Events

Signature festivals, private tastings, and hospitality experiences with real local point of view.

Eat Drink Halifax produces public festivals, intimate DeWolf Experiences, hosted tastings, restaurant collaborations, and sommelier-led programming rooted in Halifax and the broader Atlantic coast.

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Featured Festival

Gusto Italian Food and Wine Festival

Halifax's flagship Italian food and wine festival, designed to move guests from festival discovery into bookable experiences.

Featured Festival

One festival brand, multiple ways to experience Gusto.

Gusto Festival gives the events page a stronger anchor: a recognizable Halifax food and wine festival brand, a clear story about Italian regional tasting, and direct pathways into the specific Gusto events guests can book now.

Festival Page

Use the main Gusto page for the overview, brand story, and what guests can expect from the broader festival.

Current Ticket Paths

Feature the bookable experiences separately so users can move straight from discovery to ticket purchase.

Featured Ticketed Experience

A Passport to Italy

A roaming culinary tasting through Italy's regions with aperitivo-sized bites and curated wines.

June 27, 2026 • 6:30-8:30 • Richmond Yards

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Featured Tasting

Grand Wine Tastings

A larger-format Gusto tasting built around Italian wine discovery, regional comparison, and guided guest education.

Saturday, June 27, 2026 • 3:00-5:00 / 7:00-9:00 • Richmond Yards

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All tickets are final sale unless an official ticketing partner states otherwise. Licensed event experiences may be 19+. Please drink responsibly.

Programming Pillars

A clear view of the Eat Drink Halifax event practice.

Festivals, travel concepts, private hospitality, and consulting now sit in one place so guests, partners, and venues can understand where they fit.

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Public Festivals

Anchor experiences with city-wide pull.

Eat Drink Halifax is home to public-facing programs such as Gusto and other wine and spirits festival concepts built to gather Halifax hospitality audiences around standout food-and-drink moments.

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Private Hospitality

Speakeasy dinners, hosted tables, and bespoke pairings.

Through DeWolf Experiences, the brand also curates smaller-format dinners, guided tastings, and at-home hospitality for guests who want something more personal than a public ticketed event.

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Consulting & Curation

Programming help for venues, producers, and tourism partners.

Event strategy, beverage direction, sommelier support, and editorial framing can all be brought into a project when the goal is sharper hospitality and stronger guest storytelling.

Featured Pathways

Where guests and partners usually start.

The site now gives each common route a clearer home instead of burying it inside old-page copy.

Festival Guests

Browse signature programming.

Use the event pages to understand the tone of the brand, then move into Gusto Festival or contact directly for the latest release details.

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Venues & Partners

Start with a direct inquiry.

Restaurants, beverage producers, destinations, and sponsors can use the contact page to discuss collaborations, hosted tastings, or custom event formats.

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Private Hosts

Build a smaller-format experience.

Private dinners, pairings, and sommelier-led moments can be shaped around your guest list, venue, and season.

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Readers

Move between editorial and experience.

The journal adds restaurant notes, recommendations, and beverage writing so the experience side of the brand stays connected to a real editorial point of view.

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Next Step

Need current availability, booking details, or a custom format?

Because programming changes seasonally, the most reliable call to action is direct contact. Use the inquiry page for ticket releases, collaborations, private dinners, or sommelier services.

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Local Curators & Partners

Benjamin Bridge L'Acadie Vineyards Lightfoot & Wolfville Beausoleil Farmstead Craft Distillers of Nova Scotia The Post Office Afishionado Harvest Bishop's Cellar NSLC RCR Hospitality Apria Sapori Espresso 46 VinoMare DeWolf Food and Wine Experiences Halifax International Wine Festival Benjamin Bridge L'Acadie Vineyards Lightfoot & Wolfville Beausoleil Farmstead Craft Distillers of Nova Scotia The Post Office Afishionado Harvest Bishop's Cellar NSLC RCR Hospitality Apria Sapori Espresso 46 VinoMare DeWolf Food and Wine Experiences Halifax International Wine Festival