FOODAROO | middunderground

8th Annual Food, Music, Street Performer Festival

At the MARBLE WORKS, Middlebury, VT
RESCHEDULED DUE TO WEATHER FROM JUNE

Sunday, August 13, 2023 from 4:00 to 8:00pm

Presented by Middlebury UndergrounD (MUD), Foodaroo unites the state’s most talented culinary artisans and beverage makers, with an emphasis on Addison County and Chittenden County vendors and farms. From food trucks to brick-and-mortar operations, this outdoor event showcases creative, locally-sourced cuisine. Attendees taste their way through a huge diversity of vendors while musicians, street performers, dancers and more showcase the best of Vermont’s thriving maker movement.

Cover $5 (CASH). Kids 12 and under FREE. Food and beverages available to purchase. Foodaroo is proud to donate a portion of proceeds to The Giving Fridge! Since December 2020, The Giving Fridge has provided more than 30,000 pay-as-you-can meals and contributed $300,000 to the local economy - all while supporting our local food system.

FOODAROO 2023

Entertainment Schedule -

A FEAST FOR ALL SENSES: Foodaroo is about food and performance that exhilarates and engages all ages. This year’s festival is proud to welcome TWO internationally celebrated street performer acts: Alakazam the Human Knot, a contortionist who Bruce Springsteen called: “The greatest street performer I’ve ever seen.” And Snap Boogie, of America’s Got Talent and NBA half-time performer fame, combining high-energy dance and crazy stunts. Live music kicks off with Hip-Hop DJ sensation Serena Kim (who DJ’d the Yankees’ third World Series victory party), and later features Madaila's Mark Daly with other music stars. All emceed by WVTK’s Bruce Zeman of Bruce and Hobbes!

3:45-4:30: DJ Serena Kim

4:35-5:20: Snap Boogie

5:20-5:30: King Arthur Flour Winner Announcements

5:30-6:40: Mark Daly + Friends (Russ Lawton, Ray Paczkowski and Jack Vignone!)

6:45-7:30: Alakazam the Human Knot

7:30-8:00: DJ Serena Kim

Plus adult beverage tasting tent, and lots of family-friendly activities!

FOODAROO VENDORS

TASTE VERMONT: Foodaroo 8 will feature all-time festival favorites, as well as newcomers, providing a delicious taste of the farm-to-table lifestyle that is a hallmark of our state. Food and beverage vendors include:

American Flatbread

Church Street Cheesesteaks

Crazy Cotton Candy Lady

Crooked Ladle

Cuban-Peruvian!

Dona Alejandra Tacos

La Catrina 802

Glory Burgers

Mexico in Vermont

Rollin’ Rooster

Thai at Home

Taco Truck Allstars

Steven’s Farmstead

Lulu Ice Cream

So-Full Sisters

Taste of Abyssinia (Ethiopian!)

Shiretown’s BBQ

The Giving Fridge

Maudette Poutine

Sisters of Anarchy Ice Cream

Aqua ViTea Kombucha

Stone Leaf Tea House

Beer, hard cider, and summer cocktails will be offered at two American Flatbread bars.

Adult beverage garden sampling tent includes WhistlePig Whiskey, Shacksbury Cider, Appalachian Gap, and Golden Rule Mead -- alongside complimentary charcuterie from Dakin Farm!

TWO KING ARTHUR FLOUR BAKING CONTESTS – FOR KIDS & ADULTS!

Foodaroo is honored to host a King Arthur Flour baking contest – joining the ranks of about 180 fairs and festivals nationwide that offer these exciting competitions. Information + Registration: www.middunderground.org/kingarthur.

FOODAROO SPONSORS

We could not offer this event without the support of generous sponsors!

GODFATHER

MarbleWorks Partnership

American Flatbread

SUPERHERO

WhistlePig Whiskey

92.1 WVTK

Addison Independent

Neat Repeats

FRIEND WITH BENEFITS

Farrell Distributing