On Sunday, June 25, the third-annual Foodaroo festival comes to Middlebury’s Historic Marble Works District overlooking the falls. Presented by Middlebury Underground (MUD), Foodaroo is a family-friendly festival that celebrates Vermont’s culinary artisans and beverage makers, with an emphasis on Addison and Chittenden County vendors and farms. From food trucks to brick-and-mortar operations, this event is dedicated to showcasing creative, farm fresh cuisine. Attendees taste their way through the festival while enjoying leading local bands, street performers, kids activities, a fortuneteller, fire circus and much more. By design, Foodaroo offers FREE general admission to make this event accessible to a diverse cross-section of our community.
TASTE VERMONT: Foodaroo 2017 will feature all-time festival favorites, as well as newcomers, providing a delicious taste of the farm-to-table lifestyle that is a hallmark of our state. Food and beverage vendors include: American Flatbread; ArtsRiot; The Skinny Pancake; Cadja Madera; Fork in the Road; The Good Food Truck; Fuego; Mary’s Restaurant; Thai @ Home; BTV Ethiopian; Green Mountain Mangalitsa; Luiza’s Homemade with Love; Vermont Soup Company; Broccoli Bar; Porky’s Backyard Barbecue & Smokehouse; The Middlebury Inn; Champlain Valley Apiaries; White Buffalo Food Co.; LuLu; Jam Bakery; The Doughnut Dude; Bridge School Cupcakery; Juice Amour; Savoure Soda; Stone Leaf Teahouse; Lulu Pouf and more! Beer, wine, hard cider, summer cocktails and other non-alcoholic drinks will be offered by American Flatbread.
A FEAST FOR ALL SENSES: Foodaroo is about food and performance that exhilarates and engages all ages. This year’s festival is proud to welcome celebrated street performer Wacky Chad, whose award-winning pogo stick skills, charming jokes and antics got him on America's Got Talent (twice!), and earned him a performance at the Super Bowl. Vermont’s own Cirque de Fuego will electrify with fire and light. A fortuneteller will unveil great mysteries. The Grift will rock a specially designed performance, and share the stage with Vermont all stars, and other surprise musical guests. For kids, Modern Times Theater will entertain with puppetry and music. SunCommon is bringing their bounce house. Ollie’s Other Place and Let’s Grow Kids will offer interactive activities, and The Addison County Readers will be there to help get kids hooked on books.
NEW! KING ARTHUR FLOUR BAKING CONTEST: Foodaroo is honored to host a King Arthur Flour baking contest – joining the ranks of about 180 fairs and festivals nationwide that offer these exciting competitions. This year’s theme is “Vintage Pies with a Modern Twist,” and invites bakers of all ages to submit their very best sweet pie that riffs on a classic. Baking contest judges are Anne Haynie Collins, author of Vintage Pies; Julia Clancy, EatingWell Test Kitchen Cook and Seven Days Food Writer; and Sarah Wood, owner and master baker at Otter Creek Bakery. For contest rules, prizes and to enter, please visit: www.middunderground.org/kingarthur.
Foodaroo is brought to you by Middlebury UndergrounD (MUD), and is sponsored by Aqua Vitea Kombucha, the Marble Works Partnership, Silver Maple Construction, Middlebury College, Neat Repeats, American Flatbread, the Addison County Independent, Vermont Cider Co., Stonecutter Spirits, the Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op, J.P. Carrara & Sons, Casella, IPJ Real Estate, National Bank of Middlebury, City Market, Addison County Chamber of Commerce, SunCommon, Ollie’s Other Place, Let’s Grow Kids, The Addison County Readers, and other contributors. General admission to enjoy all entertainment is FREE. Food can be purchased directly from vendors on the day of the event. Foodaroo is RAIN OR SHINE.
Middlebury UndergrounD (MUD) is a 501(c)(3) multidisciplinary arts and event production organization seeking to bring the diverse cross-sections of our community together around unique, shared experiences.
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