Experience the best of culinary, live music, and wine only at the Georgia Food + Wine Festival!

There’s nothing better than an afternoon of our greatest pleasures in life:

• Good food from the culinary experts
• Perfectly aged wine from the finest vineyards of Georgia
• Finest produce from local farmers and artisans
• One-of-a-kind entertainment from the talented live musicians

Good news: the Georgia Food + Wine Festival will bring all these and more from March 23 to 26, 2023, at Jim R. Miller Park, Marietta, Georgia! 

The festival will kick off on Thursday, March 23, with the Best of Cobb, a series of events that celebrates all the tastes that make up the South. Cobb’s top performers, businesses, and service providers will be the highlights of this day. Cobb Life Magazine and the Marietta Daily Journal will be hosting the event.

As the weekend comes, it’s time for Fired Up, an all-inclusive food and drink tasting event on Friday, March 24. It’s a BBQ extravaganza featuring some of the South’s most celebrated Pitmasters and grill masters, wine, beer, spirits, live music, and other entertainment. There will also be unlimited beverage tastings in a souvenir glass, plus gourmet grilled, smoked, and roasted BBQ bites.

Saturday, March 25, is the Savor, Georgia Food + Wine Festival day. It’ll be an afternoon of culinary and beverage samplings, complete with live music, celebrity chef demonstrations, and interactive stations staffed by world-renowned beverage experts. Tickets include a souvenir glass for unlimited beverage tastings from hundreds of wine, beer, and spirits exhibitors and $10 in Tasting Credits for each guest, with additional credits available for purchase throughout the festival. This day will also feature a variety of culinary options from restaurants throughout Georgia and the South, as well as artisans from all over the region. Guests can enjoy the Georgia Celebrity Chef Stage, featuring cooking demonstrations from some of Georgia’s most well-known chefs.

Sunday, March 26, is a jam-packed day for the festival, with Sunday/Funday and Oyster Roast, VIP Lounge in the books. Sunday/Funday will feature live music and a variety of delectable restaurants, farmers, artisans, and food trucks. It’s a family-friendly event, including a free Kids Zone with kid-friendly activities. For those 21 and older, official festival beverages such as beer, wine, and cocktails will be available. Mimosas, Sparkling Wines, Bloody Mary Bar, and Frose’ (Frozen Rose’) with a souvenir cup will be available in the Sunday/Funday Lounge.

Oyster Roast, VIP Lounge is for sipping and shucking through the afternoon while listening to live music and enjoying unlimited wine, beer, and spirits tasting stations with buckets of oysters and BBQ.