FAQs

Negroni Week is owned and operated by Imbibe Magazine. Sponsors include Campari, Bulldog Gin, and Aviation American Gin.

September 21-27, 2026.

After registration has opened, we will share a map of participating venues, where you’ll find a full list that’s searchable by state and city.

Once registration is open, you can head to our sign-up page and register your venue. You will be able to make a donation upon signing up your venue to participate in Negroni Week, and you will be listed on the Negroni Week website as a participating bar once your registration is complete. During and for a short period after Negroni Week, you will also have the opportunity to log into your account and make additional donations if you so choose.

Yes! You must sign up by Friday, September 18, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. (noon) PST. If your registration is not complete in any way by that date and time—including making an upfront donation of at least $25USD—your venue will not appear on the website.

No, even if you participated in a previous year, you still need to register your venue(s) again this year. Simply head to our sign-up page and complete the registration process. You will be required to make a donation upon signing up your venue to participate in Negroni Week. Once you complete the registration process, you will be published on the Negroni Week website as a participating bar. During and after Negroni Week, you will also have the opportunity to return to the Negroni Week site, log into your account, and make an additional donation.

Yes, simply click on Venue Sign In link at the top right of website’s navigation bar. Once you log in, you will be able to update your account information. If you forgot your login password, you’ll see a button on that page that says HAVING TROUBLE SIGNING IN? Click there and follow the instructions.

Once you fully register your venue, you will see a blue box on your account dashboard that's marked NEGRONI WEEK MARKETING MATERIALS. Cick that and you'll find different versions of this year's logo as well as other assets that can be customized.

Once you’ve completed all of the information required to sign up, and made an upfront donation of at least $25USD, you’re profile will appear within a few minutes. If you don’t complete all of the required information and steps, your profile will be saved as a draft and marked as unpublished in your account until you complete all of the steps.

Most likely, you have not completed a piece of information that’s required upon registering. If you log into your account, you should be able to tell if this is the case. If you don’t complete all of the required information, and make an upfront donation of at least $25USD, your profile will be saved as a draft and marked as unpublished in your account. If you’ve completed all of the required information and your venue is still not published, please email us at negroniweek @ imbibemagazine.com and we’ll try to get to the bottom of it.

Click Venue Sign In at the top of the homepage, then click Having trouble signing in? Then enter your email and click reset. You'll receive a reset email immediately to the email address you entered. If you don't see it, check your spam folder.

To make sure all of your information is correct, we use Google Places to find your venue. Head to google.com/business to make sure your venue is registered in Google My Business. If you’re already registered with Google and your venue is still not coming up, try typing additional information into the venue name box, such as your venue name plus the city. That usually does the trick! If you’re in a city or country without access to Google Business, click here to add your venue. If you continue to have problems, contact us at negroniweek @ imbibemagazine.com.

If you have 30 or more venues you want to register for Negroni Week under one account, please reach out to us at negroniweek @ imbibemagazine.com and we can help you with this process.

No, when registering your venue prior to Negroni Week, simply make an upfront donation of $25 (or any amount above that if you so choose) to Slow Food on the Negroni Week site. You will receive a donation receipt from Slow Food immediately upon completing your donation.

Yes, in order to register for Negroni Week as a participating venue, you will donate at least $25USD upon signing up, though you are welcome to donate any amount above that, and if you donate $250 or more, you will become a Premium Donor. The deadline to make your initial donation is September 18 at noon PST; otherwise you will not be fully registered. You will also be able to log into your account during and for a short period after Negroni Week to top off your initial donation. Your donation(s) will support the work of Slow Food.

Venues that choose to donate $250 USD or more upon signing up are designated with a Premium Donor badge on their profile page, as well as a special starred pin in the Negroni Week map, and they show top rankings in the Negroni Week search results.

Slow Food is a global movement of local communities and activists, across more than 160 countries, that envisions a world where everyone can enjoy food and beverage that is good for them, good for the people who grow it, and good for the planet. As an international organization, they defend cultural and biodiversity, promote food education and the transfer of traditional knowledge and skills, and advocate for more just and equitable policies. Slow Food has launched the Slow Food Negroni Week Fund to support and engage with the hospitality world. This includes community-led projects that lead the transformation of the global food and beverage system through preserving cultural and biodiversity, promoting food and beverage education and knowledge exchange, and raising awareness on critical food and beverage issues. In addition to supporting Slow Food’s ongoing initiatives, this fund supports grants for projects committed to achieving change in local food and beverage systems.

Donations must be made online via the negroniweek.com site, and you can use all major credit cards and Google Pay. All donations are processed in US dollars, so if you make a donation from outside of the US, the amount will automatically be converted to your currency on your credit card statement.

No. Donations can only be made via credit card payment or Google Pay on negroniweek.com.

Yes, there’s a small processing fee of 2.9% + 30 cents per transaction. This is not an extra charge; it will be deducted from your donation.

After credit card processing fees (2.9% + 30 cents per transaction), the rest of your donation will go to Slow Food.

Absolutely! You can make as many donations as you’d like. once you donate at least $25USD upon registering. Donations usually stay open for a short period after Negroni Week.

If you are a U.S. taxpayer and have donated to Slow Food, then your contribution will be tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. If you are not a U.S. taxpayer, then you should consult with your local tax advisor as to whether you are eligible for tax benefits in connection with your donation.

We only accept donations from participating bars and restaurants, so online donations are only open to registering venues. But you can still show your support by patronizing participating bars and restaurants shown on the Negroni Week website.

Send your recipe to negroniweek @ imbibemagazine.com. We’ll happily consider it for inclusion on the Negroni Week website, as well as the Imbibe website. A great photo is a must, so please include that as well.

Yes! Click here to get your very own official Negroni Week shirt and other Negroni Week merchandise.

It’s equal parts gin, Campari, and sweet vermouth.

You can find a great selection of Negroni-inspired recipes by clicking the Recipes link on this website, or you can head to imbibemagazine.com for lots of great recipes.

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