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Bar & Cocktail Events
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Between 2011-2012, I tried to keep up with the growing number of cocktail festivals, events, competitions, etc...but I was just too busy. Thank goodness for
LA Cocktails because in 2012 they began putting together a yearly calendar. Check out their 2019 calendar! These events offer tasting rooms, seminars, brand parties, and more. They attract cocktail enthusiasts as well as professionals. The first and largest festival is Tales of the Cocktail held in New Orleans every third week of July.
January
Paris Cocktail Week/France
San Antonio Cocktail Conference/Texas
sanantoniococktailconference.com
February
Arizona Cocktail Week
arizonacocktailweek.com
Winchester Cocktail Week/England
March
Singapore Cocktail Festival
Nightclub and Bar Convention and Trade Show/Las Vegas
April
Lisbon Cocktail Week/Portugal
Miami Rum Renaissance Festival/Florida
Baltimore Cocktail Week/Maryland
May
Asheville Wine & Food Festival/North Carolina
Santa Fe Cocktail Week/New Mexico
June
San Francisco Cocktail Week/California
sfcocktailweek.com
Food and Wine Classic in Aspen/Colorado
foodandwine.com/classic
July
Tales of the Cocktail/New Orleans
talesofthecocktail.com
August
Paris of the Plains/Kansas City, Missouri
Sacramento Cocktail Week/California
San Diego Spirits Festival/California
Hawaii Food and Wine Festival/Hawaii
September
London Cocktail Week/UK
October
Portland Cocktail Week/Oregon
November
DC Cocktail Week/Washington, DC
Camp
Bartender Summer Camp in the heart of Kentucky.
Offers a summer and fall camp schedule.