Update: Taste Of Springfield Moved To Sunday

Update: event moved to Sunday due to expected inclement weather

SPRINGFIELD, VA—The first Taste of Springfield is set to debut Sunday, July 30 to showcase local restaurants and other businesses. It will be held from noon to 6 p.m. at Springfield Town Center at the Frontier Drive just outside Saks.

At least 19 restaurants have been confirmed from Springfield and around the region. Attendance is free, and and $1 tasting tickets are available online and at the event. Other activities will be live musical performances, moon bounces, balloon artists and more to be announced. Among the performers are Woodbridge native Shenna, Eddie Jones and DJ Chad Fields.

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Participating restaurants include:

• Dixie Bones BBQ
• Maggiano's Little Italy
• Yardhouse
• Silver Diner
• Panda Express
• Dave & Busters
• Chuy's Tex Mex
• Red Plated, LLC.
• New York Italian Ice
• Sweet Frog Premium Frozen Yogurt
• Cakes by Shelby
• Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
• Funnel Cake Cafe
• New Orleans Style Snow Balls
• Dyvine BBQ in Motion
• Alibaba DC Kebab
• Blue Southern BBQ
• Little Miss Whoopie
• Not Your Average Joe's - Woodbridge

A number of local businesses will also be exhibiting at the event. Parking is free, and the mall offers nearby access to the Franconia-Springfield Metro. See more information and buy tickets here.

Patch will update this story with new information up to the event.

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