Foodaroo: 8th Annual Summer Celebration of Vermont Food, Beverages, Buskers, Bakers and Music
Sunday, August 13, 2023, 4:00-8:00 p.m.
Middlebury's Historic Marble Works; River Front Park, Outside 137 Maple St. Middlebury, VT 05753

Thunderstorms dampened plans for Foodaroo in June. But organizers have big plans for the festival's return on Sunday, August 13, when the eighth-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, baking competitions and much more. Cover $5 (cash). Kids 12 and under FREE. Food and beverages available to purchase. Foodaroo is proud to donate a portion of proceeds to The Giving Fridge, a community organization dedicated to offering free and subsidized meals purchased from local restaurants and made with ingredients from local farms and producers.

TASTE VERMONT: Foodaroo 8 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; Church Street Cheesesteaks; Crazy Cotton Candy Lady; Crooked Ladle Catering; Cuban-Peruvian; Dona Alejandra Tacos; Glory Burgers; Mexico in Vermont; Rollin' Rooster; Thai at Home; Steven's Farmstead; La Catrina 802; Lulu Ice Cream; So-Full Sisters; Taste of Abyssinia (Ethiopian!); Shiretown's BBQ; The Giving Fridge; Maudette Poutine; Taco Truck Allstars; Sisters of Anarchy Ice Cream; Shacksbury; Aqua ViTea Kombucha; Stone Leaf Tea House and more! Beer, wine, hard cider, and summer cocktails will be offered at two American Flatbread bars, plus sampling from other alcoholic vendors.

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 TWO internationally celebrated street performer acts: Alakazam the Human Knot, a contortionist who Bruce Springsteen called: "The greatest street performer I've ever seen." And Snap Boogie, of America's Got Talent and NBA half-time performer fame, combining high-energy dance and crazy stunts. Live music kicks off with Hip-Hop DJ sensation Serena Kim (who DJ'd the Yankees' third World Series victory party), and later stars Madaila's Mark Daly with Russ Lawton, Ray Paczkowski and Jack Vignone. All emceed by WVTK's Bruce Zeman of Bruce and Hobbes. Entertainment schedule: foodaroo.org

TWO KING ARTHUR FLOUR BAKING CONTESTS – FOR KIDS & ADULTS! 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. For more information, please visit: www.middunderground.org/kingarthur.

Foodaroo is brought to you by Middlebury UndergrounD (MUD), and is sponsored by the Marble Works Partnership, American Flatbread, the Addison County Independent, WVTK, WhistlePig Whiskey, Appalachian Gap, Shacksbury, Neat Repeats, Farrell Distributing, Zero Gravity, Two Brothers Tavern, the Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op, Village Health, J.P. Carrara & Sons, IPJ Real Estate, r.k. Miles, Fidium Fiber, Vermont Gas Systems, Middlebury College, the Better Middlebury Partnership and other contributors. General admission is $5 cash, with kids 12 and under FREE. Food can be purchased directly from vendors on the day of the event.

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, contact Lisa Mitchell email lisa@middunderground.org or visit www.foodaroo.org.

ADDITIONAL LINKS AND INFORMATION
Festival Photos: https://bit.ly/foodaroo8
Middlebury Underground: www.middunderground.org
King Arthur Flour Contest @ Foodaroo: www.middunderground.org/kingarthur
Alakazam the Human Knot: https://www.alakazamshow.com/
Snap Boogie: https://www.snapboogie.com/
Mark Daly: https://www.facebook.com/musicofmadaila/
Serena Kim: https://www.francesplum.com/

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