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Are You Craving the Taste of Northfield?
Patch provides you with a primer to Thursday night's festival in downtown Northfield.
The eighth annual Taste of Northfield is Thursday. Are you ready?
Below is a primer for what you need to know to attend the event. Information for this primer is from the Northfield Downtown Development Corporation website.
WHAT IS THE TASTE OF NORTHFIELD? The Taste of Northfield is a private-public partnership, built on private contributions, public support, and hundreds of volunteer hours. It is a community event with local businesses, local government, and local people coming together to help contribute to a vibrant and vital downtown Northfield. The event features food and beverages, a beer and wine garden and live entertainment.
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WHEN: 5 to 10 p.m. Thursday, May 30. The event will take place rain or shine.
WHERE: In and around Bridge Square, including the Sesquicentennial Legacy Plaza along the Cannon River.
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WHO CAN ATTEND: The event is open to folks of all ages.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
• 5 p.m.—Anna Balfany
• 6 p.m. —Bridge Square Band
• 7 p.m.—Bank raid reenactment
• 8 p.m.—Why Not? band in the beer tent
FOOD VENDORS: J. Grundy’s Rueb ’N’ Stein, Quarterback Club, The Tavern, Ole Store Restaurant, Domino’s Pizza, Contented Cow/Chapati, The HideAway Coffee House and Wine Bar, MOM Brands, CakeWalk, Carbone’s, Spring Creek Grille, Tokyo Grill
PRESS RELEASE
Below is the NDDC’s press release about this year’s Taste of Northfield:
The Northfield Downtown Development Corporation (NDDC) is proud to present the 8th Annual Taste of Northfield, Thursday, May 30th, from 5:00 to 10:00 p.m.
This year the event will be in and around Bridge Square, including the Sesquicentennial Legacy Plaza along the Cannon River. Featuring delicious food and beverages, a beer and wine garden, and live entertainment, the Taste of Northfield promises fun for everyone.
The event takes place rain or shine. Along with tasty treats being served up by a baker’s dozen of local food vendors and a beer and wine tent, this year’s Taste of Northfield will feature a special bank raid re-enactment by the infamous James-Younger Gang and performances by a variety of local musicians.
The Taste of Northfield is a private-public partnership, built on private contributions, public support, and hundreds of volunteer hours. It is a community event with local businesses, local government, and local people coming together to help contribute to a vibrant and vital downtown Northfield, MN.
The NDDC is a non-partisan, non-profit community organization dedicated to the vitality of downtown. We thank you for your support.
MORE INFORMATION: Click here to go to the NDDC’s Taste of Northfield webpage.
ADDITIONAL COVERAGE ON PATCH
Click on the headlines below to learn more about the Taste of Northfield:
• James-Younger Rye Ale Returns at Taste of Northfield (June 2012)
• UPDATED: Taste of Northfield Postponed; Areas of Northfield Flooded (June 2012)
• Taste of Northfield Rescheduled for July 26 (June 2012)
• Are You Ready for the Taste of Northfield? (June 2011)
• Sixth Annual Taste of Northfield is Upon Us (June 2011)
• VIDEO: Taste of Northfield (June 2011)
• PHOTOS: Sixth Annual Taste of Northfield (June 2011)
