BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.12//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:136@event925.com DTSTART:20270312T000000Z DTEND:20270314T000000Z DTSTAMP:20261105T031924Z URL:https://event925.com/events/jxn-food-wine-festival-2027/ SUMMARY:JXN Food &\; Wine Festival 2027 DESCRIPTION:JXN Food &\; Wine Festival 2027\nJXN Food &\; Wine Festiv al is a three-day culinary festival in downtown Jackson\, Mississippi\, ru nning March 11–13\, 2027\, with chef dinners\, large-scale tastings\, de monstrations\, drinks\, and live entertainment. The fourth annual edition puts Jackson’s food culture alongside prominent chefs from across Missis sippi and the broader South.\nFeatured chefs\nThe 2027 program is led by C hef Chair Hunter Evans\, the Jackson chef behind Elvie’s and Mayflower C afe\, with chef and MasterChef judge Aarón Sánchez serving as co-host.\n \n\n\nHow the weekend works\nThursday\, March 11 opens with the Chef Chair Dinner at the Capital Club\, featuring Evans\, Sánchez and Commander’s Palace chef Meg Bickford. Friday and Saturday shift to the Mississippi Mu seum of Art for the signature Grand Tastings\; the festival FAQ describes these as walk-around events with tastings from 30+ chefs\, wine\, beer and spirits\, cooking demonstrations\, and live entertainment.\nWhat’s new in 2027\nA major addition is a second VIP location at the Jackson Conventi on Complex\, providing more chef experiences\, all-inclusive bars\, indoor restrooms and lounge space. The announced lineup also includes Austin Sum rall\, Chaz Lindsay\, Eddie Wright\, Enrika Williams\, Geno Lee\, Guillerm o Salinas\, Jason Brumm\, Jon Davis and Pierre Pryer Sr.\, with further pa rticipants still to be announced.\nTickets and practical details\nGrand Ta sting general admission is $95 after the early-bird period\, VIP is $175\, and the Chef Chair Dinner is $185\; all festival events are 21+. The Gran d Tastings are primarily outdoors and take place around the Mississippi Mu seum of Art at 380 S. Lamar St.\, with VIP entry at 5 p.m. and general adm ission at 6 p.m.\nCommunity connection\nThe festival is designed as a show case for Jackson and Southern culinary culture\, rather than simply a tast ing event. A portion of overall proceeds supports the Mississippi Restaura nt Association Education Foundation and its hospitality-education work\, w hile $10 from each 2027 Chef Chair Dinner ticket is designated for Childre n’s of Mississippi. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://event925.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/ missisippi-food-wine.jpg CATEGORIES:Cultural Event LOCATION:Mississippi Museum of Art and Jackson Convention Complex\, Mississ ippi Museum of Art\, 380 South Lamar Street\, Jackson\, Mississippi\, 3920 1\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Mississippi Museum of Art\, 380 South Lamar Street\, Jackson\, Mississippi\, 39201\, United States;X- APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Mississippi Museum of Art and Jackson Convention Complex:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR