Buffalo Soup Fest is February 17, 2019 from 11am to 6pm with 30 restaurants serving over 75 different soups at Buffalo Niagara Convention Center. Yes, there is beer. They only take cash and there is an ATM in the lobby (bring cash).
Admission is $5 and kids under 5 are free. Food tickets are $1 each and each soup is 2-3 tickets.