This food festival in Bend, Oregon, is free to the public and includes a live Iron Chef contest, live music, beer garden, local farm-grown food and wine tastings, and a children’s play area. This year, the event is a charity fundraiser for the Kids Center, which helps abused children (since its inception in 2003, The Bite of Bend has raised over $30,000 for charitable causes). [June 26-27; Bend, Oregon; www.thebiteofbend.com]