2025 - Food, wine, and cocktail events

Check out our curated list of the top national food, wine, and cocktail events and festivals.
December 12 - 15, 2024

Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival

The Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival will celebrate the 15th year as one of the country's most prestigious and delectable culinary getaways. Held at the quintessential Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach and at select locations on the island of Palm Beach and beyond, the festival showcases some of the world's most renowned chefs and wine industry leaders through a collection of dinners, tastings, seminars, and more.

Jan 12 - 14

Wine & Spirits Daily Summit

The Wine & Spirits Daily Summit regularly attracts top suppliers, distributors and retailer executives in the U.S. wine and spirits industry, in addition to craft distillers, financial analysts, advertising executives and more.

Feb 15 - 18

Texsom

The Texas Sommelier Conference helps promote professional wine service standards, outlines paths for further beverage education and certification, and raises public awareness about professional standards and certifications for sommeliers.

Feb 27 - Mar 4

Arizona Cocktail week

Arizona Cocktail Weekend hosted three signature evening events this year, while the best brands in the industry showcased their top spirits via everything from brand driven happy hours and parties to educational seminars filled with craft cocktails, friends and unforgettable memories around Phoenix.

Mar 2 - 9

Seattle Cocktail week

Seattle Cocktail Week is a week-long celebration of the Emerald City’s cocktail scene. The city’s best bars and the world’s greatest liquor brands will come together to highlight all of the amazing cocktail concoctions available in Seattle.

Mar 10 - 12

American Craft Spirits Association

Developed for the community of craft spirits producers, the ACSA Distillers’ Convention and Vendor Trade Show brings together distillers and suppliers to harness the energy of the industry. In the past years, ACSA has educated 1000s to strengthen the safety and prosperity of the trade and has provided a platform to network and explore products and services from our suppliers. See what convention is upcoming and take a peek at what you might have missed.

Mar 24 - 26

Bar and Restaurant Expo

Bar & Restaurant Expo is a truly immersive experience for the fast-changing F&B industry. When you register for Bar & Restaurant Expo, you can access and enjoy: Centralized expo hall floor to shop and meet over 400 suppliers, sample a huge range of bar and restaurant products, and enjoy show-only discounts.

Mar 26 - 28

DISCUS Conference

The DISCUS Annual conference is the premier industry event for America’s spirits industry leaders, decision makers and supply chain partners. Spirits executives, trade leaders, distilling experts, and industry stakeholders will share their ideas to drive innovation and chart the future of our sector. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear the latest on mission-critical policies, connect with spirits business executives at networking events, learn from industry thought leaders and walk away with tangible insights to boost your business.

Mar 28 - 29

Whisky Live

Whisky Live provides the ultimate whisky experience for enthusiasts and novices alike. With Masterclasses, stage demonstrations and talks from master distillers and brand ambassadors from around the world, Whisky Live ensures the ultimate whisky experience.

Apr 2 - 5

Taste of Vail

Taste of Vail showcases more than 30 of Vail's finest chefs and restaurants alongside the owners and winemakers from nearly 50 of the countries top wineries.

Apr 24 - 27

South Walton Beaches Wine & Food Festival

Be prepared to sip more than 600 wines presented by knowledgeable wine industry insiders, savor delectabale small bites from our Nosh Pavilions, led by the best restaurants South Walton has to offer, and stroll the beautiful boulevard.

May 14 - 15

Craft Beverage Expo and Distribution Conference

The Craft Beverage Expo and Distribution Conference is the curated event you need to experience if you’re in the craft beverage industry. The CBE conference focuses on small-batch beverage brands and the unique challenges they face when it comes to securing placement on store shelves. In the expo hall, you’ll find companies that cater specifically to specialty beverages with the best new technologies and tools—from fresh ingredients to labels and shipping, to financial and other services specific to the craft industry’s needs.

May 20

USA Trade Tasting

Every year, the USA Trade Tasting(USATT) Show brings together importers, distributors, retailers, and press of the US market in Chicago for 2 days of learning, buying and selling, networking, and fun

May 23 - 25

Bottle Rock

Started in 2013, BottleRock Napa Valley was the first music festival in Napa, Calif.'s renowned wine country. Since its inception, this festival has garnered attention from the world over with big-name musicians and bands

May 24 - 26

Hot Luck Fest

Created by James Beard Award-winner Aaron Franklin, Guerilla Suit principal and Mohawk owner James Moody, and Mike Thelin, co-founder of Feast Portland, it is a DIY casserole of the culinary and music world.

Jun 10 - 11

Bar Convent Brooklyn

Bar Convent Brooklyn (BCB) is a welcoming and collaborative environment in which the pioneers of the bar and beverage community gather to celebrate and sculpt the future of liquid culture through education, sharing best practices, and generating business opportunities.

Jun 11 - 15

New Orleans Wine and Food Experience

The New Orleans Wine & Food Experience is a premier event, showcasing what the city does best… eating and drinking. In its 30th Anniversary year, the festival has become one of the most celebrated culinary events in the nation, attracting gourmands and connoisseurs.

Sep 1 - 5

TAG Global Spirit Awards

This four-day event included international judges from four continents to crown Grand Finale winners in multiple categories — and ticketed consumer events for spirits enthusiasts, including the Pink Tie Gala benefitting the Helen David Relief Fund.

Jun 24 - 25

Drinks America

Be part of these co-located events, Vinexpo America & Drinks America! Together, they will reunite the beverage alcohol industry in person, under one roof. Vinexpo America will focus exclusively on wines, with representation from all of the world’s top-producing regions.

Sep 5 - 7

Kentucky Bourbon Festival

The Kentucky Bourbon Festival promotes Kentucky Bourbon & the Bourbon Capital of the World by hosting a celebration that contributes to the economic and cultural vitality of the community in Bardstown, Kentucky.

Sep 6 - 7

Hudson Valley WIne and Food Festival

The New York Wine & Food Festival features hundreds of wines from New York wineries, more than 100 gourmet specialty foods, fine art and lifestyle vendors, food sampling from some of the region's best restaurants and live entertainment.

Sep 11 - 14

Atlanta Food & Wine Festival

The Atlanta Food & Wine Festival has raised a toast the incomparable food, wine, beer and spirits of the South.

Sep 19 - 21

Newport Beach Wine & Food

Newport Beach Wine & Food is the most exclusive, intimate and world-class epicurean lifestyle event in Southern California. You’ll enjoy one-of-a-kind dinners by celebrity chefs and local masters, taste bites from a plethora of top restaurants with their executive chefs and sip from a distinguished variety of wines, spirits and craft brews.

Oct 6 - 8

Bar Convent Berlin (International)

Bar Convent Berlin is the largest trade fair for the bar and beverage industry. Bar owners, bartenders, distributors and manufacturers from around 80 countries come to BCB in Berlin every year to make new contacts, learn about product innovations and attend seminars.

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