Food & Wine Experience
Eagan 

Sip, savor and learn from top chefs, renowned winemakers and more at Minnesota Monthly’s annual Food & Wine Experience, held at the Omni Viking Lakes Hotel, home of the Minnesota Vikings.   

Minnesota Craft Beer Festival
Minneapolis  

With more than 300 beers from 80+ breweries from Minnesota and beyond, the Minnesota Craft Beer Festival is committed to providing a taproom experience for attendees. Sip and savor exclusive brews at the Minneapolis Convention Center. 

SUMMER 

All Pints North
Duluth 

With its stunning Lake Superior views, amazing hiking and laid-back culture, you barely need an excuse to head up to Duluth. But in case you’re looking for one, check out All Pints North, the Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild’s hugely popular summer beer festival. Unlimited craft beer samples, local food vendors and live music are conveniently located at Bayfront Festival Park.  

Curd Fest
Brooten 

Calling all cheese curd lovers! In June, the Annual Redhead Creamery Curd Fest in Brooten serves up squeaky fresh cheese curds with live music, shopping, and appearances from other local foodie favorites like Jupiter Moon Ice Cream, Flour & Flower, Reality Roasters, and more. Don’t miss a special appearance by Princess Kay of the Milky Way.  

MN Food Truck Festival
Multiple Locations 

A fleet of food trucks combines forces at the MN Food Truck Festival, which has showcased everything from green papaya salad to mini doughnuts in the past. Not to mention loads of locally brewed craft beer and multi-faceted live music. Check out the roaming festival's current schedule here — Hopkins, Minneapolis and Anoka kick off and cap this summer — and be sure to go with a group. That way, you can try a bite of something from tons of vendors without stuffing yourself.  

Grillfest
St. Paul 

Serving as the unofficial kickoff to summer, Minnesota Monthly’s GrillFest is where your taste buds are taken on an epic sampling experience. Taste your way through your favorite grilled foods, craft beer, specialty cocktails, and more on this fun-filled weekend at CHS Field, home of the St. Paul Saints. 

Minnesota Garlic Festival
Hutchinson 

Garlic evangelists flock to Hutchinson every August to indulge in their favorite stinky ingredient. Sample garlic-infused cuisine from big names in Twin Cities dining; past vendors have included Tilia and Alma. The best part? This is a zero-waste event, meaning it's recycled, reused or composted if you can’t take it home. 

Minnesota State Fair
St. Paul 

The iconic Minnesota State Fair is 12 days of fun, food, animals, live entertainment, and more. Every year, there’s a list of new food booths to try. Don't miss the classics like Sweet Martha’s Cookies, Speedy’s About a Foot Long Hot Dog, the Gizmo (an Italian torpedo sandwich), Original Cheese Curds, Kiwanis malts, frozen cider pops in the horticulture building, and deep-fried pickles … you simply cannot go wrong. Is it August yet?  

Native American Food Truck Festival
St. Paul 

Minnesota’s first Native American Food Truck Festival is happening in early July at Harriet Island Regional Park near downtown St. Paul. Confirmed vendors include Trickster Tacos, Big Red Wagon, and Wanna Wotapi. 

Panda Fest
Bloomington 

Mall of America is proud to host the Twin Cities premiere of Panda Fest, one of the largest traveling outdoor Asian food festivals in the U.S. The highly anticipated event will take place in the North Lot from July 11–13, bringing an unforgettable celebration of Asian cuisine, art, and cultural traditions to Minnesota. 

Potato Days
Barnesville 

A zany mix of fun events, tasty food and an overall ode to the potato. Start with a potato favorite and enjoy Norwegian lefse, potato sausage, potato dumplings and, of course, French fries. Then, take part in the festivities by entering the potato-peeling contest, watching a mashed potato wrestling match, or cheering on the contestants in a competitive sew and sack competition. Can you say "spud"-riffic? 

Sauerkraut Days
Henderson 

Old world, and yet so of the times (probiotics!), there’s no better place to celebrate this fermented food than at Henderson’s Sauerkraut Days. It’s got small-town charm in spades — a parade, kraut royalty, tractor rides — but with a few unexpected extras, like wiener dog races and a kraut-eating contest. Catch it the last weekend in June.  

Taste of Minnesota
Minneapolis 

Unlike your typical outdoor event, the Taste of Minnesota weaves through the city skyline of downtown Minneapolis. Inspired by our community and the rich cultures that make up the fabric of our state, The Taste of Minnesota is organized into five unique neighborhoods! Whether experiencing the joy of Artist Avenue or jamming out to music in Prince Parkway, The Taste of Minnesota is designed to allow our guests to flow through each experience with ease and delight! 

Wild Rice Festival
Deer River 

Minnesota — the Land of 10,000 Lakes, loons, Paul Bunyan and, of course, wild rice. Deer River hosts the world’s biggest wild rice celebration. There’s a pow-wow presented by the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, carnival rides and a wild rice dinner hosted at the local Methodist church. It doesn’t get more Minnesotan than that. 

Watermelon Day
Vining 

Eat all the watermelon you can at Vining’s Watermelon Day and support local makers, see classic cars, and more in this charming small-town event in Otter Tail County. 

FALL

MinnesoThai Street Food Festival
St. Louis Park 

MinnesoThai is a celebration of the Thai and SE Asian communities that have chosen to make Minnesota their home. This free, two-day event will showcase authentic Thai street food and feature cultural performances, live music, art and souvenirs, a beer and wine garden, a papaya eating contest, and more. 

Twin Cities Veg Fest
St. Paul 

Join over 5,000 people at the Twin Cities Veg Fest, the largest free-entry plant-based festival in the Midwest, at Harriet Island Regional Park. Enjoy food and drink from local vendors, cooking demonstrations, live music, and more.  

BockFest
New Ulm 

Celebrate the changing seasons at BockFest with Schell’s beer, brats, live music, and the cozy warmth of a crackling fire! Our fire tenders will add a touch of caramel flavor to your Bock beer – it may not make Spring arrive faster, but it will keep you toasty. 

Winter Beer Dabbler
St. Paul 

Bundle up and head to the Minnesota State Fairgrounds for the popular Winter Beer Dabbler to sample great beer from breweries all over the United States, an amazing selection of cider and wine from renowned producers, and the tastiest seltzers on the market — all while enjoying music, food trucks, and other thrilling attractions.

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