Island residents and visitors are invited to sample selections from various restaurants and talented chefs from the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton area. The event has expanded from a one day, five hour event to nearly a week-long food celebration. More than 13 events and activities are scheduled. Some begin at individual restaurants and others will take place at the festival’s central location at Shelter Cove Community Park on Hilton Head Island. Events include; Best Bartenders Drink Making Contest, Hospitality Waiters Race, and the Tailgate Gourmet Challenge where local chefs and others perform their culinary expertise in the outdoor tailgate kitchen. Costs vary according to event. The schedule includes events transpiring at individual food establishments and at the festival’s central location of Shelter Cove Community Park on Hilton Head Island.