May Food Events in Virginia
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May is full of festive activities. From Cinco de Mayo and celebrations for Mom, all that way through to those Memorial Day barbecues, there are plenty of reasons to gather and feast. No matter the occasion, foodies across the state should be able to find great, local, food to celebrate at many of the events below.
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May 4: National Orange Juice Day ????
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May 5: Cinco de Mayo (check out our Virginia Taco Trail and all your local establishments ????????)
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May 6-7: Community School’s 42nd Annual Strawberry Festival (Roanoke)
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May 7: Yorktown’s Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival (Yorktown)
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May 7: Tacos & Tequila Festival 2022 (Prince George) ????
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May 7: ¿QUÉ PASA? Festival of Virginia (Richmond)
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May 7: FRÜHLINGSFEST (Alexandria)
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May 7: Soul of Petersburg: Food and Merchandise Festival (Petersburg)
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May 7: 52nd Annual Chincoteague Seafood Festival (Chincoteague Island)
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May 7-8: Virginia Farm Festival (Doswell) ????
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May 7-8: Orange Uncorked Wine Festival (Somerset)
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May 7-8: Mommapalooza! (Glen Allen)
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May 7-8: Virginia Beach Taco Festival (Virginia Beach)
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May 8: 2022 Mother’s Day Brunch (New Castle)
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May 10: National Shrimp Day ????
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May 13: National Apple Pie Day ????
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May 13-15: Spring Homesteading Festival (Stanardsville)
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May 13-15: Lebanese Food Festival (Glen Allen)
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May 14: Open Virginia Wine Day (online event with Virginia Wine)
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May 14: Uprooted Dinner with Celebrity Chef Tiffani Ortiz (Norfolk)
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May 14-15: Neptune’s Spring Wine Festival (Virginia Beach)
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May 14-15: Tacos & Beer Festival (Fredericksburg) ????
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May 14-15: 5th Annual Strawberry and Wine Festival – Rebec Vineyards (Ashland)
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May 15: 2022 Asian Festival on Main: Food & Arts in the City of Fairfax (Fairfax)
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May 15: 231 Fest (Keswick)
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May 16: National Barbecue Day ????
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May 20: National Pick Strawberries Day ????
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May 20: Quantico 12th Annual International Wine & Food Festival (Quantico)
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May 20-22: Bayou Bon Vivant Cajun Music & Food Festival (Norfolk)
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May 21: 2022 BBQ and Blues Festival (Big Island)
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May 21: Cajun Crawfish Boil to Benefit Dorey Park Farmers Market (Richmond)
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May 21: Warren’s Picnic (Richmond)
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May 21: Strawberry Festival (Halifax)
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May 21: Downtown Dinner Party 2022 (Harrisonburg)
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May 21: EPIC Fest Beer & Wine Festival (Elkton)
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May 21: Brewridge Music Festival 2022 (Pembroke)
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May 22: The Underground Kitchen – Chocolate City (Washington, DC)
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May 25: National Wine Day ????
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May 26-29: Rooster Walk Music & Arts Festival 2022 (Axton)
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May 28:: National Hamburger Day ????
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May 28: ValleyFest Beer & Wine Festival 2022 (Massanutten)
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May 28: Woodbridge Beer Fest 2022 (Woodbridge)
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May 29: RVA Block Party Memorial Day Weekend (Richmond)
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May 30: Memorial Day
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May 31: National Macaroon Day
Are you organizing a food event or festival and want to share it here? Drop us a line by the 20th of the month to be included in the next list of food events in & around Virginia.