General festivals, which offer a huge variety of food, range from those catering to the rich gourmand (such as the Food and Wine Classic by Food & Wine magazine, listed below) to the more encompassing (the 10-day Taste of Chicago, also listed below).
Whichever festival you visit, remember to wear easy-to-wash clothes (it's almost impossible to eat a sausage sandwich without some landing on your shirt) and trousers or a skirt with an elastic waistband (you're likely to eat more than usual). And remember, if you can't find room for another Wagyu burger, there will always be another festival ...
A Taste of Manly
June 2-3, Manly, Sydney
This festival, on the beautiful beaches of Manly in Australia, has booths that showcase Sydney's ethnic diversity. Dishes, which have a maximum price of A$12 (HK$76), include Wagyu hamburgers, slow-roasted lamb shank with spring onion mash, Spanish paella and rare roast beef rolls with bearnaise and wild rocket.