April Upcoming Events

Maine Culinary Festival (April 18-19, 2026)
Local food vendors, bakers, tastings, pie contest, handcrafted goods, and more.

 

New England VegFest (April 26, 2026)
Celebrating vegan food and causes, plant-based living.

New England Restaurant & Bar Show (April 26-27, 2026)
Featuring 300+ exhibitors, food service providers, retailers, culinary demos and education sessions, networking, technology, and more.

 

2026 Maine Tourism Conference (April 28-29, 2026)

The keynote speaker for this year’s event is Barton Seaver, a globally recognized leader at the intersection of culinary innovation, sustainability, and public health. From his early days as an award-winning chef in Washington, DC, to his current work shaping the future of food systems, his work has highlighted how culinary excellence and environmental responsibility can go hand in hand. Read more on the Maine Office of Tourism Website

 

 

 

Submissions: Share Your New England Culinary Adventure

We'd love to hear from you. New England Food Adventures accepts submissions (non-monetary) that may include any of the following:

- Your original recipes

- Food & Wine Events

- Food News

- Cooking Schools

- Information on cooking classes/cooking tours

- Restaurant News
- Cookbook Author Profiles, Cookbook Launch
- Personal travel stories/essays about your New England food adventure

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Food Digest - Friday Bites

Taste of WGBH: Food & Wine Festival ~ September 13-15, 2012 Showcasing more than 100 wineries, local chefs, restaurants, and local artisanal foods, produce, and purveyors.

Celebrated chefs Emeril Lagasse & Jacques Pépin are the special guests at the upcoming Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival ~ September 21-23, 2012. Rosecliff, The Elms and Marble House will host more than 100 of the world's finest vintners and more than two dozen of New England's finest restaurants and caterers.

Get ready to dine around during the fall edition of Nantucket Restaurant Week on September 24-30, 2012. A Junior Chef competition will feature three teams from Nantucket High School Culinary Arts Program. Click here for participating restaurants and info.

Love to go apple picking? Massachusetts apple orchards are experiencing an early harvest according to reports from Mass Department of Agricultural Resources (DAR).

A myriad of events and activities are planned for the fourth annual Taste of Block Island ~ September 21-23, 2012. The festivities will include a free Baggo Tournament, farm tours, kayaking, antique cars, shopping and more.

Food Digest - Friday Bites

Introducing Waffle Weekends at The Bristol Lounge at Four Seasons Hotel Boston | This September, All Month Long. 

Mark your calendar! Stowe Wine & Food Classic will be June 21-23, 2013 at Trapp Family Lodge in Vermont. 

Maine Huts & Trails - The final Guest Chef Night of 2012 is 9/22 

Harvest Dinner Cruise in Vermont: Celebrate the bounty of the harvest aboard the Spirit Of Ethan Allen III. Based on availability starting Sept. 3, 2012. Details and menu

Fall Harvest Wine Pairing Dinner - This event will take place at the Chopin Restaurant at Matterhorn Inn in Vermont, and will feature an internationally acclaimed surprise guest chef. Dinner will be served set to tone with the finest classical Chopin Music. 


 

Kennebunkport Festival: Experience great food, fine wines, and inspired art on the coast of Maine

Imagine, five days of great food, fine wines & inspired art on the Coast of Maine. The Kennebunkport Festival will be held May 31-June 4, 2011. The celebration is jammed-packed with events that include intimate dinners in private homes prepared by Maine’s most-respected chefs, Oysters & Pearls hosted by Jonathan Cartwright, art work from more than 40 celebrated Maine artists, a mini music and beer festival and lots more.

Related Web Articles:

A taste of the good life during the Kennebunkport Festival {Seacoastonline.com}

Chef Cartwright a main ingredient of Kennebunkport Festival {Seacoastonline.com}