Irish Dance, Afro Funk, Rock and More on Taste of Bethesda Stages

Music from Irish dance tunes to Afro funk and rock will be performed on five stages at Bethesda’s Woodmont Triangle from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at the 25th annual Taste of Bethesda.

Each year, more than 40,000 attendees sample the range of foods, enjoy the live entertainment and visit the kid’s corner for face painting and arts and crafts.

The annual Taste of Bethesda is held in conjunction with Best of Bethesda Day, which also features Come Back to Bethesda classic car show and Rescue Day.

Taste of Bethesda is held rain or shine along Norfolk, St. Elmo, Cordell, Del Ray and Auburn Avenues in Bethesda’s Woodmont Triangle. The event is located just three blocks from the Bethesda Metro.

Admission to the Taste of Bethesda is free. Taste tickets are sold on-site in bundles of four tickets for $5. Food servings cost one to four tickets. Sixty restaurants serve dishes from 11am-4pm. Ticket sales end at 3:30 p.m.

The musical lineup is:

Norfolk Stage
11am – Billy Coulter Band
1:30pm – Vintage #18

Auburn Stage
11:15am – Big Daddy Stallings
1:45pm – Christian Lopez Band

Cordell Stage
11:15am – Patrick Alban Band
1:45pm – Chopteeth Afro Funk

St. Elmo Stage
11am – Teelin Irish Dance Company
12pm – Carpathia Folk Dance Ensemble
1pm – Soul in Motion
2pm – Tepua Hio Hio
3pm – Ancient Rhythms Dance Company

Veterans Park
11am – Joseph Keith
1:30pm – Hard Swimmin’ Fish