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.