May Foodie Activities

Say hello to summer, foodie style! may in virginia has got it all, from cinco de mayo to seafood celebrations and brewfests. Get ready to spend every day outdoors sipping, slurping, and tasting all across the commonwealth.

• 92nd Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival– April 26 – May5 (Winchester)

• Our European Root to our Appalachian Table– May 2 (Shepherdstown, WV)

• Food Truck Festival– May 2 (Dulles)

• 11th Annual Quantico International Wine & Food Festival 2019– May 3 (Quantico)

• Strawberry Festival– May 3 – May 4 (Roanoke)

• Something in the Food Truck Festival– May 4 (Norfolk)

• Annual Chincoteague Seafood Festival– May 4 (Chincoteague)

• Yorktown’s Blues, Brews & BBQ– May 4 (Yorktown)

• ¿Qué Pasa? Festival of Virginia– May 4 (Richmond)

• Cuatro de Mayo Pig Roast– May 4 (Lorton)

• 3rd Annual KPWB Farm to Table Fundraiser– May 4 (Haymarket)

• 1st Annual Tequila Festival– May 4 (Virginia Beach)

• Tacos N’ Tequila Bar Crawl– May 4 (Richmond)

• Tequila ‘N Tacos Festival– May 4 (Prince George)

• UGK: Retrospective Richmond– May 4 (Richmond)

• Virginia Beach Taco Festival– May 4 (Virginia Beach)

• CoVa Burger Battle– May 4 (Hampton)

• Virginia Cider Jam– May 4 (Richmond)

• 51st Annual Chincoteague Seafood Festival– May 4 (Chincoteague Island)

• KO Distilling’s Inaugural Derby Day Celebration– May 4 (Manassas)

• Orange Uncorked Festival at The Market at Grelen– May 4 – May 5 (Somerset)

• Spring Town Point Virginia Wine Festival– May 4 – May 5 (Norfolk)

• 10th Annual National Wine & Food Festival– May 4 – May 5 (National Harbor)

• National Enchilada Day- May 5

• Cinco de Mayo Taco Pop Up w/ Soul Taco – May 5 (Richmond)

• Cinco de Mayo Wine & Food Pairing– May 5 (Bealeton)

• The Mariners’ Craft Beer Festival– May 5 (Newport News)

• Real Local RVA’s May Meeting– May 6 (Richmond)

• Film & Fermentation: Beerfest, A Science on Screen Event– May 7 (Richmond)

• National Foodies Day- May 9

• Annual Strawberry Festival in Downtown Rocky Mount– May 10 (Rocky Mount)

• Deltaville Seafood Festival– May 10 – May 11 (Deltaville)

• “Of Ale and History” Beer Festival– May 11 (Middletown)

• Embrey Mill Berry & Wine Festival– May 11 (Stafford)

• Know Good Beer & Spirits Spring Fest– May 11 (Charlottesville)

• National Apple Pie Day- May 13

• National Chocolate Chip Day- May 15

• Dinner in the Field– May 17 – May 19 (Glen Allen)

• Gordonsville’s Famous Fried Chicken Festival– May 18 (Gordonsville)

• UGK: Retrospective DC– May 18 (DC)

• 2019 Lake Anna Brewfest– May 18 (Spotsylvania)

• Harrisonburg’s Downtown Dinner Party– May 18 (Harrisonburg)

• Bram Brew Fest– May 18 (Brambleton)

• Annual Shrimp Fest 2019– May 18 (Lovettsville)

• 2nd Annual Epic Fest– May 18 (Elkton)

• National Pick Strawberries Day- May 20

• National Taffy Day- May 23

• National Wine Day – May 25

• Bristol Wing War– May 25 (Bristol)

• Woodbridge Beer Fest– May 25 (Woodbridge)

• Virginia Herb Festival– May 25 – May 26 (Middletown)

• National Biscuit Day- May 29

• National Mint Julep Day- May 30

• An Italian Farm Dinner– May 31 (Leesburg)

• National Macaroon Day- May 31