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La Tomatina
An annual festival in Spain where participants throw tomatoes and engage in tomato fights purely for entertainment. The focus is less on eating and more on the food fight experience.
Oktoberfest
The world's largest Volksfest held in Munich, Germany, featuring beer and traditional Bavarian foods such as pretzels, sausages, and schnitzel.
Taste of Chicago
A large food festival featuring a diverse range of cuisines and dishes from Chicago's best restaurants, including deep-dish pizza, Chicago style hot dogs, and international foods.
Salon du Chocolat
A French exposition dedicated to chocolate and cocoa, where renowned chocolatiers and pastry chefs from around the world showcase their creations.
Pizzafest
An Italian festival that celebrates pizza, featuring various styles and flavors. Chefs from all over compete in Naples to create traditional and innovative pizzas.
Maine Lobster Festival
An annual event in Rockland, Maine that celebrates local seafood, specifically the Maine lobster, with feasts, parades, and cooking competitions.
Hawaii Food & Wine Festival
A gastronomic event highlighting Hawaii's local produce and diverse culinary scene, with a focus on dishes prepared with Pacific Rim flavors.
Pahiyas Festival
A Philippine feast where the creativity of decorating houses with agricultural harvest is celebrated, alongside the enjoyment of regional food like pancit habhab and longganisa.
Wildfoods Festival
Held in New Zealand, this unique event showcases wild and exotic foods ranging from local game to edible insects and unusual plant species.
Melbourne Food and Wine Festival
An Australian festival celebrating Melbourne's vibrant food and wine scene with tastings, workshops, and masterclasses featuring local and international chefs.
Ivrea Orange Festival
Held in Ivrea, Italy, this festival is known for its historic orange-throwing battle that represents a fight for freedom, accompanied by medieval pageantry.
The Gilroy Garlic Festival
A three-day event in Gilroy, California, celebrating garlic with a variety of garlic-infused foods, including the famous garlic ice cream.
Maslenitsa
A Russian festival that marks the end of winter and includes the consumption of blini (Russian pancakes), symbolic of the sun due to their round shape.
Chinchilla Melon Festival
An Australian festival in Chinchilla, the 'Melon Capital,' where attendees partake in melon skiing, melon tossing, and enjoy various melon-based foods and beverages.
Xi'an Food Festival
A festival in Xi'an, China that offers a taste of traditional Shaanxi cuisine and famous dishes like biangbiang noodles, roujiamo, and lamb skewers.
Kaikoura Seafest
A New Zealand festival that celebrates local seafood and marine harvests from the region, including crayfish, paua, and green-lipped mussels.
Bite of Seattle
A food festival that showcases Seattle's restaurant scene and includes food from all over the world, live music, wine tastings, and chef demonstrations.
The Truffle Festival
An event that takes place in various regions across Italy, dedicated to celebrating truffles, with tastings, markets, and dishes highlighting this prized ingredient.
Budapest International Wine Festival
A Hungarian festival focusing on wine culture with thousands of different wines to taste from Hungary and around the world, paired with local Hungarian dishes.
Abergavenny Food Festival
A culinary event in Wales that brings together chefs, food businesses, and gastronomes to sample and celebrate the best in local Welsh produce and cuisine.
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