Major Texas event
Fredericksburg Food & Wine Festival
October 22–25, 2026 · Fredericksburg, Texas · Gillespie County
Why plan around Fredericksburg Food & Wine Festival?
Fredericksburg Food & Wine Festival is a four-day Hill Country culinary weekend that moves through distinctive Fredericksburg settings, pairing Texas wine, chefs, restaurants and local hospitality with a Thursday opening night, Friday street dinner, Saturday Grand Tasting and Sunday brunch.
Verified event details
Organizer: Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce Events Foundation Inc. ↗
Official-source details checked 2026-09-05. Ticket prices and lineups can change; confirm the linked official source before purchasing or traveling.
Plan the visit
Use October 22-25 as the confirmed 2026 festival weekend
The organizer publishes four consecutive ticketed events from Thursday through Sunday: Opening Night on October 22, the Street Dinner on October 23, the Grand Tasting on October 24 and Waterfront Brunch on October 25. Choose the event before booking because each day uses a different venue and format.
Treat Saturday as the broadest tasting day
The Grand Tasting at Marktplatz is the weekend's largest tasting event, with dozens of wine, culinary, brewery and distillery partners. The more intimate dinner and brunch experiences have separate tickets and can sell out, so do not assume one ticket covers the entire weekend.
Build a Gillespie County food-and-wine trip
Fredericksburg's downtown, wineries and US-290 corridor make the festival useful as a trip anchor rather than a single stop. Leave room outside the ticketed events for tasting rooms, restaurants and other Gillespie County destinations.
Keep exploring
- Explore Gillespie County — Build more Fredericksburg and Hill Country stops around the festival.
- Texas food and BBQ — Continue into Texas Defined's statewide food coverage.
- Texas events calendar — Compare other major Texas food and wine events.