GEORGIA FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL – MARCH 27-29

Spring is finally here and what an awesome event to kick off our Festival Season.  The Georgia Food + Wine Festival is being held this weekend: March 27-29 right in our own back yard at Jim R. Miller Park in Marietta.  Detailed information is available online at www.georgiafoodandwinefestival.com.

Spring kicks-off in the Atlanta area with the 5th Annual Georgia Food + Wine Festival, presented by Georgia Grown March 27 – 29, 2026 taking place at Jim R. Miller Park in Marietta. The festival offers several events with hidden values available for guests (including families and adults 21 and over). Festival Co-Founder, Tod Miller said, “It’s going to be a fantastic festival, with so many different events at a variety of price points. Most events are for adults 21 and over, with Sunday/Funday created to be totally family friendly, featuring a free Kids Zone with inflatables and family activities. Our chef line-up is stronger than ever this year, led by our Official Spokesperson, Jernard Wells.  His passion and positivity make him the perfect partner for us and we are thrilled to have him with us all weekend. In addition to doing demos and the Jernard Wells Wing Experience, he will also be presenting a Golden Ticket to the winner of Georgia’s Best Cocktail Challenge to attend the World Food Championship in Indianapolis in October for a chance at a cash prize. We will even kick in money for airfare.

The Georgia Food + Wine Festival is a culinary and beverage celebration that showcases Georgia’s celebrity chefs and beverage experts. The festival offers a wide variety of events for all tastebuds and budgets, including “Savor”, the main event on Saturday with over 400 varieties of wine, beer and spirits tastings, cooking demonstrations on the Georgia Celebrity Chef Stage and the Georgia Grown Chef/Member Stage, and 25+ restaurants and artisans from around the south. The VIP Lounge, presented by Publix, offers a fully catered experience with open bars, craft cocktails, Sweetwater Brewing products, early access, live music, and more. The festival takes place in Marietta, March 27 – 29, 2026 at Jim R. Miller Park, which is located just off I-75 and Windy Hill Road, minutes from The Battery Atlanta and Truist Park. *Schedule and talent subject to change.

A GLIMPSE OF THE ACTIVITIES

• All Saturday and Sunday TICKETS include $10 in FREE Tasting Tokens (including VIP Lounge tickets).
• Fired-Up $85, an ALL-INCLUSIVE TICKET, Friday, March 27, 7:30 – 9:30 pm  ~ FREE tasting bites and beverages in a souvenir glass, whole hog pickin’ featuring Rodney Scott’s BBQ, and the Meat & Greet event with Vice Kitchen’s Nick Leahy and Woodford Reserve National Brand Ambassador, Crystal Chasse.
•  Savor, Saturday $99, March 28, 1 – 4 pm, 20+ restaurants and artisan booths. Over 400 varieties of wine, beer, & spirits tastings with a souvenir tasting glass, live music presented by Superior Plumbing, the Georgia Grown Member Village, Bubbles & Brew Alley, and TWO chef demo stages.
• VIP Lounge, presented by Publix, Saturday($165) 12 – 4, and Sunday($139) 12-3. A fully catered experience with a souvenir crystal wine glass, open bars, live music, craft cocktails and Sweetwater Brewing Products, and early festival access.  VIP ticket includes full access to the Savor general admission area.

• Sunday/Funday Kids 12 & Under are FREE on Sunday/Funday presented by Atlanta News First & Peachtree TV. Adult tickets are only $25. Kids Zone is FREE with inflatables. Live music, courtesy of Superior Plumbing, over 20 restaurants, shopping, TWO cooking demo stages, Georgia’s Best Cocktail Challenge, and more. Cash bars available for adults 21 and over. Free attendees do NOT receive free tasting tokens.

LEARN FROM THE CHEFS

• “Georgia Celebrity Chef Stage”, on Saturday and Sunday with FREE tasting samples for the first 50 people in each session, cooking demos: Saturday – Chef Nick Leahy, Jernard Wells, and Nick Liberato;  Sunday – Chef Nick Leahy, Jernard Wells, and Alejandro Valdivia, and Shawn Osbey.
• Meat & Greet @Fired Up ~ a bourbon/grill pairing featuring Woodford Reserve National Brand Ambassador Crystal Chasse, and Chef Nick Leahy, owner of VICE Steak & VICE Kitchen grilling up select meat products.
• The Jernard Wells Wing Experience ~ Chef Jernard will be cooking up his signature wings all weekend long.
• Georgia Grown Chef  Stage ~ Chefs from all over Georgia will be doing an assortment of cooking demonstrations throughout the weekend, highlighting Georgia Grown products.