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Deets: The 2022 Events DC International City Food Festival will be three delicious days of events in partnership with the city’s diplomatic corps. Washington, DC has a long history as a nexus of global dialogue, offering locals and visitors access to a rich range of cultures—a legacy that initially inspired the weekend’s flagship event, the Events DC Embassy Chef Challenge. Built on the idea that food brings us all together, the iconic event is back this year, now complemented by a full weekend of celebrations, making culinary diplomacy accessible to all ages. Taking place on the heels of the United Nations General Assembly meetings and the World Bank and International Monetary Fund annual meetings, International City offers a timely launch point to travel the globe to understand and honor other cultures, all in the heart of DC.
Events DC Embassy Chef Challenge
Thursday, October 13 | 7:00pm
Smithsonian American Art Museum | 8th and G Streets NW, Washington, DC 20004
Events DC Embassy Chef Challenge, a beloved gathering of chefs, returns in 2022 as the foundation for the new International City. Forty embassy chefs, the most in the event’s 14-year history, will gather on Thursday, October 13 in the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Kogod Courtyard to kick off the festival.
Taste of Oktoberfest
Friday, October 14 | 4:00pm
Franklin Park | 1332 I St NW, Washington, DC, 20005
The iconic Oktoberfest is a world-renowned Bavarian folk festival held annually in Munich attracting more than six million people from around the world. Revelers flock to Bavaria in search of German beer, music and food. To honor and celebrate this longstanding tradition, Events DC is collaborating with the German-American Heritage Foundation and the German Embassy to bring a truly authentic taste of the legendary German festivities to DC, through a unique presentation of Taste of Oktoberfest.
Día de los Muertos, Food & Film in the Park
Saturday, October 15 | 12:00pm
Franklin Park | 1332 I St NW, Washington, DC, 20005
In advance of Día de los Muertos, audiences are invited to celebrate and learn about the holiday and its traditions through a family-friendly day of food, film and lively entertainment curated with the Embassy of Mexico. The day’s festivities will wrap up with an interactive showing of the Disney hit, Coco, in celebration of the film’s upcoming fifth anniversary, bringing a bit of the rich culture of Mexico to the streets of DC.
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