Whether you’re a lobster lover or food truck fanatic (or perhaps both), there’s a summer food festival in Boston calling your name.
Read on for details about five foodie festivals + a local dining initiative returning this August.
Beantown Festival
, Saturday, June 24
The free inaugural event in honor of Boston’s nickname
will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the Rose Kennedy Greenway. Think: Regional vendors serving up plenty of bean dishes + bean-themed games.
Boston Pizza Festival
, Saturday, June 24-Sunday, June 25
Grab a slice of ‘za at City Hall Plaza at this free-to-enter festival. You can pre-purchase tickets
, guaranteeing you three to 10 slices.
JerkFest Caribbean Foodie Festival
, Friday, July 7-Saturday, July 8
The annual family-friendly outdoor event will be held at at the Harvard Athletic Complex in Allston. Snag tickets
to sample Jamaican jerk eats and experience a seafood throwdown competition.
Summer festival season means Italian feasts in the North End.
Photo by @vmoraleshorn
SoWa Food Truck and Craft Beer Festival
, Saturday, July 22
Explore a variety of eats with 20 local food trucks serving everything from Mexican food to cupcakes, then sip one of the 50+ national craft beer offerings at the rain-or-shine festival. For a VIP experience, grab a foodies or beer lovers package ticket
.
Boston Seafood Festival
, Sunday, Sept. 10
The annual Boston Fisheries Foundation celebration draws 7,000+ attendees to the Fish Pier each year. Expect competitions + chef demos in addition to fresh seafood bites.
Honorable mention: Dine Out Boston , which returns from Sunday, Aug. 6-Saturday, Aug. 19 with prix fixe lunch + dinner menus. We’re keeping an eye on the list of participating spots, to be announced later this month.
Bonus: Stay tuned to future newsletters for details on this summer’s North End Italian feasts .