Georgia Food + Wine live
The Georgia Food + Wine Festival is happening this weekend in Marietta with a “Fired Up” barbecue showcase, a Saturday Grand Tasting of top restaurants and winemakers, plus ongoing chef demos across the event (ajc.com). If you’re local, organizers are pitching a mix of Southern classics and inventive fusion bites paired with regional beverages — great for tasting-room hopping and seeing chef tech in person (ajc.com).
The festival is scheduled for March 27–29, 2026 at Jim R. Miller Park in Marietta, Georgia. (georgiafoodandwinefestival.com) Organizers are debuting a new Chef’s Table Experience — an exclusive, chef-driven five-course dinner created to mark the festival’s fifth anniversary. (bigtickets.com) Saturday general-admission tickets include a souvenir wine glass plus 10 culinary credits (marketed as five tokens) that can be used toward plates from participating restaurants and vendors. (marietta.com) Listed ticket prices on reseller pages show examples of $85 for Friday admission, $99 for Saturday general admission, a Saturday VIP Lounge at $165, and a $25 Sunday Family Day ticket (fees extra). (bigtickets.com) The festival enforces age rules: Friday and Saturday events are 21+ while Sunday’s Family Day is open to all ages, and the official ticket policy states all sales are final unless an event is canceled. (georgiafoodandwinefestival.com) A pre-festival “Best of Cobb” celebration is scheduled for March 26 and is hosted by Cobb Life Magazine and the Marietta Daily Journal as a local starter event. (stayhappening.com) Event production is listed as SoZo Georgia Foundation with presentation by Georgia Grown, and the festival notes proceeds or support connections to SafePath Children’s Advocacy Center while JRM Management is listed as an event partner. (georgiafoodandwinefestival.com) On-site programming beyond tastings includes a Georgia Grown Member Village and artisan market, a Publix VIP Lounge with early access and extra tasting credits, a Meat & Greet feature, live music stages, and branded activations like Emma’s Flower Truck and a Cubano Cigar Lounge. (bigtickets.com)
