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Food Festivals to Attend in 2023
Are you looking for the country’s top yearly cooking competitions and food festivals? From coast to coast, several renowned festivals are staged in world-class venues that, even without the landscape, make the journey worthwhile for the food options alone.
Virginia’s Urbanna Oyster Festival – November 15, 2022–April 15, 2023 Over 50 vendors provide various oysters, including raw, steamed, fried, roasted, and rockefeller. Local oystermen and women congregate to share their expertise and show off their skills in the festival’s oyster shucking competition as the town closes for the two-day event. While fiercely competitive, it is pure entertainment for the crowd, which is tasked with devouring these tiny mollusks as soon as they are cracked open. Try yours with local wine tastings, or get some craft brews from the microbrewery garden.
New York City Wine & Food Festival – October 12 to 15, 2023 The New York City Wine & Food Festival offers over 80 activities. It is scheduled for October 12–15, 2023, and is considered the city’s most extensive food and wine festival. The NYCWFF