Food Festival News

Participants of all ages are lacing up their chaps and buckling their spurs for the Santiam Canyon Stampede, which is under way this weekend at the Harvest Festival Grounds in Sublimity.

The restaurants of New Haven will take center court when a new festival is added to the schedule at the Pilot Pen Tennis tournament Aug.

MARION - Dogs and their handlers interested in participating in the 1st Poppin' Pooch Pageant are encouraged to attend an information session next month.

The American Association of Drilling Engineers Alaska chapter has confirmed another successful Fin, Feather, Fur, Food Festival.

Between Saturday July 19 and Sunday July 27, Whitstable's Oyster Festival is the place to be.

Fans of fairs, fun and food with the family can find all that and more at the Gloucester County 4-H Fair and New Jersey Peach Festival, which run Thursday through Sunday.

His eyes aloft, Pankaj Patel of Hampton was surrounded Sunday by seven children - some his own, some his siblings' and some just friends - all asking for a turn at flying the tiny kite overhead.

The former enclave of European immigrants, now home to many Latinos, gathers in celebration.

Clams may not be the cutest animals in the sea, but they certainly bring out a lot of cutie-pies and their parents.

Celebrity Chef Jon Ashton will be at the Yarmouth Clam Festival on Friday, July 18.

Other Stories by Martina Bills HUNTINGTON -- Fairs and festivals are happening in hometowns across the region and on Saturday, one festival looked for the perfect person to represent the event.

The 10th Annual Marysville Peach Festival kicked off in historic downtown Marysville Saturday.

MARION - Discounted tickets for the Marion Popcorn Festival amusement rides are on sale at both locations of the Marion Huntington Bank and Marion Community Credit Union through Sept.

Thousands of people will sample a clam or two in Yarmouth this weekend, as the town hosts its annual festival devoted to the bivalves.

The ride starts at Hempfield Park, off St. Glory Road, and travels through scenic farm and woodlands and offers a variety of distances for riders of every level.

Between 40 and 50 antique wooden boats will line the waterway along Huddy Park on East Water Street in Toms River at the 31st annual Wooden Boat Festival on July 19.

Fair weather has made 2008 a peach of a year for growing peaches, a factor that will play a role in what promises to be some of the most successful state peach festivals in recent years.

Indian music, dance, food and more will be on offer in South Africa as part of the 'Shared Histories Festival' beginning next month that hopes to reach out not only to the diaspora but also to others.

Big Sky's 11th annual Community Food Festival was a smashing success, according to Buck's T-4 General Manager Heather Holt-Knowles. Holt-Knowles said she felt this year's event was, as a whole, more successful ...

Stonington Vineyards will host its 8th Annual Summer Wine & Food Festival Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The weekend celebration will provide a look at the mid-summer stage of the grape-growing season as well as wine and food tastings and tours of the wine cellar at noon, 2 and 3 p.m.

Stonington's 2006 Sheer Chardonnay, 2006 Triad RosA©, 2004 Vidal Blanc, Seaport White and the newly released 2007 Cabernet Franc will be poured into a souvenir wine glass for sampling. Among the local producers who will be selling and sampling their products are Giff's chutneys, Bumpy Beer mustard, Ariston Greek olive oil, Shop at Home Food Service Steaks, Del Orto Italian olive oil, Farm River Honey, Norm's Best Marinated Mushrooms, Wicked Good Gourmet Condiments, specialty tea by The Tea Stop, and Beltane Farms' goat cheese. Also for sale will be plants from Pequot Plant Farm and organic produce from Wayne's Organic Farm.