22nd Annual Taste of River North™

The ultimate foodie fest, Taste of River North™ allows attendees to sample the best of everything trendy River North offers. The event will take place on Wells Street between Superior and Ontario Streets. Taste of River North will occur on Friday, July 18 from 5 to 10 pm and Saturday, July 19 from 11 am to 10 pm.

Presented by River North Residents Association (RNRA), visitors will enjoy two days of great River North restaurants, live bands, artists, local merchants, and a family fun area, while Chicago’s best party bands rock the place. Expect many popular local restaurants serving up their delicious fare for you to taste including Lure Fishbar, Avli, Fogo de Chão, Moe’s Cantina, Hubbard Inn, TE’Amo Boba & Dessert, Seoul Taco, Blue Agave Chicago, Chick fil-A River North and Poke San 

On Friday, July 18 from 6 pm-9:30 pm, the fest will offer Wine and Spirits Tasting.  Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door.  Register here

On Saturday, July 19 at 11 am, bring your furry friend to the main stage for a Dog Parade presented by Dog.Hotel | Daycare Register here to participate for a chance to win prizes. All entrants receive a goodie bag!

The Kids Zone hours: Fri: 5 pm-8 pm and Sat: 11 am-7 pm

Music acts include:

Ontario Main Stage Entertainment

Friday
6:00PM – Stache
8:30PM – Maggie Speaks

Saturday
11:00PM – Dog Parade presented by Dog.Hotel | Daycare
12:30PM – School of Rock
2:00PM – Y2K
4:00PM – The Divas
5:45PM – Hello Weekend
8:00PM – Rod Tuffcurls & The Bench Press

Huron DJ Stage Presented by Spybar Chicago:

Friday
5:00pm – Rika B
6:30pm – Inphinity
8:00pm – Gene Farris

Saturday
11:00am – Nola
12:30pm – L33X
1:30pm – NOSL33P
2:30pm – Kwal
3:30pm – Muffy
4:30pm – Phil Groves
6:00pm – Garrett Belschner B2B Mikey Hahn
8:00pm – Shiba San

ATTENDEE’S $10 GATE DONATION MAKES THIS FESTIVAL POSSIBLE

AND SUPPORTS RNRA’S NEIGHBORHOOD ADVOCACY WORK

“We are thrilled to celebrate the Taste of River North™ for its 22^nd year,” said Mickie Gordon, Executive Director for the River North Residents Association (RNRA). Thanks to all fest attendees, the suggested $10 gate donation helps keep this annual fest possible for all to enjoy and is essential to cover the cost of the bands, security and clean-up. This is RNRA’s largest fundraiser supporting our neighborhood advocacy, which includes public safety, responsible development, responsible hospitality, infrastructure, environment, green space, and community building with free events such as Movies in the Park and Family events at Montgomery Ward Park.”

As a non-profit organization that is not city funded, donations from you help these festivals stay around for all to enjoy.

East Bank Club is a proud sponsor of this year’s Taste of River North. “East Bank Club has sponsored the Taste of River North for more than 20 years as a way to give back to our vibrant neighborhood and support the River North Residents Association. It’s a fantastic event that brings our community together, and we’re always grateful to be a part of it,” said Nathan Aydelott, Director of Marketing for East Bank Club.

For more information, please visit https://www.tasteofrivernorth.com/ and for more details on all that RNRA does visit https://rnrachicago.org/

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