Explore the South’s Best Culinary and Cultural Events
The festivals, fundraisers, and Southern happenings on our radar.
In the Field
The Palmetto Party Columbia
By: The Local PalateThe Local Palate welcomes the state's top talent to Columbia for The Palmetto Party: An Insider’s Taste of South Carolina.
In the Field
Whiskey After Dark Macon 2025
By: The Local PalateWhiskey After Dark, presented by the Local Palate, will bring the world’s top whiskey ambassadors to Macon, Georgia in fall 2025.
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Bourbon Women 2025 SIPosium
Louisville, Kentucky
Experience a place for women to connect and truly let their hair down.
Behind the Recipes: The Cookbook Club at Fearrington Village
Pittsboro, North Carolina
Behind the Recipes, a Cookbook Club event at Fearrington Village, will bring together chefs and authors alike to celebrate the stories that inspire the South's favorite cookbooks.
Sizzle Dining
Paradise Coast, Florida
Florida's Paradise Coast ultimate dining celebration, Sizzle Dining, returns for a four-week event that brings together over 100 restaurants.
Atlanta Food and Wine Festival 2025
Atlanta, Georgia
Get a diverse taste of authentic Atlanta with over 200 celebrated chefs and 60 different tasting opportunities
GrapeFest 2025
Grapevine, Texas
Immerse yourself in a world of luxury wine surrounded by good music and good people at GrapeFest 2025
Louisiana Food & Wine Festival 2025
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Celebrate the birthplace of cajun cuisine during Louisiana‘s best week of food and wine
The Big Dill 2025 – The Worlds Largest Pickle Party
Baltimore, Maryland and Arlington, Texas
Don’t miss out on the most exciting and pickle flavored event of 2025
The Palmetto Party Columbia
Columbia, South Carolina
The Local Palate welcomes the state's top talent to Columbia for The Palmetto Party: An Insider’s Taste of South Carolina.
Pensacola Seafood Festival 2025
Pensacola, Florida
Get a taste of the vibrant, seaside Pensacola community
Southern Smoke Festival 2025
Houston
The Southern Smoke Foundation makes impact across Houston with their largest park party yet.
Whiskey After Dark Macon 2025
Macon, GA
Whiskey After Dark, presented by the Local Palate, will bring the world’s top whiskey ambassadors to Macon, Georgia in fall 2025.
