Fort Myers 35th Taste of the Town Sunday, November 5th from 11AM – 5PM

 

The 35 year old Taste of the Town Food Festival will now be held Alliance for the Arts. The event will take place on Sunday, November 6th from 11AM to 5PM.  This is the first year the Taste of the Town event will take place at Alliance for the Arts after previously being held at JetBlue Park for 4 years and prior to that in downtown Fort Myers for 20 years.

The Fort Myers Taste of the Town event will take place at Alliance for the Arts on November 5th, 2017; the event acts as the signature fundraiser for the Junior League of Fort Myers. The event brings in around 40 locally owned and franchised restaurants, along with additional vendors, media and entertainment. Local performers will be providing entertainment during the event. Each restaurant will present a “taste” of their best and most popular dishes. All food and beverage items will cost between $1 and $5 worth of tickets. Beverages Available: Coca Cola products ($3), Budweiser ($4), craft beer ($5), Copa Wine ($5), and mixed drinks featuring spirits from List Distillery ($6). Tickets will also be used to purchase entry to the Kids Entertainment area. Cash Only is accepted the day of the event; ATMs are available throughout the location.

For a list of restaurants participating in this year’s Taste of the Town event click here.

There is an admission charge for adults, children 12 and under are free, and generally a parking fee.  Tickets are purchased to sample the various foods and drink offerings from the participating vendors.

VIP Tickets are available.
The following is included with the purchase of a VIP ticket:

• Access to the air conditioned VIP tent with comfortable seating
• Complimentary catered food by local restaurants (inside the VIP tent only)
• Three (3) complimentary beer/wine tickets (inside the VIP tent only)
• Complimentary spirit tastings, provided by List Distillery
• One free raffle ticket for a chance to win great prizes! (additional tickets may be purchased)
• Swag bag that includes exclusive offers and fun items available only to our VIP guests
• Unlimited water
• Free parking
  Click Here to purchase VIP Tickets. VIP ticket does not include the cost of food or drinks from vendors out in the park area.

The event has averaged 10,000 guests and attracted more guests at last year’s event.

Taste of the Town is the signature fundraising event of the Junior League of Fort Myers.  Your attendance helps fund the volunteer mission of the Junior League of Fort Myers. For more information on the event visit jlfmtaste.com and about the Junior League of Fort Myers phone 239-277-1197 or visit them online at www.jlfm.org.

 

Alliance for the Arts
10091 McGregor Blvd.
Fort Myers, FL 33919
(239) 939-2787