Just one month away! On Sunday, June 24 from 4-8pm, the 4th Annual Foodaroo Festival comes to Middlebury's Historic Marble Works District overlooking the falls. Produced by Middlebury Underground (MUD), Foodaroo 2018 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, internationally acclaimed street performers, kids activities, a fortuneteller, baking competitions and much more. Cover $3. Kids 12 and under FREE. Food and beverages for everyone are available for purchase.
TASTE VERMONT: Foodaroo 2018 features both 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: Farmers and Foragers; ArtsRiot; American Flatbread; Cadja Madera; The Skinny Pancake; Fork in the Road; Taco Truck All Stars; BTV Ethiopian; Luiza's Homemade with Love; Thai @ Home; Vermont Soup Company; Green Mountain Mangalitsa; Back Road Barbecue; Unbound Kitchen; Broccoli Bar; Aromatica; LuLu; Sisters of Anarchy; Rough Cut + Marquis; The Doughnut Dude; Local Source; Lulu Pouf; Benito's Hot Sauce; Elmer Farm; Twig Farm; Juice Amour; Savoure Soda; Stone Leaf Teahouse; Aqua ViTea Kombucha, and more!
NEW THIS YEAR: Taste your way through the festival by enjoying a small bite for a modest price from a variety of vendors - or go all in and enjoy full portions of decadent dishes.
CRAFT BEVERAGES: American Flatbread will offer beer, wine, hard cider, and summer cocktails, featuring event sponsors Stonecutter Spirits, WhistlePig Whiskey, Woodchuck Cider, Halyard Brewing, and Drop-In Brewing.
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 internationally acclaimed identical twin street performers the Kif-Kif Sisters, a hilarious vaudeville-style duo. The Grift will rock a specially designed performance, including an appearance by special guest star Laura Thomas. A fortuneteller will unveil great mysteries. Spectacles of light and fire will unfold. Many interactive games, activities, raffles and creative pop-ups will delight children and adults alike.
TWO KING ARTHUR FLOUR BAKING CONTESTS, PLUS A KIDS COOKING CLASS!: Foodaroo 2018 is honored to host two King Arthur Flour Baking Competitions this year – for children and adults. For contest rules, prizes and to enter, please visit: www.middunderground.org/kingarthur. A Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op kids' cooking class will also feature beloved local chef Suzanne Young from Mary Johnson Children's Center.
Foodaroo 2018 is brought to you by Middlebury UndergrounD (MUD), and is sponsored by the Marble Works Partnership, American Flatbread Middlebury Hearth, VHB, the Addison County Independent, Middlebury College, Vermont Gas, Neat Repeats, King Arthur Flour, Community Barn Ventures, J.P. Carrara & Sons, Stonecutter Spirits, WhistlePig Whiskey, Woodchuck Cider, IPJ Real Estate; Structural Energy Corporation; Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op; Elmer Farm; Eating Well; Community Workshop; Casella Waste Systems; Aqua ViTea Kombucha; Silver Maple Construction; Halyard Brewing; Addison County Chamber of Commerce; the Better Middlebury Partnership; SunCommon; Vermont Bookshop; MCTV.
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.
For more information and sponsorship opportunities, contact Lisa Mitchell at (802) 388-6124, email lisa@middunderground.org or visit www.middunderground.org/foodaroo
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