seasona produce. And of course there will be prize for best Hoedown duds. So dust off your cowboy boots & hat and get your tickets today. Y'all come now!

Cool sea air, a warm autumn sun and piping-hot “chowda.” Does it get any better than that? At Mystic Seaport’s annual Chowderfest, visitors taste the best chowder anywhere, delectable seafood specialties, seasonal desserts and beer, wine and apple cider. And there's more on the menu than great food. (Hey, this is Mystic Seaport!) Stroll through the village and enjoy live music by Finest Kind. Bring the kids to enjoy a “clammy” art project and story time in the Children’s Museum. Learn about late summer stars and the mariner under the Planetarium dome. Or, climb aboard our steamboatSabino for a closer look at the colorful foliage.

Visit the vendors for specialty food items, stop by the produce stands for fresh garlic and other fall produce or venture over to the food court for garlic marinated steak sandwiches, deep fried garlic, garlic ice cream and more!