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New Orleans Wine & Food Experience

Four to five days of tastings, wine dinners and a grand tasting downtown, now held in early-to-mid June.

When
Usually Wednesday to the weekend in early-to-mid June. It moved from late May in recent years, so older guides are out of date. (source, checked 2026-10-26)
Where
Downtown (Convention Center and Warehouse District venues)
Admission
Ticketed
Official site
nowfe.com/
NOWFE
Photo: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

About NOWFE

NOWFE is a nonprofit festival built around wine dinners in restaurants across the city, seminars and two large tastings downtown. It is aimed at food and wine lovers rather than a general crowd, and tickets are sold per event.

Dates, 2026–2035

YearDatesStatus
2026Wed–Sat 10–13 JunHeld
2027Wed–Sun 9–13 JunAnnounced by organiser
2028Usually in JuneUsual month only
2029Usually in JuneUsual month only
2030Usually in JuneUsual month only
2031Usually in JuneUsual month only
2032Usually in JuneUsual month only
2033Usually in JuneUsual month only
2034Usually in JuneUsual month only
2035Usually in JuneUsual month only

"Usual pattern" rows project the timing described above onto each year. They are not dates: organisers set them, and they sometimes break the pattern (see how often the patterns held).

Recent: 2024: 5–9 Jun 2024; 2025: 11–15 Jun 2025; 2026: 10–13 Jun 2026.

Sources

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