Taste Of Bethesda Returns To Downtown With Wide Variety Of Food, Music

BETHESDA, MD — The Taste of Bethesda, a food and music festival, is returning on Saturday, Oct. 7 for its 31st year to Bethesda’s Woodmont Triangle. The festival will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Taste of Bethesda will be held on Norfolk, St. Elmo, Cordell, and Del Ray Avenues. The event features four stages hosting a variety of live music. A dedicated children's area will provide arts and crafts activities for young attendees.

"We're thrilled to welcome back the Taste of Bethesda with nearly 40 participating restaurants, plus live entertainment, offering a wonderful opportunity to savor new menu creations while supporting our local eateries," Jeff Burton, executive director of Bethesda Urban Partnership, said in a statement.

Entry into the Taste of Bethesda is free. Food, beer, and wine tickets will be available for purchase on-site. Food tickets cost $5 for four tickets, and beer and wine tickets are $8 each. Each serving costs between one and four tickets, allowing attendees to sample a wide range of flavors.

The event is located three blocks from the Bethesda Metro station, and ample parking is available in downtown Bethesda's public garages.

Sponsors of Taste of Bethesda are Suburban Hospital, Amazon Fresh, The St. James, Renewal by Andersen, and MoCo 360.

Here’s the entertainment schedule for the Oct. 7 event:

St. Elmo Stage

• 11:15 a.m.: Eric Scott
• 1:45 p.m.: Jay Byrd

Cordell Avenue Stage

• 11:30 a.m.: Chopteeth
• 2 p.m.: TolumiDE

Norfolk Avenue Stage

• 11:15 a.m.: Patrick Alban & Noche Latina
• 1:45 p.m.: Carly Harvey

Veterans Park

• 11 a.m.: Sara Jones
• 1:30 p.m.: Juliet Lloyd Trio

Here’s a list of the participating restaurants:

• Benihana
• Casa Oaxaca
• Ceremony Coffee Roasters
• CHIKO Bethesda
• Delhi Spice
• Dog Haus Biergarten
• Eat The Change/Just Ice Tea
• Fialova
• Georgetown Cupcake at Bethesda Row
• Good Ducking Burger
• Guapo’s
• Hawkers Asian Street Food
• Kadhai Boutique Indian Cuisine
• Levain Bakery
• Luke's Lobster
• Maman
• Mamma Lucia
• Medium Rare
• MI Café at Marriott International HQ
• Moby Dick/House of Kabob
• Mon Ami Gabi
• Nothing Bundt Cakes
• The Organic Butcher
• The Original Pancake House
• Planta
• Poke Dojo & Kusshi
• The Red Bandana Bakery
• Rock Bottom Bethesda
• Seventh State Restaurant & Lounge
• Silver
• Smoke BBQ
• Smoothie King
• Spanish Diner
• Tacombi
• Tout de Sweet Pastry Shop
• World of Beer