On Sunday, June 23rd, FOODAROO 5 comes to Middlebury's Historic Marble Works District overlooking the falls. Produced by Middlebury Underground (MUD), FOODAROO 5 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 $5. Kids 12 and under FREE. Food and beverages for everyone are available for purchase. Foodaroo is proud to donate a portion of proceeds to the United Way of Addison County, which funds and supports more than 30 crucial, life changing programs in Addison County.
TASTE VERMONT: FOODAROO 5 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: Evolution Kitchen featuring Arcadian and Haymaker; Farmers and Foragers; ArtsRiot; American Flatbread; Cadja Madera; Ahli Babba's Kabob; Café Tourterelle Mobile Gourmet; Fork in the Road; Taco Truck All Stars; BTV Ethiopian; Luiza's Homemade with Love; Thai @ Home; Vermont Soup Company; Broccoli Bar; Aromatica; LuLu; Sisters of Anarchy; Carrier Coffee + Doughnuts; Local Source; Lulu Pouf; Joy Ride Pops; Bridge School Cupcakery; Juice Amour; Savoure Soda; Stone Leaf Teahouse; Aqua ViTea Kombucha, and more!
NEW THIS YEAR: OUTDOOR BEVERAGE TASTING TENT! An outdoor adult beverage garden will feature samples from Stonecutter Spirits, Woodchuck Cider, Aqua ViTea Spirits, Halyard Brewing, and Appalachian Gap. At three bars, American Flatbread will offer full pours of beer, wine, hard cider and custom Foodaroo cocktails featuring all of our sampling vendors plus WhistlePig Whiskey.
"The greatest street performer I have ever seen." Bruce Springsteen on Alakazam the Human Knot
5 LIVE ACTS @ FOODAROO 5: FOODAROO is about food and performance that exhilarates and engages all ages. This year's festival is proud to welcome TWO internationally acclaimed street performance acts: Alakazam the Human Knot, a comedic contortionist who performs daredevil feats, and her Majesty's Secret Circus, secret agents on a mission who use their extremely high IQs, plunger arrows and a huge stealth unicycle to save the day. Foodaroo 5 also features three live music performances: Josh Panda presents British Isles, an indie-rock trio combining influences of 70's guitar riffs and 80's synth pop; Ernest, the new solo moniker of Mark Daly, formerly of Madaila and Chamberlin, debuting his NEW solo album "I'm Gonna Do It (Anyway);" and Shake, an all-around get-down band with a modern twist on rhythm and blues. All emceed by WVTK's Bruce Zeman of Bruce and Hobbes.
TWO KING ARTHUR FLOUR BAKING CONTESTS, A KIDS COOKING CLASS, and More!: FOODAROO 5 will host two King Arthur Flour Baking Competitions for adults and kids, featuring the theme ingredient Vermont maple syrup. For contest rules, prizes and to enter, please visit: www.middunderground.org/kingarthur. Other interactive activities include a Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op kids' cooking class, a fortuneteller, and games and activities that will delight children and adults alike.
Foodaroo 5 is brought to you by Middlebury UndergrounD (MUD), and is sponsored by the Historic Marble Works District, American Flatbread Middlebury Hearth, VHB, Kubricky, WhistlePig Whiskey, the Addison County Independent, WVTK, Middlebury College, Vermont Gas, Neat Repeats, King Arthur Flour, Community Barn Ventures, IPJ Real Estate, J.P. Carrara & Sons, Stonecutter Spirits, Woodchuck Cider, Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op, Bee's Wrap, Halyard Brewing, Casella Waste Systems, Halyard Brewing, Aqua ViTea Kombucha, Silver Maple Construction, Appalachian Gap, Heritage Ford, National Bank of Middlebury, RK Miles, Foley Brothers Brewing, Addison County Chamber of Commerce; Eating Well, Vermont Bookshop, Elisabeth Waller Photography, Featherwind Photography, and 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.
More information at www.foodaroo.org and www.facebook.com/MiddleburyUndergrounD. Volunteer for one hour to receive free admission and food tickets: http://unitedwayaddisoncounty.galaxydigital.com/agency/detail/?agency_id=99936
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