Eight Days of live music, rides and spectacular food make the 16th Annual Crawfish Festival in Biloxi, Mississippi a must! This event brings in over 40,000 visitors over two weekends, making it one of the top 200 events in the US.


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If eight days of crawfish seems a bit too much, check out the smaller, two day Crawfish Festival in Faunsdale, Alabama featuring live music, arts and crafts and a Crawfish Eating Contest.

Thursday evening The French Wine Society is hosting Rhône Renaissance at the French Embassy in Washington DC.

Enjoy an evening of fine Rhone Valley wines paired with a large selection of hors d'oeuvres prepared by 10+ talented local chefs. We invite you to discover the original and best expressions of the spicy Syrah-based reds and supple aromatic Viognier-based whites of the Rhône Valley, one of France's rising star regions.

BBQ is the theme at two events this weekend. In Springfield, Missouri, the folks are hosting the Rock-n Ribs BBQ Festival.

Imagine 60 barbecue teams from a four to six state area rolling into the parking lot with the widest array of barbecue cookers and smokers you have ever seen. These folks are serious when it comes to barbecue!

Or head on over to the 5th Annual Pork in the Park BBQ cook-off in Salisbury, Maryland and enjoy the live Blues music and fabulous food.

The 26th Annual Santa Barbara County Vintner's Festival is this Saturday in Lompoc, California.

The festival will feature the wines of our 100+ members of the Association, live and lively music, a silent auction and wine country cuisine by the area's finest chefs.

A few other events:
The 11th Annual Lowcountry Strawberry Festival at Boone Hall Plantation in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
Gumbo Fest Cook-Off in West Memphis, Arkansas
The 22nd Annual Alma Spinach Festival in Alma, Arkansas