Charleston Wine + Food Festival 2027

Charleston Wine + Food is a nonprofit festival that celebrates the greater Charleston area's food and beverage community on a national stage, held each year on the first full weekend in March. It spreads across the city with in-restaurant brunches, lunches and dinners, cooking classes, beverage workshops, large walkabout thematic events and educational excursions. The centerpiece is the Culinary Village, a large sampling experience at Johnson Hagood Stadium. Ticket sales go directly to producing the festival, which supports local restaurants, bars and beverage businesses through year-round programs.

Our take: Pair one Culinary Village session with a single in-restaurant dinner to get both the big tasting and a smaller sit-down meal from a local kitchen.