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Case of white truffles from Alba laid on grey cloth
Kent Wang from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA

Food festivals in October

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2026

Case of white truffles from Alba laid on grey clothKent Wang from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SATruffleOctober, November, December 2026

Alba International White Truffle Fair

Alba’s white truffle fair, weekends from 10 October to 6 December 2026: truffle market, tickets, wine tastings and how to buy a truffle.AlbaView
Stall piled with chocolate bars and slabs at the Salon du Chocolat in ParisTasaka Sama, CC BY-SAChocolateOctober, November 2026

Salon du Chocolat Paris

Paris’s chocolate fair at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, 28 October to 1 November 2026: tickets from 16 euros, tastings, opening night and access.ParisView

2027

Aerial view of the Cannstatter Volksfest fairground at dusk with rides and beer tentsZavijava2, CC BY-SABeerSeptember, October 2027

Cannstatter Volksfest

Stuttgart’s folk festival on the Cannstatter Wasen, 24 September to 10 October 2027: eight beer tents, Göckele and Swabian dishes, free entry.StuttgartView
Brick warehouses and a street in Manhattan's Meatpacking District seen from the High Line at sunsetMike Peel, CC BY-SAWineOctober 2027

New York City Wine & Food Festival

New York’s wine and food festival: its 20th edition is announced for 14 to 17 October 2027. In 2026 it ran from 15 to 18 October, based at the Seaport and the Pier 17 rooftop.New York CityView
Inside the Hacker-Festzelt beer tent at the Oktoberfest, under its painted sky ceilingkallerna, CC BY-SABeerSeptember, October 2027

Oktoberfest

Munich’s beer festival on the Theresienwiese, 18 September to 3 October 2027 (announced): beer, tents, reservations, quiet times.MunichView

Dates to be confirmed

Café terrace on a bridge over the river among plane trees in CollobrièresSuperbass, CC BY-SAFruits & vegetablesOctober

Fête de la Châtaigne, Collobrières

Collobrières’ chestnut festival, Sundays 11, 18 and 25 October 2026: growers’ market, a theme for each Sunday, free entry, €2 parking and shuttles.CollobrièresView
Downtown Denver skyline with the Rocky Mountains behindQuintin Soloviev, CC BYBeerOctober

Great American Beer Festival

Denver’s beer festival and competition, held outdoors at the Levitt Pavilion on 10 and 11 October 2026, 66.53 dollars a session with fees. 2027 dates not yet published.DenverView
Big Tex statue towering over the State Fair of Texas grounds in DallasAndreas Praefcke, CC BYStreet foodSeptember, October

State Fair of Texas

Dallas’s 24-day fair at Fair Park, 25 September to 18 October in 2026: corny dogs, the Big Tex Choice Awards, coupons and the DART train. 2027 dates not yet published.DallasView
Weathered oyster shacks on floating docks in Wellfleet Harbor, Cape CodCarol M. Highsmith, CC0SeafoodOctober

Wellfleet OysterFest

Cape Cod’s oyster festival in downtown Wellfleet: the 2026 edition ran on 17 and 18 October, 35 dollars, free for children 12 and under. 2027 dates not yet published.WellfleetView

Weekly markets open in October

Smorgasburg food stalls and crowd beneath the Brooklyn Bridge in Dumbodumbonyc, CC BY-SAStreet foodEvery week

Smorgasburg

New York’s open-air food market: hundreds of independent vendors in Williamsburg and Prospect Park, every weekend from April through October, according to Visit Brooklyn.New York CityView
Market hall interior with stalls under string lights in Markthalle Neun, BerlinFridolin freudenfett, CC BY-SAStreet foodEvery week

Street Food Thursday at Markthalle Neun

Berlin’s street food evening at Markthalle Neun in Kreuzberg, every Thursday from 5 pm to 10 pm, with free entry: chefs without their own restaurant.BerlinView