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Calendar of Food Fairs & Festivals
JANUARY
Ice Wine Festival
Sun Peaks, British Columbia
In the alpine-style village of the Sun Peaks ski resort, this weeklong celebration of bou-
tique winter wines from the Okanagan Valley includes wine masters' dinners, seminars,
and a gala progressive tasting.
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800/807-3257;
www.sunpeaksresort.com
Lowcountry Oyster Festival
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Held on a January Sunday, the world's largest oyster roast feeds 10,000 people with
65,000 pounds of oysters on the grounds of Boone Hall Plantation. Highlights include
oyster-shucking and oyster-eating contests and an oyster recipe competition.
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843/452-6088;
www.charlestonrestaurantassociation.com/oyster_festival.php
FEBRUARY
South Beach Food & Wine Festival
Miami, Florida
Sponsored by the Food Network and
Food & Wine
magazine, this 3-day extravaganza
includes tastings, seminars, cooking demonstrations, dinners, and celebrity appear-
ances at various Miami-area hotels and outdoor locations.
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877/762-3933
;
www.sobefest.com
Mexican National Chili Cook-Off
Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico
This 3-day outdoor event on the shores of Lake Chalapa raises money for local charities;
festivities include food stalls, mariachi bands, dancing horses, contests for best green
and red chili and salsas, and an international chili competition.
www.mexicanchilicookoff.com
Le Fête du Citron (Lemon Festival)
Menton, France
One of the Riviera's most colorful winter events, this 3-week-long carnival includes an
exhibition, illuminated displays in the park, monumental civic sculptures made of lemons,
and daytime and nighttime parades.
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33/4/92-41-76-76
for information, or 33/4/92-41-76-95 for tickets; www.feteducitron.
com
Food and Fun
Reykjavik, Iceland
During this 4-day event, 13 international guest chefs, each assigned to a different Reyk-
javik restaurant, compete to create the best menu from purely Icelandic ingredients.
www.foodandfun.is
MARCH
National Maple Syrup Festival
Medora, Indiana
On 2 consecutive March weekends, Burton's Maplewood Farm in the southern Indiana
hills features maple syrups from across the nation. The event includes all-day pancake-
eating, frontier crafts demonstrations, live music, and syrup harvesting.
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812/966-2168;
www.nationalmaplesyrupfestival.com
