Here’s what to expect from the 2026 Wine & Food Show.
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Entertainment
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M&T Music Stage
Grab your wine sample, a snack and a seat at the KW Wine & Food Show's M&T Music Stage, featuring some of the best local and regional musical talent!
FRIDAY ON THE M&T MUSIC STAGE
Matthew Campbell Band
Matt Campbell is a storyteller at heart, blending folk and Americana into songs that feel both timeless and urgent. Rooted in gospel, blues, and country, his music explores the subtlety of everyday life, redemption, and the restless human spirit. With a voice that carries both grit and grace, he sings with the conviction of someone who’s lived every word.
Friday: 7:00-10:00pm
saturday ON THE M&T Music STAGE
Lorie & Ben
Lorie & Ben are a dynamic local duo bringing great vibes and great songs to stages all around town. With smooth vocals, tight harmonies, and acoustic-driven arrangements, they put their own spin on a mix of classic hits and modern pop favourites. Whether it’s a laid-back patio set or a lively night out, Lorie & Ben keep the crowd singing along from the first song to the last.
Saturday: 12:00-3:00pm
Onion Honey
Onion Honey may hail from Ontario’s tech capital, but musicians Dave Pike, Esther Wheaton, Leanne Swantko, and Kayleigh LeBlanc play folk music like an old-fashioned string band. The multi-talented lineup all sing harmony, write songs, and pass around banjo, guitar, mandolin, and double bass in performance - and three years of weekly ‘Banjo Church’ livecasts polished their onstage rapport to a high shine.
Saturday: 3:30-6:30pm
Flamingos
Local favourites Flamingos deliver a nostalgic and fresh Top 40 soundtrack, cruising seamlessly between rebel-rousing sock-hops, technicolour roller-rinks, and decades of high school proms. Expertly delivering the best hits from the decades, their performances incite dancing and heartfelt singalongs from fans of many genres.
Saturday: 7:00-10:00pm
Cooking Stage
Packed with entertainment from enthusiastic chefs the Cooking Stage at KW Wine & Food Show is sure to teach you something new to try in the kitchen. Be sure to bring an appetite as there will likely be lots of samples to try!
Friday on the cooking stage
Jeremy Parsons - Cocktail Fluid Experience
Learn more about Jeremy Parsons.
Friday @ 5:30pm
Caudle’s Catch Seafood - Cooking & BBQ'ing Lobster. "The King of the Sea"
Learn more about Caudle’s Catch Seafood.
Friday @ 630pm
Chef D - Bread Braising and Dessert
Anything Italian! Learn more about Chef Darryl (Chef D).
Friday @ 7:30pm
Saturday on the Cooking Stage
Caudle’s Catch Seafood - Cooking & BBQ'ing Lobster. "The King of the Sea"
Learn more about Caudle’s Catch Seafood.
Saturday @ 2:30pm
Big Stooley's - Hot Sauce
Learn more about Big Stooley’s.
Saturday @ 3:30pm
Chef D
Learn more about Chef Darryl (Chef D).
Saturday @ 4:30pm
Caudle’s Catch Seafood - Oyster Extravaganza
Learn more about Caudle’s Catch Seafood.
Saturday @ 5:30pm
Good Pud
Learn more about Good Pud.
Saturday @ 7:30pm
Jeremy Parsons - SIP Niagara
Learn more about Jeremy Parsons.
Saturday @ 8:30pm
About our cooking stage presenters
Chef D
Chef Darryl Fletcher’s (ChefD) inspiration to pursue a culinary career began while watching Graham Kerr (The Galloping Gourmet) and trying some recipes at home.
He is a graduate of the Chef program at Humber College in Toronto, Canada. ChefD’s career, as a Chef, has grown from humble beginnings in Kitchener, to all over North America, eventually returning back home to Kitchener. ChefD has appeared as a popular guest on CTV News at Noon Kitchener, CTV Vancouver, CTV Edmonton, City TV’s Breakfast Television, CHCH Morning Live, and Kitchener’s Rogers Daytime and Inside Guelph on Rogers TV.
Friday & Saturday @ 7:30pm
Jeremy Parsons
Jeremy Parsons has been delighting taste buds across North America and the Caribbean for over 20 years with his culinary and mixological creations. His lifelong love of food and drinks has guided him to author two cookbooks the latest INVITE cocktails canapes company features modern twists on classic food and drinks. His new show The Gastro Guru for Amazon Prime is currently in production and will stream late this year. If you want to learn some Cocktail tips and tricks along with some fun recipes then come see him on stage or at the SIP Niagara booth.
Saturday @ 8:30pm
The Tasting Room
Learn from and sample your favourite wineries, breweries and distilleries during one of our tasting seminars.
Friday’s tasting schedule
7:00pm
Taste of EPIC Wines – Essex, Pelee Island Coast Wines
8:00pm
Suntory Global Spirits – Title Unapologetically with Mike McLean - Canadian Whiskey Ambassador
Saturday’s tasting schedule
1:00pm
Dixon Distilled Spirits
2:00pm
Mountain Oak Cheese - Cheese Tasting
3:00pm
Cork Screw Imports
4:00pm
Taste of EPIC Wines – Essex, Pelee Island Coast Wines
6:00pm
Suntory Global Spirits - Scotch or Not with Chris Purity - Spirit Ambassador
7:00pm
Good Pud