(Photo By Flickr User Ben Hardill)

Since 1982, PACE (Peoria Area Community Events) is pleased to welcome back the Taste of Peoria to the RiverFront!

Over 30+ Peoria area restaurants are expected to take part to provide a taste of their most popular menu items to a crowd of more than 50,000 local residents.

A variety of appetizers, entrees, and desserts will be sold for one to two dollars each. In addition to a selection of seafood, BBQ, Italian, Indian, and Oriental cuisine, the Taste of Peoria will also have live entertainment on two stages. Activities and food will be located throughout Festival Park and The Landing.

The Taste Of Peoria will be held on Wednesday, August 10th (Raindate- Thursday, August 11th) starting at 4pm.

Here is the list of the live entertainment that will be taking place at The Taste:

Festival Park Stage-

4:30pm Brian Dennison
6:30pm Coco Loco
8pm Awards Presentation
9pm Wolf & Gypsy

CEFCU Main Stage-

5pm House Cat
7pm Stone & Snow
9pm JammSammich

If you are coming down for this event, just a friendly reminder to everyone who will be in attendance:

PACE will provide a free Aaron’s Limousine Service shuttle bus throughout Downtown Peoria from 4pm – 11pm

NO pets, skateboards or bicycles will be allowed in the Taste of Peoria. No backpacks allowed and purses will be subject to random screening.

Thank you for your cooperation.