“Food & Wine” Classic Heads to Charleston for the First Time with Chefs Like Tyler Florence and Maneet Chauhan

Food Network stars and celebrity chefs will host cooking demonstrations during the food festival in South Carolina from Sept. 27-29

Food & Wine Classic is going south for the fall.

The culinary event is moving down to Charleston, S.C. in September, a few months after it takes place in Aspen, Colo. Food & Wine, which is published under Dotdash Meredith (PEOPLE's parent company), has hosted the food festival in Colorado for 40 years, but this will be the first time in South Carolina.

Passes for the weekend (Sept. 27-29) are on sale now — and the star-studded lineup was just announced.

Food Network favorites like Tyler Florence, Maneet Chauhan and Andrew Zimmern will host cooking demonstrations and cocktail seminars. The 40-plus events will also highlight Top Chef stars, basketball player (and wine maker) CJ McCollum and local legends likeVivian Howard. More stars are set to be announced soon.

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There will be food tours, expeditions, and over 100 wines, foods and spirits in the the Grand Tasting Pavilion over the three-day event.

Unlike its Aspen counterpart, the Classic in Charleston is brought to foodie fans by three major Dotdash Meredith brands: Food & Wine, Southern Living and Travel + Leisure.

The Southern food festival is the first-ever extension of the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen. The ski town-version is taking place June 14 -16 for its 41st year.

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"Charleston's unparalleled combination of culinary traditions, foodways, hospitality, architectural beauty, and culture makes it the ideal setting to build on our storied Food & Wine Classic event franchise,” said Food & Wine’s editor-in-chief Hunter Lewis in a release. “Together with my friends at Southern Living and Travel + Leisure, we are excited to showcase the best of the Holy City and create a dynamic experience that tells meaningful stories about the area’s delicious food scene and brings together wine and food lovers from all over for a weekend of celebration, enrichment, and fun.”

Full passes are available for purchase as of May 1, and a la carte tickets will go on sale in the coming weeks — all on the Food & Wine Classic Charleston website.

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