You might want to head downtown this weekend if you're not too busy. The 30th annual Taste of Buffalo food festival will be held this Saturday and Sunday (July 13th and 14th). Over 50 restaurants and a number of wineries set up booths to give visitors a sample of their best dishes. It is the largest two-day food festival in the U.S. and attracts approximately 450,000 visitors every year!Food and drink aren't the only reasons to visit! Music performances of various kinds will be going on all weekend, and if you're really interested in food and cooking, check out the Culinary Stage! You can enjoy a cooking demonstration or even a cooking battle between some of the top chefs and sous chefs (i.e. assistant chefs) from the Buffalo area.
The festival begins at 11:00am both days. It ends at 9:00pm on Saturday and 7:00pm on Sunday. There is no admission charge, however, getting food requires tickets which you purchase for $0.50 each. Tickets are sold in $5 sheets (i.e. 10 tickets). Most food items cost between two and eight tickets. Be sure to bring cash as festivals like this don't usually have credit card machines!
