Some upcoming events to check out:

"Party Down in Apple Town" is the theme for this year's Jackson County Apple Festival in Jackson, Ohio. This lively festival offers five days of live music, Lawn Mower Races, an Apple Peeling Contest, apple butter making and parades.


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The Stockholm Beer and Whiskey Festival offers two weekends of beer and whiskey tasting in Stockholm, Sweden.

Highlights of the event include beer tastings, tutorials and, of course, the beer awards. Categories include best fresh beer, best blonde lager, best porter, best ale and best Swedish beer, among others. Needless to say the festival provides a commercial trade and consumer platform for European producers as well as Swedish and scandinavian.

The residents of Berea, Kentucky invite you to the 12th Annual Berea Spoonbread Festival this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The festivities include a 5k run, a parade, live music, a dog show and a Spoonbread Eating Contest.

Fougerolles, France plays host to the 18th Annual Foire aux Beignets de Cerises (Cherry Beignet Festival) this Sunday.

With plenty of free food and drink on hand, it's not surprising that up to 10,000 people turn up to the event each year. The fair features plenty of folkloric musical entertainment, arts and crafts stalls and local delicacies to tuck into.

More than 100 specialty producers from Wales come together this weekend at the 10th annual Abergavenny Food Festival in Abergavenny, Wales. The event offers tasting opportunities, cooking demonstrations and a chance to meet chefs.

Or you could sink your teeth into one of these;

The International Shellfish Festival in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Green County Cheese Days in Monroe, Wisconsin
Chowder, Blues and Brews in Florence, Oregon