A Taste of Edmonds is a three-day celebration with food and music

Published 1:30 am Friday, August 12, 2016

EDMONDS — It has 35 regional food vendors, three stages of entertainment (one of them for kids), a children’s area with rides and arts and crafts booths.

It’s no wonder that the 34th annual A Taste of Edmonds festival, today through Sunday, is sure to draw thousands of people to Civic Field in downtown Edmonds.

For many of the musicians who perform for the Taste, it’s the annual south Snohomish County party that can’t be missed.

Steve Fossen, a founding member and original bassist for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Heart, will bring his band Heart By Heart to Edmonds for the group’s annual appearance. Fossen, who grew up just over the county line in Lake Forest Park, is fond of Edmonds, he has said.

Heart By Heart performs at 7 p.m. tonight at Civic Field.

Main Stage

Aug. 12

11 a.m. The Islanders Digital Steel Drum Band

1 p.m. Scott Lindenmuth, Edmonds’ own classical guitarist

3 p.m. Michelle Taylor’s blues band

5 p.m. Doctorfunk

7 p.m. Heart By Heart

9 p.m. No Rules rock and soul

Aug. 13

11 a.m. 85th Street Big Band

12:30 p.m. The Barela Brothers, Everly Brothers tribute

2 p.m. Brotha’ Groove funk band

5 p.m. Edmonds All-Stars jamming on the hits

6:30 p.m. 59th Street Bridge, Simon & Garfunkel tribute

7 p.m. Pleasant Valley Sunday, Monkees tribute

8:30 p.m. Paperback Writer, Beatles tribute

Aug. 14

11 a.m. Seattle Shores Sweet Adelines, barbershop harmony

1 p.m. Coco Loco, Latin music

4 p.m. Blues Power Revue, Blues Brothers tribute

5:30 p.m. British Export, Beatles tribute

Beer Garden Stage

Aug. 12

11 a.m. Mariachi Fiesta Mexicana

2:30 p.m. Joe Slick Band, from Sultan

4 p.m. Atomic Punks, Van Halen tribute

6:30 p.m. Acapulco Gold

8:30 p.m. The Beatniks, a festival favorite

Aug. 13

12:30 p.m. Good Company

2 p.m. Sonic Funk Orchestra

4 p.m. Spike & The Impalers

6p.m. Knut Bell and The Blue Collars, Johnny Cash tribute

7:30 p.m. Medicine Hat

9 p.m. Whiskey River, Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute

Aug. 14

11 a.m. Shane Cobane​ Elvis show

3 p.m. Afrodisiacs​ disco party

4:30 p.m. Spazmatics, ​1980s revisited

6 p.m. Mr. Pink​ Slick, top 40

If you go

A Taste of Edmonds

11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Aug. 12 and 13, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 14

Edmonds Civic Field, 310 Sixth Ave. N.

Daily entrance fee is $4. Children 12 and under are admitted free.

More information at atoeedmonds.homestead.com.