Taste Addison

A three day food festival that's hosted in Addison Circle Park. Entry fee is $10. The streets are full of food vendors offering free samples and lower prices samples as well. All the vendors are local so you really do get a taste of Addison. There's one main stage and then two smaller stages on campus where performances are going on through the festival. The mayor even came out to greet the people all 3 days on the main stage. There were also a bunch of art exhibits and vendors as well. Plus some carnival rides and games. So there's definitely a lot for family and friends to do out. My suggestion is come on an empty stomach so you can stuff your face

I love the taste of Addison this year 2023 there were three bands and they had a lot of stuff for the little kids to do deafly recommend this for your kids

We had a great time, especially at the Budweiser stage. I'm glad we finally checked it out!Frankly, I was surprised the festival didn't have a higher rating. Perhaps Addison took note of poor reviews several years ago and made changes, because I didn't see the same issues.Was it perfect? No. Some booths were super pushy, the heat and humidity almost ran us off, some of the offerings seemed skimpy- but none of that is directly the fault of the festival. Note, if you discover that any of the planners or sponsors directly control the weather, forward me their home address...Most of the people staffing booths were delightful, there were freebies, activities, a petting zoo, a family stage, tastings and a huge variety of businesses to check out. There were more than a dozen food vendors, most had $3 bites, and it was a great variety! It seemed like beer and wine were at every turn! Our favorite was seeing Spin Doctors on the Budweiser stage. We had so much fun! Though being up front by the speakers did impact my hearing and I think I may be talking too loud...that's my fault. I was surprised that Taste Addison had the pull to get so many great bands (read: music I listened to in high school) and wish I had the energy to stay and see them all!Note to the festival, we all understand you have staff taking professional pictures and recordings of the bands. I didn't dock for this, but it would be awesome if in the future they timed their appearances better to give the audience an opportunity to get pics or video. All my best footage of the performances or killer solos were ruined by staffers wandering in and blocking the view. Let us have a chance to show off that memory!Free parking is a bit of a walk from a parkng garage down the street on Arapaho and Spectrum. Handicap parking was a short walk from a lot at the corner of Quorum and Arapaho. When my husband asked if being a disabled vet qualified and showed id they allowed us to park there. Thank God because we were practically limping back to the car later.Tickets for adults start at $15, kids are $5 and under 5 years old gets in free. This is for Friday and Saturday, Sunday will be free. The park is a lovely venue that is large enough to accomodate and is well maintained. We arrived around 1pm because that's what worked with our schedule and the distance we travelled. I've learned from this and will most likely come later next year. I hardly ate because the scorching heat and humidity killed my appetite. I'll plan around the sun better and will probably have an even better time!This is worth checking out at least once!

Fun three day event in Addison. Kid friendly and $15 ticket entrance fee. A lot of restaurants set up booths around Addison Circle for everyone to sample foods they haven't tried. Lots of random events and crafting to do, local artsy booths to purchase from, a petting zoo, and live music. My friend and I had fun and bought food faster than we can eat. Good for a first experience!

We had a lot of fun at taste of Addison. I got a plate from Hawaiian bros and the food was to die for. The music was really good and so were the booths. Plenty of stuff to do and look at. A lot of booths had free samples and that was great. The alcohol selection was vast and very good as well. They also had plenty of seating and ways to cool off. Would go again 10/10

The Taste of Addison is a 3-day, family-friendly festival for foodies, music lovers, and carnival riders. Enjoy grazing on goodies from local restaurants who setup tents at Addison Circle Park. Afterwards setup blankets on the lawn to enjoy non-stop band performances on two stages. Send the kids through the carnival area to play games and fly high on the rides. There is something fun for everyone here. Be prepared to drop some cash and add some weight. Entrance tickets are about $20 each for the event, but free on Sunday. You'll also need to buy sheets of coupons to exchange for food, drink and rides. The event is well organized. You'll receive a booklet at the entrance with a layout of the activities, vendor booths and scheduled performances. Take the time to glance over this to get your bearings. The park is huge and there is a lot going on. You can park for free at the Colonnade building across the street and walk over to the entrance tent. Ticket agents will take cash or credit. You will be wand searched by security and bags will be checked. Once in, buy at least 40 coupons ($1=1 coupon) at the coupon booth. As far as we could tell, it was the only place to buy food/drink coupons in the park. We had to make two trips to it because we ran out of coupons. Food items will range anywhere between 3-9 coupons. Most of the booths had a combination of offerings. You could either get entire plates of food to fill up on, or small taster cups which allowed you to try a particular restaurant's niche menu. This wasn't your standard carnival food. We are talking chocolate fondue from The Melting Pot and Steak Diane from Table 13. There was also crawfish from Nate's Seafood and Steakhouse as well as empanadas from Taste of Cuba. The selection was diverse and delicious. Beer, wine, margaritas, water and soda booths were found throughout the park, so if you wanted to get your party on, you definitely could. Lyft was offering free rides to first time users of their service which was a great way to make your drunken way home safely. The music was blaring loudly enough you could hear it in each corner of the park grounds. Many people came just to catch the bands and party. Others headed straight to the festival. We were all about the food, and spent a few hours wandering through the different tents. This is an entertaining way to spend your weekend with friends and family. I had tickets for another festival in a nearby town which I tossed because the Taste of Addison seemed to offer so much more. I certainly wasn't disappointed.

We had a great time! We truly enjoyed the CBS stations for the kids and the culinary experience. The kids had a blast, got their face painted, learned to crafts and molecular gastronomy. We got to experience tasty yellow tail, edamame, a maki roll and education from Ra! A good time was had by all!

It was disappointing, especially compared to previous years. It was a lot of chain restaurants, not many local eateries, breweries, or businesses. It was nice to be out, but hopefully they organize it with more true Addison representation.

Such an amazing experience. Much to do! Much to see! WEAR YOUR WALKING SHOES. It's not a MASSIVE space but it's GREAT SIZE with much opportunity to explore! Do yourself a favor and map out your journey! Or you'll spend HOURS rolling around with dedication to see it all but you've missed 1/2 the things you wanted to because you cut across the main path! IF YOU WANT TO TASTE IT ALLONLY try the bites! It gives you a great impression of each restaurant you explore, perfect bite sizes so you don't have to lug around addition stuffffff, and they're only $3!!!! You can try it allllll with a reasonable budget! IF YOU WANT THE FULL EXPERIENCE OF THE RESTAURANTS Don't come starving. Give yourself an opportunity to check out which restaurants are present in the event book. Map out how to see them and then make your choice! Be wise! Haha you'll get full fast! MUSICBe mindful. I say this to say be 100% "present" at the festival and listen to the music while you walk around. Some tune will catch you attention and you can look into your event book and see who it is!!! (I suggest the put their social media on these books)MERCH&BOOTHSDo yourself a favor and put yourself a little budget aside to support your community. They're truly courageous and they feel like they have something to share. Make it a point to get to know one of the vendors. They may have a story for you that you'd be more than enthralled to have it shared with you! You may not want their products personally but, if you think it's cool you may know someone who does!

Perfect for date night or play dates with the kiddos! My boyfriend and I both enjoyed discovering delicious, future date-night locations at Addison's Circle Park this evening. $40 (20 per ticket) for entry was pretty steep. Free garage parking kind of made up for it.... but not really. Rides - $3 and up. Food indeed cost too. $65 ($1 per ticket) worth of tickets were plenty for us. What we ate: Blue Mesa Grill - 2 Red Chile Crusted Salmon Tacos (10 tickets) JC's Burger House - Cheeseburger & Chips (6 tickets).. it was so yummy we had to return for another. I Fratelli Pizza - 2 Pizza Slices (10 tickets)May Dragon - General Tsao's Chicken (5 tickets)Tables 13 - Steak Diane w/ Mashed Potatoes (7 tickets) Peppercorn Meatball in Cognac Cream Sauce (listed as 3 tickets, charged 5).. worthy of seconds, and definitely a visit to their location. Nate's Seafood & Steakhouse - Louisiana Boiled Crawfish (6 tickets).. not cleaned very wellThai Orchid - Frozen Strawberry Margarita (8 tickets).. tasted like margarita mix w/o alcohol Pecos Pete's - Iced Sweet Tea (10 tickets).. unlimited refills Included in Ticket Price:Craft Beer Hall - 3 Wine Hall - 3Whiskey Hall - 2 No Vodka Painting with a Twist Overall, pricey but definitely fun and worth it. Oh and the parks grass isn't itchy. Though St. Augustine is my fav grass type, whatever was at Addison's Circle Park was a-ok with me. Unfortunately we missed out on all of the entertainment. We were exhausted and ready to leave.