World Events Calendar:
Great Food and Drink Events.
Parades, celebrations and festivals of a civic
or historical nature, listed alphabetically by country and/or city, with
North American cities listed first.
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North America
Chicago, Illinois.
Gilroy, Ceorgia
Hope, Arkansas
Watermelon Festival , August.
Watermelon eating and seed-spitting contests, entertainment, crafts.
Since 1977. Call (501) 777-3640.
Laredo, Texas
Jalapeno Festival , February.
Spicy food, pepper-eating contest, music. Call (210) 726-6697 for info.
McLean's Town, Grand Bahama Island
Mystic, Connecticut
Chowderfest, October.
Contests for the most popular chowder style.
Visitors can board tall ships, go for buggy rides; children dress is sailor's clothes,
move cargo, try out sailor's bunks. Call (203) 572-5315 for info.
Morgan City, Louisana
Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum
Festival, August-September. Shrimp cookoff, Cajun fare, blessing of
the fleet, gospel tent. Call (504) 385-0703.
Nantucket, Massachusetts
Cranberry Harvest
Festival October. 200 acres of bogs open to public, chef's food festival,
inn tour, cranberry cooking contest. Call (508) 228-1700 for dates.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Mardi Gras, February.
One of the world's great celebrations, marking the last day before Lent
begins. The fun actually begins in early January and climaxes on "Fat
Tuesday", so-called because people often eat their fill the day before
Lent.
Check out their tourism website at: New
Orleans
Oaxaca, Mexico
Food of the Gods Festival, October.
Market tours, cooking classes, classes on the pre-Hispanic use of medicinal herbs,
food tastings, chocolate classes, outdoor picnic, visits to archaeological sites.
Call 1-800-446-2922 for more information.
Penticton, British Columbia
Plant City, Florida
Portland, Oregon
Rockland, Maine
London, England
Menton, France
Munich, Germany
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Food Festival , March.
Food stalls, entertainment. Call (212) 869-5008 for info.
Taipei, Taiwan
The Taipei Chinese Food Festival,
August.
Sixty specialty booths. Dumpling banquet, plus contests. Call (212)
466-0691.