BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Houston Food Bank - ECPv6.17.4.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Houston Food Bank X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.houstonfoodbank.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Houston Food Bank REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20270314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20271107T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260713 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261001 DTSTAMP:20260720T194300Z CREATED:20260720T150041Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260720T194300Z UID:22290-1783900800-1790812799@www.houstonfoodbank.org SUMMARY:Operation: Hunger Relief DESCRIPTION:Ready for your mission this Hunger Action Month? Join Operation: Hunger Relief!Houston Food Bank’s Operation: Hunger Relief is a four-week peer-to-peer competition held during Hunger Action Month (September)\, in which participants come together as a group to compete against other groups in our community. The overall goal is to produce the most meals possible for our 18-county service area by volunteering\, fundraising\, and hosting a food drive. \nWho can participate?We welcome groups of all sizes. Participating groups may include churches\, school groups\, families\, corporate groups\, community groups\, sports teams\, fraternities/sororities and more! \nHow does it work?Participants will be awarded points for financial and food contributions and volunteering their time at the Houston Food Bank as follows: \n\n1 lb. of food = 1 point\n$1 = 3 points\n1 volunteer = 50 points\n\nBonus Point Opportunities: \n\n250 bonus points for Early Registration\n250 bonus points for posting a picture on social media explaining why your team is fighting hunger during Hunger Action Month\nDouble bonus points for every volunteer attending Volunteer Bonus Days\n\nSign Up Early Registration Open NOW! \nJoin us for the tenth annual Operation: Hunger Relief campaign (previously known as Hunger Game). Early registration begins Monday\, July 13th \nRegister before August 1st to receive 250 bonus points! \nAwards \n\nOverall Award will recognize the group who generates the most points\nPer Capita Award will recognize the group who generates the most points per group member.\n\nThe two winning groups will also be featured on Houston Food Bank’s social media highlighting their cause and reason for choosing to help. \nFor more information\, please contact: Brianna Conway URL:https://www.houstonfoodbank.org/upcomingevent/operation-hunger-relief/ LOCATION:TX CATEGORIES:FEATURED,food drive,Fund Drive,Operation: Hunger Relief,Special Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.houstonfoodbank.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/OperationHungerRelief-1200x900-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260926T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260927T170000 DTSTAMP:20260910T195023Z CREATED:20260909T200159Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260910T195023Z UID:25030-1790427600-1790528400@www.houstonfoodbank.org SUMMARY:2026 Chefs For Farmers Houston Food & Wine Festival DESCRIPTION:Date and Time \n1 p.m.-5 p.m.\, Saturday\, September 26th-Sunday\, September 27th \nLocation \nAutry Park\n3711 Autry Pk Dr\, Houston\, TX 77019 \nAttention\, food and wine lovers! For the fifth consecutive year\, the Chefs For Farmers Houston Food & Wine Festival returns to Autry Park on September 26 and 27 for a delicious weekend celebrating Houston’s vibrant culinary scene. \nThe two-day festival brings together some of Houston’s most acclaimed chefs and restaurants for a weekend filled with exceptional food\, wine\, cocktails\, music and more. One again\, Empty Bowls Houston will be part of the festivities\, giving guests another delicious way to make a difference. \nMore than 50 restaurants\, chefs\, caterers\, bakeries and other food destinations are currently slated to participate\, including Blood Bros BBQ\, Hugo’s\, Musaafer\, Original Ninfa’s\, Loro Asian Smokehouse & Bar\, Pier 6 Seafood\, Saigon Hustle\, Common Bond\, Guard and Grace Houston\, Local Foods\, Crawfish & Noodles\, JŪN\, Belly of the Beast and many more. \nAnd food is only part of the party. Guests can sip premium wines and spirits\, sample craft cocktails\, explore local vendors\, enjoy live DJs and dance-offs\, and take part in interactive experiences throughout the weekend. \nGet Tickets NowThere’s also a meaningful reason to raise a glass. Chefs For Farmers proudly supports Houston Food Bank\, which will once again participate in the festival. Guests can purchase handmade bowls from Empty Bowls Houston\, with proceeds supporting the Houston Food Bank’s important work addressing food insecurity throughout Greater Houston and its 18-county service area in southeast Texas.  It’s a wonderful way to enjoy some of Houston’s best food while helping make sure our neighbors have access to the food they need. \nThe festival has its roots in Dallas\, where Chefs For Farmers began in 2010 as an intimate farm-to-table dinner. Since then\, it has grown into a Texas food and wine festival celebrating the chefs\, artisans\, farmers and producers behind exceptional seasonal cuisine. Its Houston edition has become an anticipated part of the city’s culinary calendar. \nTickets are on sale now! General Admission single-day tickets start at $125\, while VIP single-day tickets start at $175. Weekend passes start at $199 for General Admission and $279 for VIP. \nFor tickets and information\, visit chefsforfarmers.com/houston. \nEnter to Win Free Tickets!Want to join the fun? We’re giving one lucky Empty Bowls Houston supporter a pair of tickets to the 2026 Chefs For Farmers Houston Food & Wine Festival! \nSimply enter your name\, email address and phone number using the form below. One winner will be selected and notified by email. \n\n\n \n PhoneThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Name\n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n Enter Email\n \n \n \n Confirm Email\n \n \n \n Phone\n Enter! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Good luck – we hope to see you at the festival! URL:https://www.houstonfoodbank.org/upcomingevent/2026-chefs-for-farmers-houston-food-wine-festival/ LOCATION:Autry Park\, 3711 Autry Pk Dr\, Houston\, TX\, 77019\, United States CATEGORIES:Empty Bowls,FEATURED,Fund Drive,Special Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.houstonfoodbank.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Chefs4Farmers-1200x900a.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261102 DTSTAMP:20260915T180336Z CREATED:20260915T180336Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T180336Z UID:25053-1793491200-1793577599@www.houstonfoodbank.org SUMMARY:Harvest Marathon Relay 2026 DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.houstonfoodbank.org/events/annual-events/harvest-marathon-relay/ LOCATION:Rice University (Wendel D. Ley Track)\, 6100 Main Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77005\, United States CATEGORIES:FEATURED,Fund Drive,Harvest Marathon Relay,Special Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.houstonfoodbank.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/HMR-1200x900-1.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR