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TASTE OF ATLANTA ANNOUNCES DATES FOR 2014 FESTIVAL: OCTOBER 24-26!

 Chew on this! After successfully serving up the city’s best fare for more than a decade, Taste of Atlanta is back with bigger features and bolder flavors in its 13th year! The legendary three-day food festival is set to return to Midtown at Tech Square Friday, October 24 – Sunday, October 26, 2014. As the city’s premier food+wine+beer+cocktail event, Taste of Atlanta attracts tens of thousands of food lovers – from the southeast and beyond – to experience a weekend filled with culinary creations, interactive chef demos, specialty food and beverage tents and the chance to learn cooking secrets from Atlanta’s most talented chefs. Festival tickets will go on sale Friday, July 11.

This year’s event will take festival-goers on a culinary adventure through the city’s many diverse neighborhoods. The new festival format will reflect the individual neighborhoods comprising the Metro-Atlanta area by featuring chef-driven eateries and breweries that give these communities their true personality and flavor. Food lovers of all ages are invited to join Taste of Atlanta this October in celebrating the dynamic energy and variety of the local restaurant scene while savoring what makes the city the food capital of the South!

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WHAT:             13th Annual Taste of Atlanta

WHEN:             Friday, October 24 – Sunday, October 26, 2014

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7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m., Friday Night Festival Kickoff Party

VIP Entry begins at 6:30 p.m.

11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Festival, Saturday & Sunday

VIP Experience is held 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday

WHERE:           Midtown at Tech Square

The street festival will span eight acres and 10 city blocks in Midtown, including Spring Street and 5th Street

COST:              Festival tickets will go on sale Friday, July 11, 2014

Festival General Admission: $25 in advance, $35 at event

Includes 10 taste coupons; additional taste coupons are $1 each

Festival VIP tickets: $75 in advance, $85 at the event

Includes 10 taste coupons, souvenir tasting glass, exclusive access to the Wine+Beer+Cocktail Experience

**Pricing for the Friday night kickoff party is TBD

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