Since 2010, the Galveston Island Food & Wine Festival has been pairing wines from around the world with local eats during a weekend of sipping and snacking. While visiting, you can taste-test specialty food items, explore artisan exhibits, and collect tips directly from celebrity chefs and renowned winemakers instead of digging up their backyards in search of their journals. Live bands provide entertainment, and contests crown the weekend's best wines and foods.