CHOW Fest 2026

The CHOW® Fest is back for 2026 under a new name! We’re partnering with Oakdale Commons to host our annual fundraiser on October 3rd, 2026.    

The CHOW Fest has three important goals:
1. To increase awareness about hunger in Broome County.
2. To raise funds to provide food to our neighbors in need.
3. To uplift our community and have fun!

Hunger is more widespread in Broome County than many people realize, and with rising costs of food and other expenses, this need has become even greater. Thanks to donors and businesses like you, CHOW® is able to meet needs in many ways:

•  Over 3.1 million meals were distributed last year.  
• Over 3.1 million pounds of food that would have gone to a landfill (enough to fill 165 garbage trucks!) were recovered from grocery stores and restaurants and distributed to local pantries and meal sites.   

CHOW does all of this without charging any of the 120+ pantries, meals sites, or residential homes in our network a penny. But we absolutely could not do this without your help.

The CHOW® Fest is one of our biggest fundraisers that makes this work possible throughout the year. Funds raised during The CHOW® Fest make our work possible throughout the year.

Donate to CHOW® Fest 2026 today to fight hunger in Broome County: