The Sugar Land Wine & Food Affair will return Oct. 24-27 with mixologists, wine tastings and top chefs from both local and destination venues.

Historically taking place in the spring, the 16th annual four-day event will take place in the fall this year at several venues in Sugar Land, according to a press release about the event from The Stevens Group.

The event was founded by the Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce and benefits a permanent scholarship endowment created at the University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management, the release states.

The Wine & Food Affair celebrates the ethnic diversity found in Fort Bend County with Asian, African, Latino, European and Southwestern fare, the release said. Here is the lineup for this year's event:

Thursday, Oct. 24
Bartenders Challenge—Sugar Land Town Square, 5-8 p.m.
Wine Dinner at Private Home—Sugar Land, 7-10 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 25
Masquerade—Brazos River Park, 7-10 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 26
Sip & Stroll—Brazos River Park, 2-5 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 27
Bistro Brunch—Sugar Land Town Square, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Tickets go on sale June 27 and can be purchased here.