National Food Festivals and Food Events, May 12-19, 2009

by POPSUGAR Food 1

How do you know that Summer's just a few weeks away? When there's a seemingly endless list of epicurean events and food festivals. We can hardly straddle them all, but have plans to hit up San Francisco Cocktail Week, shake hands with sake brewers at the Joto Sake Tasting, slurp a few slippery ones at Oysterfest, and swirl Sauvignon Blanc at the Uncorked! Wine Festival. What events are you penciling in? Tell us what you're tasting below!

• Buckhannon, WV: West Virginia Strawberry Festival — May 13-17
• San Francisco, CA: Joto Sake Tasting — May 14
• Memphis, TN: World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest — May 14-16
• San Francisco, CA: San Francisco Strawberry Week — May 14-24
• St. Pete Beach, FL: Tampa Bay Wine & Food Festival — May 15-16
• Monterey, CA: Monterey Bay Aquarium's Cooking for Solutions — May 15-16
• Dermott, AR: Dermott Crawfish Festival — May 15-16
• Magnolia, AR: Magnolia Blossom Festival & Steak Cook-Off — May 15-16
• Pasadena, TX: Pasadena Strawberry Festival — May 15-17
• Little Rock, AR: Greek Food Fest — May 15-17
• Paso Robles, CA: Paso Robles Wine Festival — May 15-17
• Lodi, CA: Lodi ZinFest — May 15-17
• San Francisco, CA: San Francisco OysterFest — May 16
• San Francisco, CA: Uncorked! Wine Festival — May 16

To see the rest, read more.

• Newberry, FL: Newberry Watermelon Festival — May 16
• Healdsburg, CA: Quivira Vineyards Inaugural Farm-to-Table Dinner — May 16
• Frankfort, KY: Slow Food Kentucky Herb Festival — May 16
• Montrose, PA: Montrose Chocolate & Wine Festival — May 16
• Little River, SC: Blue Crab Festival — May 16-17
• Seattle, WA: Seattle Cheese Festival — May 16-17
• Oxnard, CA: California Strawberry Festival — May 16-17
• Castroville, CA: Castroville Artichoke Festival — May 16-17
• Dallas, TX: Taste of the Nation Dallas — May 17
• New Orleans, LA: New Orleans Wine & Food Experience — May 19-23

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