From bottomless food festivals to fundraising events involving copious amounts of booze, there is truly no reason to stay indoors this summer. Here's every food and drink festival we know about, so far. Make sure to check back for updates as the festivals' dates approach.
Every single food and drink festival in Orlando this summer
By Orlando Weekly Staff on Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 7:29 pm
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Red, White & Brew
Wall Street Plaza, July 3-4, 2-9 p.m.
Start celebrating Independence Day early by coming out to Wall Street Plaza’s Red White & Brew, a two-day event with beer specials, food, games, giveaways, and music. There’s no cover charge for this event, and everyone must be 21 and up.
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Wall Street Plaza, July 3-4, 2-9 p.m.
Start celebrating Independence Day early by coming out to Wall Street Plaza’s Red White & Brew, a two-day event with beer specials, food, games, giveaways, and music. There’s no cover charge for this event, and everyone must be 21 and up.
Photo via Wall St. Plaza/Facebook
Artegon Market Beer and Wine Stroll
July 14th Thursday 6-9 p.m.
Artegon Market’s Beer & Wine Stroll has will have craft beers and wine, as well as food vendors with discounted prices. If you grab a wristband and passport from Guest Services and make your way through the entire marketplace, you can trade your completed passport for some free swag. Plus, the event is entirely free.
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July 14th Thursday 6-9 p.m.
Artegon Market’s Beer & Wine Stroll has will have craft beers and wine, as well as food vendors with discounted prices. If you grab a wristband and passport from Guest Services and make your way through the entire marketplace, you can trade your completed passport for some free swag. Plus, the event is entirely free.
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Orlando Brew for a Cure
431 E Central Blvd, Orlando, July 16, 4 p.m.
Presented by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Central Florida Chapter, Orlando Brew for a Cure isn’t your typical beer festival. With more than 300 guests gathering at World of Beer in Downtown Orlando to test samples from the best local microbreweries and top restaurants and a combination of silent auctions and live entertainment, the first annual Orlando Brew for a Cure might be the event to splurge on. General Admission tickets are $50.
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431 E Central Blvd, Orlando, July 16, 4 p.m.
Presented by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Central Florida Chapter, Orlando Brew for a Cure isn’t your typical beer festival. With more than 300 guests gathering at World of Beer in Downtown Orlando to test samples from the best local microbreweries and top restaurants and a combination of silent auctions and live entertainment, the first annual Orlando Brew for a Cure might be the event to splurge on. General Admission tickets are $50.
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Curry Fest 2016
4603 West Colonial Drive, Orlando, July 23, 12-11 p.m.
With a large assortment of different types of curry to try, this is one festival that is pretty self-explanatory. Enjoy some Asian or Indian curry while you listen to music from around the world for a curry-fied experience. Tickets start at $20.
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4603 West Colonial Drive, Orlando, July 23, 12-11 p.m.
With a large assortment of different types of curry to try, this is one festival that is pretty self-explanatory. Enjoy some Asian or Indian curry while you listen to music from around the world for a curry-fied experience. Tickets start at $20.
Photo via Curry Fest FL
Crab & Seafood Festival
1000 City Center Blvd. Port Orange, July 23, 2-8 p.m.
This is a free event in the Kenneth Parker Amphitheater where you’ll find lots of seafood vendors, arts and crafts. They will also be featuring live entertainment from the Roscoe Jenkins Band.
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1000 City Center Blvd. Port Orange, July 23, 2-8 p.m.
This is a free event in the Kenneth Parker Amphitheater where you’ll find lots of seafood vendors, arts and crafts. They will also be featuring live entertainment from the Roscoe Jenkins Band.
Photo via Divine Designs Event Planning & Decor LLC
Boards and Brews
480 S Ronald Reagan Blvd, Longwood, July 23, 4-7 p.m.
Inside The Hourglass Brewery’s taproom, you’ll find skateboard art and of course, tons of beer. Seeing as the proceeds will be going toward feeding children, participating in a silent auction over a tricked-out artsy skateboard seems like a good way to spend a day.
Photo via The Hourglass Brewery/Facebook
480 S Ronald Reagan Blvd, Longwood, July 23, 4-7 p.m.
Inside The Hourglass Brewery’s taproom, you’ll find skateboard art and of course, tons of beer. Seeing as the proceeds will be going toward feeding children, participating in a silent auction over a tricked-out artsy skateboard seems like a good way to spend a day.
Photo via The Hourglass Brewery/Facebook
Caribbean Heritage Festival
750 S. Alabama Ave. Deland, July 24, 2-8 p.m.
This is a free event by Volusia Heritage Festival celebrating Caribbean heritage and music. Bring the family to Earl Brown Park and listen to Soca and munch on traditional caribbean food.
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750 S. Alabama Ave. Deland, July 24, 2-8 p.m.
This is a free event by Volusia Heritage Festival celebrating Caribbean heritage and music. Bring the family to Earl Brown Park and listen to Soca and munch on traditional caribbean food.
Photo via satellites407/Instagram
Christmas in July
7800 Dr Phillips Blvd, July 23
This event might get you in the Christmas spirit early, as you’ll be drinking for a good cause. If you bring an unwrapped gift, it’ll be donated to a children’s charity and you’ll get a free select draft in return.
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7800 Dr Phillips Blvd, July 23
This event might get you in the Christmas spirit early, as you’ll be drinking for a good cause. If you bring an unwrapped gift, it’ll be donated to a children’s charity and you’ll get a free select draft in return.
Photo via Emily B/Yelp
Whiskey Business
126 W Church St, Orlando, July 29, 7-11 p.m.
What better way to try the best scotches, bourbons and whiskeys than all at the same time and place? Try everything from single malts to local bourbons and meet connoisseurs that will discuss these spirits in a different light. Tickets start at $35.
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126 W Church St, Orlando, July 29, 7-11 p.m.
What better way to try the best scotches, bourbons and whiskeys than all at the same time and place? Try everything from single malts to local bourbons and meet connoisseurs that will discuss these spirits in a different light. Tickets start at $35.
Photo via Leanne Leuterio/Orlando Weekly
SMaSH Beer Festival
311 W. Warren Ave, Longwood, July 30, 1-5 p.m.
Created to show how creative Florida breweries could be, this festival is both an opportunity for them to give back and to think outside the box. The challenge is for each brewery to create a new beer from a single malt and a single hop. Tickets start at $30 and all proceeds go toward the Sharing Center.
Photo via Florida SMaSH Beer Fest/Facebook
311 W. Warren Ave, Longwood, July 30, 1-5 p.m.
Created to show how creative Florida breweries could be, this festival is both an opportunity for them to give back and to think outside the box. The challenge is for each brewery to create a new beer from a single malt and a single hop. Tickets start at $30 and all proceeds go toward the Sharing Center.
Photo via Florida SMaSH Beer Fest/Facebook
New Smyrna Shrimp & Seafood Festival
Along Flagler Avenue in the NSB Waterfront LOOP, New Smyrna Beach, Aug. 4, 5-9 p.m.
Come celebrate the 9th annual New Smyrna Shrimp & Seafood Festival where more than 50 restaurants will compete for the “Best on the Beach” awards. They’ll have tastings of their specialties which you can try for $3-5 while you enjoy the live entertainment.
Photo via Dave Marye, Keyes Realty/Facebook
Along Flagler Avenue in the NSB Waterfront LOOP, New Smyrna Beach, Aug. 4, 5-9 p.m.
Come celebrate the 9th annual New Smyrna Shrimp & Seafood Festival where more than 50 restaurants will compete for the “Best on the Beach” awards. They’ll have tastings of their specialties which you can try for $3-5 while you enjoy the live entertainment.
Photo via Dave Marye, Keyes Realty/Facebook
Festival del Merengue
2911 E Robinson St, Orlando, Aug. 14, 12 p.m.
This festival promises to be a celebration of Dominican food, music, art and culture. Come out to the Orlando Festival Park to get a taste of this Caribbean nation. Contact the venue for price details.
Photo via Taller de Bomba Balance/Facebook
2911 E Robinson St, Orlando, Aug. 14, 12 p.m.
This festival promises to be a celebration of Dominican food, music, art and culture. Come out to the Orlando Festival Park to get a taste of this Caribbean nation. Contact the venue for price details.
Photo via Taller de Bomba Balance/Facebook
MargaritaFest
Wall and Court Streets, Downtown Orlando, Aug. 27, 5-9 p.m.
Come out to MargaritaFest to try more than 20 different types of tequilas and margaritas. If anything, it’ll help you jam out harder to the live entertainment of the event. Tickets are $20.
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Wall and Court Streets, Downtown Orlando, Aug. 27, 5-9 p.m.
Come out to MargaritaFest to try more than 20 different types of tequilas and margaritas. If anything, it’ll help you jam out harder to the live entertainment of the event. Tickets are $20.
Photo via Orlando Weekly
Summer Sour Fest
Abbey Bar - 117 North Woodland Boulevard, DeLand, August 27, 2-6 p.m.
If sour beers are your thing, check this festival out. This first-ever annual event has samples from over ten breweries and counting. Tickets go for $35 in advance, and $45 at the gate.
Photo via Abbey Bar/Facebook
Abbey Bar - 117 North Woodland Boulevard, DeLand, August 27, 2-6 p.m.
If sour beers are your thing, check this festival out. This first-ever annual event has samples from over ten breweries and counting. Tickets go for $35 in advance, and $45 at the gate.
Photo via Abbey Bar/Facebook
Mount Dora Seafood Festival
100 N. Donnelly St., Mount Dora, August 27 11 a.m.-9 p.m. and August 28 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
This free seafood festival in downtown Mt. Dora runs for two days, and is located on the waterfront of Elizabeth Evans park. The Wailers, a reggae band formed by two of Bob Marley’s guitarists, will be playing Saturday evening. VIP tickets for the band are available now starting at $75.
Photo via Mt. Dora/Facebook
100 N. Donnelly St., Mount Dora, August 27 11 a.m.-9 p.m. and August 28 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
This free seafood festival in downtown Mt. Dora runs for two days, and is located on the waterfront of Elizabeth Evans park. The Wailers, a reggae band formed by two of Bob Marley’s guitarists, will be playing Saturday evening. VIP tickets for the band are available now starting at $75.
Photo via Mt. Dora/Facebook
Brevard Caribbean Fest
401 Riveredge Blvd, Cocoa, September 4 from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m.
This will be Caribbean Fest’s 13th year, and will as usual be an opportunity to experience Caribbean food, music and more. International reggae artists will be playing throughout, and it’s all completely free.
Photo via nativeflycharters/Instagram
401 Riveredge Blvd, Cocoa, September 4 from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m.
This will be Caribbean Fest’s 13th year, and will as usual be an opportunity to experience Caribbean food, music and more. International reggae artists will be playing throughout, and it’s all completely free.
Photo via nativeflycharters/Instagram
Corks For Cancer
19239 US-27, Clermont, September 10th-11th
Lakeridge Winery and Vineyards are hosting, with local arts and crafters coming to show their wares. There’s a $2 donation fee, and a portion of all the wine sales will be going to the Leesburg Regional Hospital Cancer programs. This is your chance to drink for a good cause, don’t miss out.
Photo via justagirlandherwine/Instagram
19239 US-27, Clermont, September 10th-11th
Lakeridge Winery and Vineyards are hosting, with local arts and crafters coming to show their wares. There’s a $2 donation fee, and a portion of all the wine sales will be going to the Leesburg Regional Hospital Cancer programs. This is your chance to drink for a good cause, don’t miss out.
Photo via justagirlandherwine/Instagram
EdgeFest Backyard BBQ
1108 South Ridgewood Avenue, Edgewater, September 17
This barbecue festival’s going to be in Hawks Park as part Edgefest, an Edgewater fundraising event for the Chamber of Commerce. They’ll be having plenty of vendors, games, and of course, food. It’s free, but the suggested $5 donation at the gate gets you a community discount card.
Photo via flobust/Instagram
1108 South Ridgewood Avenue, Edgewater, September 17
This barbecue festival’s going to be in Hawks Park as part Edgefest, an Edgewater fundraising event for the Chamber of Commerce. They’ll be having plenty of vendors, games, and of course, food. It’s free, but the suggested $5 donation at the gate gets you a community discount card.
Photo via flobust/Instagram
Epcot Food and Wine Festival
Epcot, September 14 to November 14
This year’s celebration will have two extra weeks, extending to 62 days from the prior 52. The Greece and Patagonia booths are returning as well. Special events include Rockin Burger Bloc parties every weekend, the “Party for the Senses” grand tasting events along with a new theme for the party every week, and more. Famous chefs such as Cat Cora, Norman Van Aken and others will be attending with their own premium events. You’ll have to buy a Epcot ticket for entry, but beyond that you’re good to go.
Photo via disneynomz/Instagram
Epcot, September 14 to November 14
This year’s celebration will have two extra weeks, extending to 62 days from the prior 52. The Greece and Patagonia booths are returning as well. Special events include Rockin Burger Bloc parties every weekend, the “Party for the Senses” grand tasting events along with a new theme for the party every week, and more. Famous chefs such as Cat Cora, Norman Van Aken and others will be attending with their own premium events. You’ll have to buy a Epcot ticket for entry, but beyond that you’re good to go.
Photo via disneynomz/Instagram
United We Brunch
126 W Church St, Orlando, Sept. 17, 12-3 p.m.
Orlando’s downtown restaurants team up for a brunch-tasting event at Church Street Station and the Orchid Garden, complete with mimosas, bloody marys and other boozy beverages to help you get over your hangover.
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126 W Church St, Orlando, Sept. 17, 12-3 p.m.
Orlando’s downtown restaurants team up for a brunch-tasting event at Church Street Station and the Orchid Garden, complete with mimosas, bloody marys and other boozy beverages to help you get over your hangover.
Photo via Orlando Weekly
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