DiningOut Events
Where food culture meets high-impact festival experiences, DiningOut Events + Media has spent decades building culinary events that bring communities, chefs, and brands together around unforgettable taste-driven moments. Founded in 1998 and producing major food festivals since 2014, DiningOut creates immersive experiences across six growing markets, including flagship properties like Top Taco, Rare Steak Fest, Chicken Fight Fest, and Surf Seafood Fest. With 12 events planned for 2026 and expansion to 18 events across additional states in 2027, DiningOut offers sponsors a scalable platform to engage passionate food lovers through premium sampling, hospitality, and on-site activations that drive real consumer connection.
Website: diningout.com
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RARE
RARE is an elevated steak competition featuring standout dishes from some of the city’s leading chefs and restaurants. Guests enjoy premium steak tastings, cocktails, entertainment, and a high-energy competition designed for food lovers seeking a distinctive culinary experience.
For sponsors, RARE offers a premium setting for product sampling, hospitality, lifestyle activations, and meaningful engagement with an enthusiastic audience.
Top Taco
Top Taco brings together top local chefs and restaurants to compete for the title of the city’s best taco. Guests sample creative and traditional tacos while enjoying drinks, music, entertainment, and an energetic festival atmosphere.
The event gives sponsors a fun, approachable platform to place their brands directly into the hands of highly engaged food and beverage consumers.
Chicken Fight
Chicken Fight is a lively culinary competition celebrating creative chicken dishes from leading local restaurants. Guests taste a variety of chef-inspired creations, enjoy drinks and entertainment, and help determine which restaurant comes out on top.
With its playful theme and interactive format, Chicken Fight offers brands opportunities for sampling, audience participation, custom experiences, and memorable consumer engagement.
Surf
Surf is a seafood-focused tasting festival and culinary competition showcasing inventive dishes from leading chefs and restaurants. Guests experience premium seafood tastings alongside cocktails, entertainment, and an upscale coastal-inspired atmosphere.
Surf provides sponsors with an engaging environment for premium hospitality, culinary partnerships, product integration, and lifestyle-focused activations.