Visitor Information

Festival Guide & Map

Our 2019 Festival Guide is now available for download. Pick up a full size guide after July 1st at your local TOPS Friendly Markets and at any of the ticket booths during the festival.

Download - 2019 Festival Guide Including Restaurants, Wineries and Map -  PDF (51 MB file)

Download - 2019 Restaurants, Wineries and Map - Listing with restaurant and winery menu items and site map only; for your convenience to bring with you to the Taste! PDF (6 MB file)

Wineries

Click here for our list of wineries.

Music

Come party with us! Shake your booty on our dance floor to Buffalo's best party bands inside our in the Big Beer Tent on the Tops Stage - In its New Location on Delaware Ave., just past Chippewa. You'll find a DJ spinning hot dance tunes under a tent located on Huron St. Show off your talents and sing karaoke inside the Mohawk Street beer tent. Our Hometown beer tent located at Delaware Ave at Niagara Square features ice cold local craft beer on tap and live acoustic music.

Culinary Stage

The Taste Culinary Stage features the best in local culinary talent. This area is an intimate venue for getting up close and personal with the finest chefs in Buffalo as you watch their cooking demos and competitions. Seating is FREE and is first-come, first-served.

Taste of Fun KidZone

The Taste of Fun KidZone, presented by WellNow and sponsored by Explore and More Children’s Museum, is where the fun happens for the Taste’s youngest guests. There will be hands-on pop-up food play exhibits, the museum’s famous milking cow, and a teddy bear hospital where kids can run a WellNow bear through the x-ray machine and see the results.

Family Freebie

Get 4 FREE non-alcoholic beverages when you buy a $50 presale food ticket voucher at the checkout at any participating Tops.

Parking & Directions

You can park on any side street that doesn't have restrictions, and there are also numerous parking lots and ramps surrounding the festival. Remember to bring cash to park or use Spot Hero before the festival to purchase a reserved parking spot.