After four years of scaled-back formats, the Tampa Bay Jewish Food Festival returns in full, with dishes that kept people coming back in the first place: matzah ball soup, corned beef and pastrami sandwiches, knishes, kugel, and more.
And there will be plenty of sweets like babka, rugelach, hamantaschen and black-and-white cookies.
Beyond the food, the festival at Temple B’nai Israel doubles as a community gathering, with local vendors, Jewish organizations, a kids’ play area and a live music stage filling the synagogue grounds.
Guests are encouraged to bring a canned or nonperishable item to donate to local food pantries. It’s rain or shine, cashless and free to attend.
There is no cover for Tampa Bay Jewish Food Festival, happening Sunday, Feb. 23 in Clearwater.
2026 Tampa Bay Jewish Food Festival
Time Sun., Feb. 22, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Location Temple B’nai Israel, 1685 S Belcher Rd., Clearwater
This article appears in Feb. 19 – 25, 2026.