Eat And Drink Your Heart Out At These Foodie Fests
Get your fill of Italian treats, tequila and pierogies.
Tequila Fest CLE
Whether you like your rim with salt or sugar, Tequila Fest will have a drink for you. Enjoy live music, cash bars and food trucks along the Flats East Bank June 15. “People associate tequila with vacations and beaches. It creates that ultimate happy mood that you need to kick off summer,” says Adam Bossin, CEO of Taste CLE. 1055 Old River Road, Cleveland, tequilafestivalcleveland.com
July 19-21
Festa Italiana
Summer like an Italian at Cuyahoga Falls' Festa Italiana, July 19-21. The weekend will be filled with dancing, musicians flown in from Italy and food vendors including Corbo’s Bakery and Lobo’s Pasta. “The whole festival is to share the Italian heritage while giving back everything we generate to the community,” says chairman Rick Sabo. Front Street, Cuyahoga Falls, festaitalianacf.com
Aug. 10
Pierogi Festival
Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Church isn’t messing around with your favorite potato-filled Polish dish. Vendors will be slinging pierogies and other Polish dishes Aug. 10. There will also be live polka bands and more. “Cleveland is so rich in its ethnic traditions,” says the Rev. Doug Brown. “We want to make it accessible so this event isn’t just for Polish people, it is for anyone who loves pierogies.” 4423 Pearl Road, Cleveland, 216-749-2323, maryqop.org
