Pairings

We have invited the area's finest restaurants and partnered them with distinguished wineries as they prepare, present and serve gourmet multi-course meals.  These casual settings offer chances to communicate with the chefs and winemakers about their choices and decisions.  Enjoy special exclusive multi-course pairings by the chefs and sommeliers of The 1913 Room and Bar Divani!

Perugia, Italy

Welcome our sister city, Perugia, Italy and sample her wines in the Piazza - center court.  Sponsored by Grand Rapids Magazine.

Tin-Foil Chef Cook Off

Air personalities of WFGR-FM, WGRD-FM, WLHT-FM, WNWZ-AM and WTRV-FM will compete in the Tin-Foil Chef COok Off at the Festival on Sunday, November 23 at 2pm!  Don't miss this fierce competition of culinary skills from our local radio hosts!

WAVE Awards

The Grand Rapids / Kent County Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Kent County Lodging Association  have teamed up to present the first annual WAVE Awards at the Festival on Friday, November 21.  The WAVE Awards were created to recognize excellence in hospitality in Grand Rapids and Kent County.  Every day, service providers create a positive experience for guests and residents, and it is the goal of the WAVE Awards that the hard work and dedication of those individuals is truly noticed.

For more info visit:  www.waveaward.com

Music Stage

Local musicians will provide background music throughout the festival at the Stella Artois Beer Garden.