Atlanta Food & Wine Festival 2026: What to Know Before You Go

Category: Events in Atlanta  |  Date: June 2026  |  Hungry Homegirl

The Atlanta Food & Wine Festival is one of the premier culinary events in the Southeast, and if you have never attended, this is the year to change that. This multi-day celebration of Southern food, drink, and hospitality brings together James Beard Award winners, innovative young chefs, legendary pitmasters, and talented mixologists for a series of tastings, demonstrations, dinners, and parties that feel genuinely special.

What to Expect

The festival is organized around a “tasting tent” format, you purchase a session ticket and work your way through dozens of stations, each manned by a chef, producer, or artisan. The quality is consistently high. You will eat things you have never tasted before and meet the people who made them.

Beyond the Tasting Tent

The real gems of AFWF are often the smaller events: intimate chef dinners hosted at Atlanta restaurants, morning cooking demonstrations, seminars on specific topics like fermentation or Southern spirits, and the closing night party that somehow manages to feel both exclusive and welcoming.

How to Budget

Tasting tent tickets run $75 to $150 per session depending on the day and time. The special dinners are typically $125 to $250 per person. Our recommendation: buy one tasting tent session and one special dinner event, and let that be your festival experience. Quality over quantity.

💕 Homegirl Tip: Follow the festival on social media for chef announcement reveals and early-bird ticket discounts in the months before the event.