2026
Grand Tasting
SATURDAY,
AUGUST 29, 12 - 4 PM
Savor unlimited bites from 50+ of Colorado’s top restaurants, paired with hundreds of wines, spirits, and cocktails from title sponsor Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits.
The Denver Food + Wine Festival Grand Tasting is Colorado’s premier food and wine tasting event, featuring award-winning chefs, top restaurants, mixologists, and wine professionals serving unlimited bites and sips. Discover signature dishes, exceptional wines, and craft cocktails while celebrating the best of Colorado’s culinary scene.
Think: Colorado on a plate!
When &
where is it?
- Saturday, aUGUST 29, 2026
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VIP & First Taste: 12-4PM
GA: 1-4PM - The Tivoli Quad, Auraria Campus
- buy your tickets today
Must be 21 & over. No children or pets allowed.
2026 VIP Restaurants
VIP attendees also have access to all GA restaurants
2026 GA/First Taste Restaurants
Ace Eat Serve x Steuben’s Uptown | Aloy Modern Thai | bartaco | BearLeek | Cart-Driver Cimera | Craftsman Brew Co. | Dio Mio x Johnny Bechamel’s | ELWAY’S Downtown | Fogo de Chao Four by Brother Luck | Fox and The Hen | The Ginger Pig | Harry’s at Magnolia Hotel Joy Batch Cookies (formerly Quinnie’s Cookies) | Joy Hill | Kawa Ni Leven Deli Co. | Luchador Tacos & More | MAKfam | Mama Jo’s Biscuits & BBQ Mother Other | Paperboy | Pig and Tiger | Riot BBQ | Rosenberg’s Bagels & Delicatessen Rougarou | Salt Water Social | Shin Myung Gwan Korean BBQ Savina’s Mexican Kitchen | Somebody People | STK Steakhouse Summit Restaurant at The Broadmoor | TStreet Roadhouse | Toro Latin Kitchen & Lounge Trompeau Bakery + Cafe | Welton Street Cafe | Westbound & Down | Wild Taco
Choose Your Grand Tasting Experience
VIP
The ultimate culinary experience
First Taste
Beat the crowds and maximize your tasting time
General Admission
Experience Colorado’s biggest culinary celebration
Meet the Chefs
This Event Sells Out Annually
Guarantee Your Attendance
Our Beneficiaries
Helping the Restaurant Industry Grow
Proceeds from festival events benefit the Colorado Restaurant Foundation’s mission of service to support worker education, training, and Colorado ProStart®, our high school culinary and entrepreneurship program; mental health and wellness resources; and the Angel Relief Fund, which provides grants for Colorado hospitality employees experiencing hardship.
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Denver Food + Wine Festival
Contact Us
Interested in learning how your bar, restaurant, or brand can be involved in the 2026 Denver Food + Wine Festival? Please reach out to the appropriate contact:
- Devany McNeill, VP Strategic Partnerships
- dmcneill@corestaurant.org
- (303) 717-0939
Restaurants, Bars, Food Trucks
- Nicole Gerhardt, Events & Sponsorship Coordinator
- ngerhardt@corestaurant.org
- Fill out interest form
Marketing + Media
- Denise Mickelsen, VP Communication
- dmickelsen@corestaurant.org
- (646) 373-5005
