Spokane Food & Wine Festival Up for Best New Festival

Are you a fan of festivals? Looking for something new to try out in 2026? Then, USA Today's 10 Best vote on "Which new festival is the best?" is right up your alley.

USA Today's list consists of festivals ranging from concerts to food-oriented and cultural gatherings.

What better ways are there to celebrate music, art, food, culture, and community than with a festival? For the past year and a half, we were treated to a lineup of fantastic festivals that launched for the first time, providing more new options to explore and enjoy." - USA Today's 10 Best

One of the top new festivals calls Spokane, Washington, home.

Pacific Northwest Food & Wine Festival presented by Davenport Hotels

Located at the Davenport Hotel in downtown Spokane, the Pacific Northwest Food & Wine Festival featured "renowned chefs, winemakers, and passionate foodies" over the course of three days. The schedule of events consists of a grand tasting, a legacy dinner that I'm sure isn't anything short of excellent, a Moonlight Mixer filled with flowing champagne, and a "wide array of scrumptious desserts."

Spokane Falls in downtown Spokane, Washington. Credit: Clay Elliot (Unsplash)

I can't say that I've been to the PNW Food & Wine Festival, but I can tell you that the Davenport Hotel rocks. Every year, the Davenport Hotel is the best place I stay at while traveling with the Montana Lady Griz, so the event must be divine.