July Foodie Events

It’s July, foodies! Time to celebrate America, see if we can finish our cones before they melt all over our hands, and perfect the art of picking a crab. Hit the ground running (metaphorically not physically… too hot for all that) with these Virginia Foodie events across the state. And don’t forget to keep a look out on our Instagram for how we’re celebrating July’s National Food days… we’re looking at you, National Piña Colada Day.

• 4th of July Great American Picnic & Fireworks – July 4 (Norfolk)

• 4th of July Rooftop Bash at The Graduate Hotel – July 4 (Richmond)

• 5th Annual Fourth of July BBQ Challenge – July 4 (Washington, DC)

• Bluegrass on the Farm – July 4 (Winchester)

• Red, White and BBQ – July 4 (Washington, DC)

• American Cheese Fest at Cheesetique – July 4 (Arlington)

• 2nd Annual Downtown Norfolk First Fridays Crush Competition – July 5 (Norfolk)

• Cake Decorating Class – July 5 (Lovettsville)

• Friday Food Truck N’ Tunes – July 5 (Roanoke)

• Shore Thing Independence Day Celebration – July 5 (Norfolk)

• National Fried Chicken Day – July 6

• Brunchfest – Brunchin’ in the USA – July 6 (Arlington)

• Celebration of America! – July 6 (Madison)

• Ice Cream & Wine Pairing– July 6 (Winchester)

• Ice Cream Basics– July 6 (Marshall)

• Tarara Summer Concert with The Legwarmers! – July 6 (Leesburg)

• Vines to Wines Tour – July 6 (Hillsboro)

• WInchester Food Tour – July 6 (Winchester)

• World Chocolate Day- July 7

• Field Day! at Richards Fruit Market – July 7 (Winchester)

• Poor Boys Crafish Boil – July 7 (Richmond)

• VaBoozNews Sunset Cruise with Belle Isle Moonshine – July 9 (Richmond)

• National Piña Colada Day- July 10

• History of Virginia Wine + Dinner– July 10 (Purcellville)

• UGK: James Beard Redux at Paradise Springs Winery– July 12 (Arlington)

• Hanover Tomato Festival– July 12-13 (Mechanicsville)

• Dinner in the Field – July 12-14 (Richmond)

• National French Fries – July 13

• 7th Annual Smoke & Vine Festival 2019 – July 13 (Glen Allen)

• Crush Crawl Portsmouth – July 13 (Portsmouth)

• Lucketts Community Picnic & Barn Dance – July 13 (Leesburg)

• Purcellville Wine & Food Festival – July 13 (Glen Allen)

• The Annual Crabfest – July 13 (Norfolk)

• UGK: The New Americana – July 13 (Charlottesville)

• Watermelon Wine Festival – July 13 (Concord)

• Norfolk Taco Festival – July 13-14 (Norfolk)

• National Macaroni Day – July 14

• Alice in Wonderland Tea – July 14 (Hanover)

• Pizza 101, Cooking Class – July 14 (Charlottesville)

• National Peach Ice Cream Day – July 17

• Shenandoah Summer Cooking Class – July 17 (North Garden)

• National Hot Dog Day – July 17

• 32nd Annual Chincoteague Island Blueberry Festival – July 19-21 (Chincoteague Island)

• Annual Summer Seafood Festival at Mountain Cove Vineyard– July 20 (Lovingston)

• BBQ Blast 2019 – July 20 (Prince George)

• Beach Theme Intermediate Cookie Decorating Class – July 20 (Leesburg)

• Commonwealth Joe: Coffee Brewing Methods Course – July 20 (Arlington)

• Stony Point Wine Festival – July 20 (Richmond)

• Virginia Lake Festival (LakeFest) – July 20 (Clarksville)

• The Second Annual Virginia Cider Festival – July 20 (Weyers Cave)

• South East Crab Feast – July 20 (North Chesterfield)

• Lux Ice Cream Festival – July 20 (Williamsburg)

• Maryland Blue Crab Feast at Mad Fox Brewing Company – July 21 (Falls Church)

• National BLT Day – July 22

• National Vanilla Ice Cream Day – July 23

• National Tequila Day – July 24

• Parent and Me Cookie Decorating – July 24 (Leesburg)

• National Hot Fudge Sundae Day – July 25

• FloydFest – July 24-28 (Floyd)

• CoVa Best of Party – July 25 (Norfolk)

• Blue Moon Palooza – July 26 (Norfolk)

• 19th Annual Norfolk Latino Music Festival – July 27 (Norfolk)

• UGK: The New Americana – July 27 (Richmond)

• Root to Rise – July 29 (Hillsboro)

• National Cotton Candy Day – July 31