The Daffodil Festival in Meriden has quickly become one of the most anticipated festivals all-year long and marks the start of beautiful, warmer weather. This year the 37th festival goes down at Hubbard Park on 4/25 from 10-9 and 4/26 from 10-5. There will be a non-profit food tent for all your nomming needs, arts and crafts, a boutique, children’s rides, plenty of live bands, a parade, and fireworks on Saturday night. We’ve included a full schedule at the end of the post for you.
Food Trucks in the Valley ft. 18+ Trux, Music, Cars, Fun, Black Hog Brews + More
1 SepSo…remember when we wrote about the Meriden Food Truck Festival going down October 25 +26 just a few hours ago? Yeah…well, we’ve got another one to share with ya, this happening much sooner (9/18 from 4-8) at the Shelton River Walk: Food Trucks in the Valley! This feast by the river is being hosted by The Lower Naugatuck Valley Parent Child Resource Center and will help to raise vital funding for them that will go towards programs and services such as helping people who have undergone severe trauma, abuse, or neglect.
Harbor Brew Fest 2014 Tickets on Sale Saturday, 6/21
20 Jun
Picture yourself here…what, you’re dunk already?
That’s right, tickets to one of our absolute favorite beer fests in the tri-state, Harbor Brew Fest at The Ball Park @ Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, go on sale June 21 starting at 9 am. Tix are $40 for GA ($50 at the door if any tix are left) and $60 for the Brewer’s Special, which gets you in an hour early and gives you access to a special tented area for exclusive and rare tastings. You can also get your tix at Harry’s (they help to make this festival so freaking awesome!) in Fairfield.

9/20: mark it down!
If you went last year and thought they had an amazing selection of craft and local beer, then prepare to be blown away. Seriously, brace yourselves. That’s cuz this year on 9/20 from 12-5 (1-5 for GA), there will be over 100 breweries on hand! And, whereas there was one giant tent filled to the brim with CT breweries down on the field, prepare for more on that green green grass!
CT Food News, Vol. 9: Hot Dogs, Cocktails, Free Oysters, Trux, Cooking Classes, Festivals, and More…
18 JunWell, what can we say but there’s a whole helluva lot going on in and around Fairfield County over the next two weeks. So, in addition to our regular posts, we’ve gathered up some major highlights of things going on such as awesome events, special meals, beer news, beer dinners, cooking classes, farmers’ markets, festivals, ways to give back, and we give some props to a city in CT that just got some major press. Check out more events here, too.
Cool (and Chow) Down
6/18-6/20: Chef Storch of Match continues his themed lunches, this time with “Super Duper” Match. And, if you’re wondering…yes, he’s featuring some of the greatest dishes from Super Duper Weenie: the best hot dog joint in the world. Check out Match’s FB page for the menu.
6/19: The Chelsea in Fairfield is takin’ things back to ‘Nawlins with food and drink specials, mon cherie. This is all in celebration of Marc Broussard hitting up Fairfield Theatre Company that day.
CT’s Biggest Food Truck Festival EVER, ever, ever: 1st Annual Connecticut Food Truck Festival
17 JunUpdate: the festival organizer changed the price for tickets to $5. Bring your ticket back on Sunday and pay only $2 admission!
Connecticut peeps really like their food trucks. And, on July 19 and 20 from 11-7 on both days, CT peeps are gonna fall straight up, head-over-heels in LOVE with a helluva lot of food trucks at the The Connecticut Food Truck Festival at the North Haven Fairgrounds. Although the final details are still being worked out, there are already a few dozen trucks that have been signed up, with 40-50 expected by the time of the festival. That brings this festival into the record books here in CT as the biggest food truck festival. The previous record was at Westbrook Tanger Outlets with about 20 food trucks, and the recent RBS Food Truck Festival clocking in at 15. And, the top record will soon be broken with an estimated 33 trucks at the Hamden Food Truck Festival…still not as big as the CT Food Truck Fest, though.
Win 2 Tix to Half Full’s Hop, Skip + A Run 5K and Beer Fest
17 JunOn June 29 Half Full Brewery will host its first ever 5K and Festival featuring games, food trucks, and…wait, there was something else…oh yeah…BEER! While you can certainly run or jog (or walk) your way to the finish line, you’ll also be asked to hop or skip at certain points of the race. So, we were wondering, what would you be willing to do besides hop, skip, or run to get a Half Full beer? Let us know on Facebook by clicking here and commenting. You can also tweet @OmNomCT your entry, just be sure to include #HalfFull5K. The contest begins now and goes until Friday, 6/20, at noon. The random winner gets two registration tickets to the 5K and beer festival afterwards.
For more on Hop, Skip & A Run, please either check out our original post or check Half Full’s site where you can register. In the meantime, here’s a breakdown of the day:
Hop, Skip + A Run 5k and Beer Festival from Half Full Brewery Kicks off Summer Right
6 JunTake all that you know and think about 5k races and toss ’em away because Half Full Brewery in Stamford has a brand new experience for you. That experience? The Hop, Skip & A Run 5k Race and Festival that’s coming to Stamford on June 29. The race starts at 17 Harbor Point Road where Paloma will be, goes along the boardwalk, then into Kosciuszko Park. Jordan Giles, Chief Beer Organizer, shared more about the race with us: “Hop Skip & A Run is a truly unique 5K in that participants will literally hop and skip a (small) portion of the route while running the rest. As with nearly everything we do here at the Half Full Brewery, we thought long and hard about how to put our upbeat and positive Half Full spin on the event.”
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