{"id":1258,"date":"2015-10-14T12:13:02","date_gmt":"2015-10-14T12:13:02","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2015-10-14T12:13:02","modified_gmt":"2015-10-14T12:13:02","slug":"fort-myers-33rd-taste-of-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeingateway.com\/news\/2015\/10\/14\/fort-myers-33rd-taste-of-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Myers 33rd Taste of the Town returns to JetBlue Park Sunday, November 1st 11AM – 5PM"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fort Myers 33rd Taste of the Town returns to JetBlue Park Sunday, November 1st 11AM – 5PM<\/span>
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The 33 year old Taste of the Town Food Festival will again be held at JetBlue Park Fenway South, just outside the community of Gateway. The event will take place on Sunday, November 1st from 11AM to 5PM.\u00a0 This is now the third year Taste of the Town will take place at JetBlue Park after previously being held in downtown Fort Myers for 20 years.<\/p>\n

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The Fort Myers Taste of the Town event will take place at JetBlue Park on November 1st, 2015; 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.\u00a0Local 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. 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 park.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0The admissions to the event is $5.00, children 12 and under are free, and parking for the event is $5.00.\u00a0 Tickets are purchased to sample the various foods and drink offerings from the participating vendors.<\/p>\n

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The JetBlue Park location for the event offers plenty of additional parking and is more convenient to all of Southwest Florida.\u00a0 The event has averaged 10,000 guests and attracted more guests at last year’s event.<\/p>\n

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Taste of the Town is the signature fundraising event of the Junior League of Fort Myers.\u00a0 Your attendance helps fund the volunteer mission of the Junior League of Fort Myers.<\/span>\u00a0For more information on the event visit\u00a0jlfmtaste.com<\/a>\u00a0and about the Junior League of Fort Myers phone\u00a0239-277-1197\u00a0or visit them online at\u00a0www.jlfm.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Prior to the 33rd Annual Fort Myers Taste of the Town on Sunday November 1st, the Junior League of Fort Myers and the Red Sox foundation are coming together for a new fundraising event.\u00a0 The event, called Best of Taste in the Park, will allow attendees to taste some of Southwest Florida’s best restaurants in an exclusive night of food, one of a kind silent auctions, raffle prizes and self guided tours of JetBlue Park.\u00a0\u00a0 Attendees will also participate in judging offerings from participating restaurants to decide the newly created \u201cPeoples’ Choice Award\u201d that will be showcased at the 33rd Annual Taste of the Town.\u00a0 Best of Taste in the Park will take place Monday, October 19th, from 6PM to 8PM at JetBlue Park.<\/p>\n

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Tickets for the are $75 each and include beer, wine, rum samplings, menu samplings from all restaurants and admission to the 33rd Annual Fort Myers Taste of the Town on Sunday, November 1st. Admission is limited to the first 200 tickets sold, so act fast.<\/p>\n

To order tickets for Best of Taste in the Park click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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JetBlue Park
11500 Fenway South Drive
Fort Myers, FL 33913<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t