Taste Of Bethesda To Return With Food, Beer, Entertainment

BETHESDA, MD — The Taste of Bethesda is returning to Bethesda's Woodmont Triangle on Saturday, Oct. 1 after getting canceled the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This year’s festival, the 31st annual, will feature Bethesda restaurants, five stages of live entertainment and an activity area for children.

The festival usually attracts around 45,000 people, according to the Bethesda Urban Partnership, the organizer of the event.

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. Restaurants serve dishes from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Ticket sales end at 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 1.

The event is held along Norfolk, St. Elmo, Cordell, Del Ray and Auburn Avenues in Bethesda's Woodmont Triangle. The festival is located three blocks from the Bethesda Metro.

The entertainment schedule is:

Auburn Stage

• 11 a.m.: Furia Flamenca
• Noon: Soul in Motion
• 1 p.m.: Culkin School of Irish Dance

Cordell Stage

• 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.: 8 Ohms Band
• 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.: Black Masala

Norfolk Stage

• 11:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.: Patrick Alban & Noche Latina
• 1:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.: Carly Harvey

St. Elmo Stage

• 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.: Jay Byrd & The Musical Trust
• 1:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.: Wes Tucker & The Skillets

Veterans Park

• 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Sara Jones

The Taste of Bethesda's participating restaurants include:

• Alatri Bros.: Menu TBD
• Bethesda Curry Kitchen: Samosa, butter chicken, beer & wine
• The Big Greek Cafe: Mini gyros, dolmades, spanakopita
• Casa Oaxaca: Birria tacos, street corn, chicken tacos, horchata, agua fresca, tacos dorados
• Chaia Tacos: Braised mushroom tacos, creamy kale and potato taco, iced hibiscus tea
• Chiko: Pork and kimchi potstickers, chilled peanut noodles, beer & wine
• Dog Haus Biergarten: Haus Dogs, Haus Sliders, beer & wine
• Duck Duck Goose: Menu TBD
• Hawkers Asian Street Food: Chicken skewers, fried rice
• Henry's Sweet Retreat: Fresh baked cookies, fresh baked bars, ice cream, caramel apples, fudge
• Kadhai Indian Restaurant: Chicken Malchi, saag paneer, rice, samosa, lassi
• Levain Bakery: Cookies, pastries
• Matchbox: Spicy tuna tartare tacos, arancini, sangria
• Medium Rare: Steak, bread, sangria, fries, pilsner
• MoMo Chicken + Grill: Wings, bulgogi w/ rice bowl, spicy pork w/ rice bowl, Bud lite, Corona, Stella
• Nothing Bundt Cakes Bethesda: Signature assorted bundtinis
• Oishii Ramen and Tea Bar: Shrimp shumai, pork gyoza, veggie gyoza, boa bun, takoyaki, bubble milk tea
• The Original Pancake House: Nutella Crepes, lemon crepes, mini breakfast burritos
• Paris in Town: Soup, sandwiches, pastries, beer & wine
• The Red Bandana Bakery: Cookies, donuts, cupcakes, cheezy breads, mini quiche and challah bites
• Rock Bottom: Bratwurst, beer cheese soup, potato salad, beer & wine
• Seventh Stage: Charred brussel sprouts, bricked chicken with potato parsnip puree ale reduction
• Silver: Menu TBD
• Smoke BBQ: Pork and chicken sliders, wings, mac n cheese, craft beer, wine
• Smoothie King: Angel food, Caribbean way, strawberry kiwi
• Spanish Diner: Paella, gazpacho
• Tacombi: Carne asada taco, corn esquites, monopolio clara (beer), monopolio negra (beer)
• World of Beer: Mac & Cheese bites, chicken sliders, German pretzel bites, Dogfish head pumpkin (beer)
• ZAO Stamina Ramen: Stamina Ramen, tonkotsu Ramen, shoyu Ramen