Taste of Bethesda 2012

At the annual Taste of Bethesda, you’ll get to sample the foods of 60 restaurants, enjoy five stages of live entertainment and visit the kids’ corner for arts & crafts, face painting and balloons. The Taste of Bethesda is held in conjunction with Best of Bethesda Day which includes Come Back to Bethesda, a car-show and family day fundraiser benefiting the Children's Inn at NIH.

Date and Time
October 6, 2012, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Location
Along, Norfolk, Fairmont St. Elmo, Cordell, and Del Ray Avenues in Bethesda's Woodmont Triangle. Read more about Bethesda

Parking
Free parking is available in downtown Bethesda's public garages. Parking garages closest to the event can be found on Del Ray, Auburn, Cordell and St. Elmo Avenues; and at the corners of Old Georgetown Road and Woodmont Avenue, Woodmont Avenue and Edgemoor Lane, and Wisconsin Avenue and Cheltenham Road. The free Bethesda Circulator will transport visitors to and from the Bethesda Metro station and public garages.

Admission
Free. Taste tickets are sold on-site in bundles of four tickets for $5. Each food serving costs one to three tickets.

Cuisine
Indian, Thai, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Mexican and more as well as seafood, burgers, fries, steak and pizza that will be complemented by cookies, cupcakes, ice cream and coffee drinks.

Taste of Bethesda Entertainment Schedule

Fairmont Avenue Stage
11am – Patrick Alban (Latin)
1:30pm – Cheick Hamala (West African Funk)

St. Elmo Avenue Stage
11:15am – Bravenoise (Rock)
1:15pm – Invitation (Variety)

Cordell Avenue Stage
11:15am – LaRue Boogaloo (Soul & Jazz)
1:45pm – Jumptown (Blues, R&B, Soul)

Norfolk Avenue Stage
11am – Soul in Motion (African Dance & Drum)
12pm – Wong Chinese Lion Dancers (Chinese)
1pm – Flamenco Aparicio (Flamenco)
2pm – Gye Nyame African Cultural Dance Company (African)
3pm – Nomad Dancers (International)

Veterans Park
11am – Trio Caliente (Flamenco, Pop, Brazilian Jazz)
1:30pm – Justin Trawick Trio (Urban Folk Rock)