Indulge your senses with smells, sights, tastes and sounds from around the Puget Sound during the three-day Taste of Edmonds festival beginning today at the Civic Center Playfield in downtown Edmonds.
The festival, in its 22nd year, runs through Sunday, offering live entertainment on four stages, arts and crafts, and lots of tasty tidbits.
In addition to more than 40 food booths representing a broad range of culinary delights, the fair includes more than 80 artists and craftsmen displaying and selling original, hand-crafted works. Items include jewelry, fine art and photography. Designer clothes, pottery, glass and leather items will also be for sale.
TASTE OF EDMONDS
11 a.m. to 10 p.m. today and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, at Sixth and Bell streets in Edmonds. $2, free for ages 10 and younger. No pets allowed.
Shuttle service: Free parking and free shuttle service every 15 minutes from 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. today and Saturday and to 7:30 p.m. Sunday from Edmonds-Woodway High School at 212th Street SW and 76th Avenue W.
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Chef Tom Douglas hosts his live, weekly radio show from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday from the wine garden at the Taste. Douglas’ show is broadcast on KIRO 710 AM. He and his wife, Jackie Cross, own Palace Kitchen, Etta’s, Dahlia Lounge and Lola’s in Seattle.
There’s entertainment on a main stage, children’s stage and stages in the beer and wine gardens. Some of this year’s entertainment includes performances by a Soggy Bottom Boys tribute band, jazz music and zydeco. Additional acts include an a cappella act, rock and cover bands.
The children’s area includes vendor booths offering cartoon portraits, a petting zoo and a flight simulator. Kids stage programs include an art experience where kids can get creative, a performance by clown J.P. Patches, and a martial arts demonstration by Master Cho’s ATA Taekwondo.
The beer and wine gardens open at 11 a.m. daily. The beer garden closes at 10 tonight and Saturday and at 7 p.m. Sunday. The wine garden closes at 8:30 tonight and Saturday and at 7 p.m. Sunday.
Free parking and shuttle service from Edmonds-Woodway High School at 212th Street SW and 76th Avenue W. transports passengers to the entrance on Seventh Avenue. Shuttles run every 15 minutes starting at 11 a.m. and continue until a half-hour after closing.
The Taste was named one of the Top 100 events for 2004 in North America by the American Bus Association for its accessibility to tour groups and buses.
Taste of Edmonds organizers request guests leave their pets at home.
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