Festival organizers at The Fort Worth Stock Show Syndicate today announced the official 2026 BBQ Pitmasters lineup for the Syndicate Smokedown & Music Festival, returning Saturday, April 18, 2026, to the historic Fort Worth Stockyards for its milestone 5th anniversary. Tickets are on sale now at SyndicateSmokedown.com.
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Food festivals can be joyful, strange, reverent, and occasionally a little unhinged—but at their best, they reveal how deeply a single ingredient can shape a community’s identity. Around the world, people gather not just to eat, but to honor the crops, animals, and culinary traditions that have sustained them for centuries. These celebrations transform ordinary ingredients into symbols of pride, creativity, and heritage. From parades held in a guinea pig’s honor to dangerous hill chases after runaway cheese, these festivals show how food can be playful, ceremonial, and even heroic. Each one tells a story of the land, the climate, and the people who have built their culture around what grows—or walks—on it.
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The 2025 Chefs for Farmers Food & Wine Festival in Dallas is set to be a culinary celebration like no other. Taking place from October 29 to November 2, 2025, at Old City Park, the festival will feature a series of events, culminating in the main event. The festival brings together top chefs, local farmers, and food enthusiasts to celebrate Texas’ rich culinary heritage and the farm-to-table movement.
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The BBQ teams and daily artist lineups have been announced for Lone Star Smokeout, the debut outdoor country music and BBQ festival coming to AT&T Stadium this May 2-4, 2025. Led by James Beard and Michelin-recognized barbecue outfits from Texas, Lone Star Smokeout will showcase 14 of the most renowned pitmasters in the country, with 10 hailing from the Lone Star State and five that are based in North Texas.
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The Fort Worth Food + Wine Foundation announced today major additions to the annual Fort Worth Food + Wine Festival (March 30 – April 2, 2023) alongside ticket information and an on-sale date of December 1, 2022. Building on the success of the 2022 festival return during which the annual event welcomed more than 7,000 foodies to experience the best cuisine North Texas has to offer, the 2023 four-day foodie extravaganza is expanding to welcome even more participants and attendees to the Heart of the Ranch at Clearfork. Beginning March 30, 2023, 13-acres of the historic ranch will be transformed into an alfresco dining paradise including large scale pop-up tents that showcase more than 100 chefs, restaurateurs, and beverage participants in a revelry of culinary delights.
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Texas Monthly announces its 2022 plans to expand and relocate its thirteenth annual BBQ Fest. To accommodate a larger-scale, two-day festival, the media company will host two, unique barbecue-inspired events in Lockhart, Texas on November 5 and 6.
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EDGE: The Texas Monthly Festival is returning to Dallas with a full weekend of onstage storytelling, exclusive interviews, live music, and more. Texas Monthly is excited to announce that Weekend Pass holders for EDGE will now get the choice of one of three exclusive new add-ons for the morning of Saturday, November 9. Weekend Pass holders also get access to all festival events, including Friday night’s presentation of Texas Monthly LIVE, in-depth exclusive interviews between Texas Monthly editors and some of the most fascinating and trend-setting Texans on Saturday afternoon, Saturday night’s performance by Leon Bridges, a Sunday sendoff party, and more. Texas Monthly is partnering once again with VisitDallas, the presenting sponsor of EDGE: The Texas Monthly Festival. Continue reading
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Hot Luck Festival announced today a new event, MUNCHIES & Friends featuring Aaron Franklin and Matty Matheson, that will “unofficially” kick off the festival on Wednesday, May 23. Additionally, the fest is thrilled to announce the addition of founder Aaron Franklin to the Coupe de Grille lineup. Aaron joins a star-studded roster that includes Chris Shepherd, Kevin Fink, and Michael Fojtasek for Hot Luck’s brunch event on Sunday, May 27, at Austin Speed Shop. Continue reading
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