No purchase necessary to enter. Each Sweepstake Prizes consists of two (2) tickets to The Inquirer Food Fest at the Philadelphia Fillmore on November 15, 2025. There will be five (5) winners. The Inquirer Food Fest Sweepstakes begins on September 30, 2025 and ends on October 14, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.
One entry per person; existing subscribers are not eligible to enter. Entries must be received by The Inquirer no later than October 14, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. (Philadelphia time). Multiple entries made by the same person through multiple email addresses will be void.
To be eligible, you must be at least 21 years of age and be a resident of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware or Maryland. Entry is on-line only. Hand-drawn or machine-duplicated entries are not valid, nor are damaged, illegible, incomplete, forged or altered entries. Not responsible for lost, late, misdirected or non-delivered entries. Upon receipt, entries become the property of The Inquirer. No one under age 21 will be admitted to The Inquirer Food Fest, and valid 21+ I.D. must be presented at the door to enter the Inquirer Food Fest.
Five Winners will be selected; one prize per winner. Each prize consists of: two general admission tickets to the Inquirer Food Festival, which are described here: https://foodfest.inquirer.com/tickets/. Subscribers are not eligible for any subscription included with tickets. Each prize is valued at $298.00 ($149.00 per ticket). Tickets included in the Prizes are for use only by the Winner and Winner’s guest, who must be at least 21 years of age. Entry to The Inquirer Food Fest requires valid 21+ I.D. presented at the door by Winner and guest. No entry will be provided without valid 21+ I.D. Sweepstakes Winners will be selected by a random drawing on October 15, 2025 by 5:00 p.m.. Winners will be contacted by phone and must claim their prize and complete and return to The Inquirer all required paperwork by October 23, 2025. Each winner will be required to provide The Inquirer with valid identification, proof of legal age, and an email reply to electronic ticket delivery stating that they accept the tickets. Risk of delivery of those materials to The Inquirer rests with the applicable winner. Any prize that is unclaimed by October 23, 2025 will automatically be forfeited. The Inquirer reserves the right to select alternate winners for unclaimed prizes. Once the prize has been claimed and the winner has fulfilled any applicable sweepstakes requirements, the winner will be announced in The Philadelphia Inquirer and/or on Inquirer.com.
Odds of winning depend on the total number of entries received. No substitution of prizes will be permitted. Winners may not re-sell their prizes in whole or in part and prizes cannot be redeemed for cash.
By entering, you agree to The Inquirer Food Fest Ticket Terms, on your own behalf, and on behalf of any guest you bring to The Inquirer Food Fest if you win a prize. Those terms are available here: https://foodfest.inquirer.com/ticket-terms-conditions/. You also agree to the prize description, which is available here: https://foodfest.inquirer.com/tickets/. By entering, you also agree to The Philadelphia Inquirer’s privacy policy, which is available here: https://www.inquirer.com/privacy-policy/. You further agree that your name and address can be used for marketing purposes. Each Winner grants The Inquirer the right to use their names and/or likenesses for The Inquirer promotional purposes without further compensation. By entering, you consent to receive marketing e-mails, promotion, and newsletters from The Philadelphia Inquirer. LLC and and its affiliates through direct mail, telemarketing, e-mail and/or other means. Winners may be required to sign a statement of eligibility and a liability release prior to receiving their prizes. Entrants agree that The Inquirer, its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agents are not liable for, and will be held harmless against, any and all claims for injury, loss or damage of any kind resulting directly or indirectly from participation in this sweepstakes or from acceptance or use of any prize. Taxes are solely the responsibility of the winner(s). Employees of The Inquirer, Live Nation, the Philadelphia Fillmore and of and their immediate family members are not eligible. The Inquirer’s decisions regarding sweepstakes entries and winners are final and binding. This sweepstakes is organized, sponsored, and administered solely by The Inquirer. The decisions of The Inquirer are final. Void where prohibited by law. This sweepstakes shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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