This Weekend’s Food Festivals

Once again I drew on the resources at foodreference.com to get a list of this weekend’s food festivals.

August 13-17, 2008  Delcambre Shrimp Festival
Delcambre, Louisiana
Always the 3rd full weekend in August. Home to one of the area’s most productive shrimp fleets.

August 14-16, 2008  Hot Chili Days, Cool Mountain Nights
Red River, New Mexico
4 Corners Regional Chili Cook-Off And Music Festival.

August 14-17, 2007  98th Annual Fisherman’s Feast
Boston, Massachusetts
This is Boston’s oldest continuous Italian festival. This is an annual event that began in Boston in 1911 and is based on a tradition that goes back to the 16th century in Sciacca Sicily.

August 14-17, 2008  Crested Butte Wild Mushroom Festival
Crested Butte, Colorado
The purpose of the Crested Butte (insert joke here) Wild Mushroom Festival is to educate people about wild mushrooms in the Rocky Mountains in a way that is informative, interesting and fun! We encourage experiential learning via forays, cooking classes, and other practical methods as well as hosting an array of traditional lectures and workshops.

August 15-16, 2008  Franklin County Watermelon Festival
Russellville, Alabama
Miss Watermelon and her Court reign over the festivities, concert, antique car & truck show. Always the 3rd weekend in August (Fri-Sat)

August 15-17, 2008  Flint Hills Beef Fest
Emporia, Kansas
Blues & Barbecue cookoff, Ranch Rodeo, Cattle Judging, Cow Chip Toss and Catch

August 15-17, 2008  Sutherlin Blackberry Festival
Sutherlin, Oregon

August 15-17, 2008  America’s Best: Celebrity Food Show
Anaheim, California
A gathering of more than 175 exhibiting companies sampling and selling products and services in preparation of the biggest outdoor season of the year.

August 16, 2008  Watermelon Day
Vining, Minnesota
Craft show, children’s games, petting zoo, food, bingo, musical entertainment, free watermelon

August 16, 2008  Wild Edibles
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Learn what common plants growing in northern Minnesota forests are edible and how to harvest and prepare them. Nature hike and demonstration cooking.

August 16, 2008  San Rafael Food & Wine Festival
San Rafael, California

August 16, 2008  Lafayette Peach Festival
Lafayette, Colorado
Come and bring the entire family for a full day of peach Festival Fun including Live entertainment! Free Admission

August 16, 2008  Summer Harvest Festival
Pittstown, New Jersey
Peaceful Valley Orchards. Celebrating Jersey’s Best Fruits & Vegetables

August 16-17, 2008  Fairborn Sweet Corn Festival
Fairborn, Ohio  (no website)
Sat. 11am. – 7 pm; Sun. 11 am. – 6 pm.
Community Park East, 750 Dayton Yellow Springs Rd, Fairborn, Ohio 45324.  Lots of fresh sweet corn. Corn eating contests, local food booths, arts & crafts, entertainment and activities for all ages.  More info 937-305-0800.

August 16-17, 2008  Seafood Festival 2008
Landisville, New Jersey
This is a free admission event featuring live music, wine tasting, winery and vineyard tours, kids activities, and much more.

August 16-17, 2008  Charleston Seafood Festival
Charleston, Oregon
Featuring local seafood, mall market vendors, food vendors, dunk tank, children’s fishing pond. Wine/beer garden, boat tours on the bay.

August 16-17, 2008  17th Annual Tomato Festival & BBQ Championship
Fairfield, California
Draws over 45,000 people; West Coast 3rd Annual BBQ Championship; Tomato Festival Cooking Contest; entertainment, arts & crafts.

August 17, 2008  2nd Annual Latin Food Festival
Las Vegas, Nevada
The festival is a food tasting which brings together Latino restaurants, food companies and beverage companies as well as other professional companies for a fun and exciting day of sampleling food and drink from the Latino culture.  Also it gives companies a chance to cross market with each other.
For more info: (702) 592-7219  Email: marklvlcc@yahoo.com