Ready, Set, Eat! A Taste of Danbury is This Weekend!

It’s that time of year again. Time for delicious food, incredible music and tons of fun at A Taste of Greater Danbury, the city’s larger-than-life, weekend-long food festival. A smorgasbord awaits at the annual event hosted by City Center Danbury. A Taste of Danbury runs Saturday, Sept. 6, 12-10 p.m., and Sunday, Sept. 7, 12-7 p.m. on the City Center Green at Ives Street.

In addition to dozens of vendors and exhibits, there’s a very special treat in store this year. They’ve made us so very happy and now you can be glad that Blood, Sweat & Tears will come back into our lives, if only for a day! Yes, it’s true. Blood Sweat & Tears, most famous for hit songs You’ve Made Me So Very Happy, Spinning Wheel, And When I Die, will be playing A Taste of Danbury with American Idol finalist Bo Bice as their vocalist.

But it’s not just great music and finger lickin’ good food you will enjoy. There will be arts and cuture galore as many local businesses and nonprofits join in the fun! Stop by the Greater Danbury Irish Cultural Center’s table to find out all the cultural activities they have available year-round. John Feeney and the music teachers will be on hand to talk to visitors about Irish music lessons, Irish language lessons cultural historya nd events and much more.

Danbury Museum & Historical Society (DMHS) will be holding a “Quilt-In” on Sunday at 3:00 p.m. DMHS staff and members of Fabric Friends will share their “Quintessential Quilts” exhibit and their knowledge during this hour-long demonstration session on the art of quilting.

The schedule of events and participating vendors are as follows:

On the Main Stage - Saturday, Sept 6

12:00 p.m. A Taste of Danbury opens

12:30 p.m. Max’s Best Bootcamp - a fun workout for all fitness levels

3:00 p.m. Union Rail - Danbury area’s original, multi-faceted string band

4:30 p.m. Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut unveils Accessible Art in the Windows

5:30 p.m. The Traveling Danburys - I-95 Radio’s own Tim Sheehan & John Perry

8:00 p.m. Featured Performer - Blood Sweat & Tears, with American Idol finalist Bo Bice

On the Main Stage - Sunday, September 7

12:30 p.m. Three Legged Dog - Danbury’s own original synthesis of American roots, country, blues & jazz

3:00 p.m. Emily Elbert - an uplifting blend of Soul/Funk

5:00 p.m. Phil Lo Presti & Perfect Timing - a Danbury Favorite

On the Ives Street Side Stage - Saturday, September 6

1:30 p.m. Magic Marty & Friends sponsored by Fairfield County Bank

3:00 p.m. Dance demo, courtesy of the Paul Mitchell School

4:00 p.m. Musical performances, courtesy of Danbury Music Centre

On the Ives Street Side Stage - Sunday, September 7

1:30 p.m. Magic Marty & Friends

3:00 p.m. “Quilt-in,” courtesy of Danbury Museum & Historical Society

Food Booths

• Danbury Arena
• Danbury Deli
• El Sabor Ecuatoriano
• Gallucci’s Catering
• Italian Ice of CT Karli’s Cookies
• Green Island Chicken
• Mango Tree
• Mima’s Meatballs
• Nick’s Restaurant
• O’Deen’s BBQ
• Romy’s BBQ
• Thai Awesome
• The Ice Cream Guy
• Tri Town Confections
• Two Steps Grille
• Weenie Lynn’s

Sponsors

• Union Savings Bank
• Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith
• Family & Children’s Aid
• Fairfield County Bank
• Danbury Parking Authority
• Danbury Cultural Commission
• Savings Bank of Danbury
• The City of Danbury

For more information, visit City Center Danbury’s website.

Photo: City Center Danbury