{"id":41337,"date":"2026-02-16T16:39:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T21:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=41337"},"modified":"2026-02-16T16:39:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T21:39:30","slug":"thousands-attend-saratoga-chowderfest-as-discover-saratoga-reveals-2026-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2026\/02\/thousands-attend-saratoga-chowderfest-as-discover-saratoga-reveals-2026-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands Attend Saratoga Chowderfest As Discover Saratoga Reveals 2026 Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_41338\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41338\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-41338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/02\/chowderfest2026-225x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/02\/chowderfest2026-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/02\/chowderfest2026.png 563w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41338\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thousands sample chowder during Saratoga\u2019s 27th annual Chowderfest.<br \/>Courtesy Discover Saratoga<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Discover Saratoga announced the winners of the 27th Annual Saratoga Chowderfest, held Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of attendees braved winter temperatures to sample a wide variety of chowders from participating vendors and vote for their favorites. Winners were recognized in eight categories during the annual awards ceremony at the Saratoga Springs Heritage Area Visitor Center.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 Chowderfest winners are:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 People\u2019s Choice, 500 bowls or less: Artisanal Brew Works<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 People\u2019s Choice, 501\u2013750 bowls: The Mill on Round Lake<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 People\u2019s Choice, 751\u20131,000 bowls: Whitman Brewing<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 People\u2019s Choice, 1,001\u20131,500 bowls: The Parting Glass<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 People\u2019s Choice, 1,501\u20132,000 bowls: Rhea<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 People\u2019s Choice, 2,001\u20133,000 bowls: Wheatfields Restaurant<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 People\u2019s Choice, 3,001\u20134,000 bowls: Morrissey\u2019s Lounge &amp; Bistro<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 People\u2019s Choice, 4,001-plus bowls: Druthers Brewing Company<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><span class=\"\"><b><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s2\"><!--more--><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span>Chowderfest highlights included:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 88 vendors, including seven first-time participants<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 More than 66,372 bowls of chowder served<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Attendance of approximately 20,000 people<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChowderfest continues to be one of Saratoga\u2019s most anticipated winter traditions,\u201d said Darryl Leggieri, president of Discover Saratoga. \u201cYear after year, it\u2019s incredible to see our downtown filled with energy during the winter months. From the creativity of our local restaurants to the dedication of our volunteers and city partners, this event truly showcases the spirit of Saratoga.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit DiscoverSaratoga.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover Saratoga announced the winners of the 27th Annual Saratoga Chowderfest, held Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thousands of attendees braved winter temperatures to sample a wide variety of chowders from participating vendors and vote for their favorites. Winners were recognized in eight categories during the annual awards ceremony at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":41338,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Thousands Attend Saratoga Chowderfest As Discover Saratoga Reveals 2026 Winners - Saratoga Business Journal<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2026\/02\/thousands-attend-saratoga-chowderfest-as-discover-saratoga-reveals-2026-winners\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Thousands Attend Saratoga Chowderfest As Discover Saratoga Reveals 2026 Winners - Saratoga Business Journal\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Discover Saratoga announced the winners of the 27th Annual Saratoga Chowderfest, held Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thousands of attendees braved winter temperatures to sample a wide variety of chowders from participating vendors and vote for their favorites. 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