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Here are LocalEats list of April 2012 food events, festivals, conventions and restaurant weeks, listed by state. Or, you may view by date. We're happy to post your event here, simply email details to: blogs (at) localeats.com

Date	State / Event Name	Town
Alabama
Apr 13-14	Tri State BBQ Festival	Dothan
Arizona
April 17-22	34th Annual Scottsdale Culinary Festival	Scottsdale
April 21-22	9th Annual Polish Festival	Phoenix
April 21-25	Western Association of Food Chains Annual Convention	Phoenix
California
April 21	California Nut Festival 2012	Chico
April 20-21	California Wine Festival 2012	Orange County
April 26-28	20th Annual Hospice du Rhône 2012	Paso Robles
Colorado
April 5-7	22nd Annual Taste of Vail	Vail
District of Columbia
April 2	Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation	Washington
April 9-13	Paso Robles Grand Tasting Tour	Washington
Florida
April 7	Planes, Trains & BBQ	Tavares
April 19	5th Annual American Fine Wine Competition and Gala	Boca Raton
April 26	2012 Pie Industry Seminar	Orlando
April 28	16th Annual Taste of St. Augustine	St. Augustine
April 27-29	The Festival of Chocolate 2012	Orlando
April 6-7	St. John's River Catfish Festival	Crescent City
Georgia
April 20-22	44th Annual Blessing of the Fleet	Darien
April 27-28	BBQ and Blues 2012	Barnesville
Hawaii
April 7	Maui County Agricultural Festival 2012	Wailuku
Illinois
April 27-29	Road Food: Exploring the Midwest One Bite at a Time	Chicago
April 28-30	World Wine Meetings America	Chicago
Indiana
April 13-15	20th Annual Indiana Gourd Society State Show	Greenfield
Kentucky
April 2	The 169th Annual Tater Day	Benton
Maine
April 4	Maine Restaurant & Lodging Expo	Portland
Maryland
April 26	International Wine Pairing Dinner-Featuring Spain	Gambrills
April 28-29	WineFest at St. Michaels 2012	St. Michaels
Massachusetts
April 5	20th Annual Waltham Food and Wine Festival	Waltham
April 12	Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation	Boston
April 25	YUM: Taste of Immigrant City	Somerville
Minnesota
April 14	Savor Minnesota	Canterbury Park
Mississippi
April 14	World Catfish Festival	Belzoni
Missouri
April 16	Celebrity Chef Tour	St. Louis
New Hampshire
April 18	Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation	Manchester
New Jersey
April 22	5th Annual Taste of the Caldwells	Caldwell
April 13-22	Jersey Shore Restaurant Week	Brielle
New Mexico
Mar 2-4	National Fiery-Foods & Barbecue Show	Albuquerque
New York
April 5	First Annual Varli Food Festival	New York
April 19-22	Adirondack Festival of Food and Wine	Lake Placid
April 28-29	New York Culinary Experience	New York
April 28-30	ACF Northeast Regional Conference	Niagara Falls
North Carolina
April 11	Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation	Charlotte
April 19-21	Charlotte Wine and Food Weekend 2012	Charlotte
Ohio
April 28	Cask AleFest Dayton 2012	Dayton
Oregon
April 4-7	33rd Annual Northwest Cherry Festival	The Dalles
Pennsylvania
April 20	A Taste of the White House	Fort Washington
Puerto Rico
April 21-22	Saborea	San Juan
Mar 22-24	National Coffee Association Convention	Charleston
South Carolina
April 15	Shalomfest 2012	Greenville
April 17	Central Carolina Community Foundation Food & Wine Festival	Columbia
April 17	18th Annual Central Carolina Food & Wine Festival	Various
Tennessee
April 28	11th Annual Evening for Dove House 2012	Mooresville
April 28-29	16th Annual National Cornbread Festival	South Pittsburg
Texas
April 4	Dining Out in Dallas 'Battle of the Chefs'	Dallas
April 13-15	Poteet Strawberry Festival	Poteet
April 27-29	Austin Food & Wine Festival	Austin
Virginia
April 1	Cherry Blossom Festival	Virginia Beach
April 28	Blacksburg Fork and Cork 2012	Blacksburg
Washington
April 29-30	Northwest Foodservice Show	Seattle
West Virginia
April 29-30	Northwest Foodservice Show	Seattle
Wisconsin
April 21	Dairy State Cheese & Beer Festival	Kenosha
April 10-12	International Cheese Technology Exposition 2012	Milwaukee