Ojai Food + Wine 2026
A four-day culinary festival in Ojai with tastings, cooking demos, seminars, wineries, lunches, and dinners across 40 events.
About the event
A four-day epicurean festival in Ojai
Ojai Food + Wine is a four-day epicurean festival in Ojai with a program built around 40 events. The schedule spans tastings, receptions, lunches, dinners, cooking demos, seminars, conversations, book signings, a Grand Tasting, and Michelin-starred dinners, with chefs and personalities participating from around the country.
Tastings, demos, seminars, and dinners
The wine side of the program includes award-winning wineries and named seminar subjects such as a Stony Hill Chardonnay tasting led by Carlton McCoy, a Domaine Leflaive tasting, and a Blanc de Blancs study. The culinary program includes Bake Club with Christina Tosi, Pasta School with Evan Funke, and Caviar Dreams with Nyesha Arrington and Nini Nguyen.
The Opening Night Reception is listed as a walk-around tasting with more than 20 chefs and 25 wineries. The broader weekend also includes a Sunday Grand Tasting, which appears in the festival package descriptions and in the 2026 date details.
Chefs, hosts, and the Ojai Valley Inn
Named participants include Nancy Silverton, Evan Funke, Carlton McCoy, Christina Tosi, Will Guidara, Gavin Kaysen, Nyesha Arrington, and Brandon Jew. The featured venue is Ojai Valley Inn, a hotel in Ojai listed at 905 Country Club Rd.
Ticket packages and hotel-room rules
Ticket packages are organized into Silver, Gold, and Platinum tiers. Silver includes 9 events: Opening Night Reception, Sunday Grand Tasting, a choice of 5 seminars or cooking demos, and two dinners. Gold includes 14 events: Opening Night Reception, Sunday Grand Tasting, an upgraded choice of 5 seminars or cooking demos, two lunches, two dinners, and invitation-only after-hours parties. Platinum is described as carte blanche for the weekend with a choice of the most exclusive events.
- Ticket packages do not include hotel rooms, but ticketed patrons may book one room at Ojai Valley Inn per ticket package purchased.
Frequently asked questions
What is being served or poured?
The program includes tastings, award-winning wineries, lunches, Michelin-starred dinners, a Sunday Grand Tasting, and an Opening Night Reception listed as a walk-around tasting with more than 20 chefs and 25 wineries.
Which cooking demos and seminars are named?
Named wine seminars include a Stony Hill Chardonnay tasting led by Carlton McCoy, a Domaine Leflaive tasting, and a Blanc de Blancs study. Named culinary programs include Bake Club with Christina Tosi, Pasta School with Evan Funke, and Caviar Dreams with Nyesha Arrington and Nini Nguyen.
Where is the event held?
The featured venue is Ojai Valley Inn, a hotel in Ojai at 905 Country Club Rd, Ojai, CA 93023.
What do the Silver and Gold packages include?
Silver includes 9 events: Opening Night Reception, Sunday Grand Tasting, a choice of 5 seminars or cooking demos, and two dinners. Gold includes 14 events: Opening Night Reception, Sunday Grand Tasting, an upgraded choice of 5 seminars or cooking demos, two lunches, two dinners, and invitation-only after-hours parties.
Does a ticket package include a hotel room?
No. Ticket packages are not inclusive of hotel rooms, but ticketed patrons may book one hotel room at Ojai Valley Inn per ticket package purchased.
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