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Foodstock Festival

SATURDAY, April 18, 2026
11am — 8pm

Food­stock fea­tures food trucks from across the state, spir­it and bev­er­age ven­dors, live art cre­ation, and plen­ty of fun music and activ­i­ties for fam­i­lies. The fes­ti­val includes a busker music con­test with­in the fes­ti­val area. Live art demon­stra­tions take place at tents sur­round­ing Foun­tain Square through­out the day.
 
Hear all busker musi­cians per­form at the par­tic­i­pat­ing busker con­test down­town venues as they com­pete to earn a spot on the Moon­light Fes­ti­val Stage.

Admis­sion to Food­stock is FREE; how­ev­er, if you want to pur­chase alco­holic bev­er­ages, you must buy a $5 spir­it wrist­band at one of our entrance gates. Many down­town busi­ness­es will be open dur­ing the fes­ti­val, and we encour­age fes­ti­val-goers to vis­it them! Please uti­lize down­town side­walks to access these busi­ness­es.

Hand­i­cap-acces­si­ble park­ing and safe rides are avail­able dur­ing the fes­ti­val in the South Central/East Mt. Ver­non St. park­ing lot (across from First Unit­ed Methodist Church). Safe rides are spon­sored for local res­i­dents who need a safe ride home. 

Voting

We’re cel­e­brat­ing the best in cre­ativ­i­ty, com­mu­ni­ty and the Amer­i­can spir­it with our Best of Food­stock awards! You can choose your favorite Busker, your favorite food truck, and your favorite artist. We are also rec­og­niz­ing those who have the best Lake Cum­ber­land 250-inspired work, song or menu item. Vote below:
 

Buskers 

 
 

Artists

 

Vendors

Food Vendors:

  • Cindy Lou Who’s Ket­tle Corn & Delights
  •  Get Ur Smoke On
  • Uncle Day Day’s Mini Donuts 
  • Los Sanchez
  • City Slick­er Dawgz
  • Chill­ing and Grilling
  • Eddie’s Roast­ed Corn
  • The Dirty Boba
  • Skelly’s Sips & Snax
  • Gold Star Chili
  • The Chuck­wag­on
  • Bert’s SpeakCheezy
  • Mac Chaos
  • Louisiana Pas­sion
  • Wicked Wein­ers
  • Zimmerman’s Famous Pig
  • Hon­ey Baked Ham 
  • Ruckel’s
  • The Lemon Lab
  • R&D Con­ces­sion
  • Tami’s Tasti Kitchen
  • Wok & Roll’n
  • Taque­ria Emanuel
  • A1 Ice Cream
  • Shakes and Cakes
  • Scoop Bug Ice Cream & More
  • Atlas Kitchen Mediter­ranean Grill
  • Kona Ice

 Spirit Vendors:

  • Beeserk­er Mead­ery
  • Cave Hill Win­ery
  • One Shot Win­ery
  • Good­wood Brew­ing
  • Cas­tle & Key Dis­tillery
  • West Sixth Brew­ing
  • Lift­ed Spir­its

General Vendors:

  • Bliss­ful Bakes
  • Hadley Kate’s Bou­tique
  • Deb’s Sweet Treats
  • Rust and Ruf­fles Mobile Bou­tique 
  • Inca Rose 
  • Sub­ze­ro Sweets & Treats
  • Twos­day Design
  • Box­car Books 
  • Cabela’s Cakes
  • Style with Joet­ta
  • Bour­bon Hat­tery

Busker Musician Lineup

11a — Tom­my Cate Trio — Birdies & Bar­rels

12p — Logan Smith — Birdies & Bar­rels

1p — Just a Phase — Maker’s Mill

2p — Chris Lack­ey — Birdies & Bar­rels

3p — Jere­my & The Spawn — Maker’s Mill

4p — Todd Clay­ton — Maker’s Mill

5p — The Sanchez Fam­i­ly — Maker’s Mill


Artists

Lu Durham — A Dose of Dopamine by Lu — Acrylic/Dopamine Artist

Anns­ley Dish­man — KYAnns­ley — Abstract Realism/Mixed Media

Ani­ta Vaught — Ani­ta Vaught Art — Mixed Media Artist

Emm McGuire — Emm Designz Art — Street Artist

Jake Wil­son — Doom­say­er Designs — Com­ic Artist

The Shine House — Col­lab­o­ra­tive Arti­sans

Tara Hes­ler — Earth & Wind Col­lec­tive — Ceramicist/Mixed Media/Printmaker

Nate Michaels — Nate Michaels Art — Acrylic/Illustration Artist

Jobie Bradley — Jobie Bradley Art — Com­ic Artist/Comic Con Cre­ator

Weather Information

Please note, Food­stock is a rain-or-shine event. In the event of severe weath­er, atten­dees will be asked to return to their vehi­cles for their safe­ty. The fes­ti­val direc­tor and emer­gency ser­vice per­son­nel will make all final weath­er-relat­ed deci­sions, and those will be com­mu­ni­cat­ed on social media. If it is deemed safe to reopen, we will wel­come atten­dees back into the fes­ti­val.

Open Storefronts 

Take a moment to explore the shops that give downtown Somerset its spirit. See the list below.

  • Charred Oak Whiskey Grill
  • The Urban Still­house
  • I Love You A Brunch
  • Granny’s Grab N’ Go
  • Big City Piz­za 
  • Zil­la Meals 
  • Blissed Be 
  • The Gra­cious Table 
  • Yel­low Root Herbs
  • Bazaar Uni­verse
  • The Mak­ers Mill
  • The Mole Hole 
  • Styled By Nat
  • Som­er­set Mer­can­tile
  • South­ern Vines Wine Bar
  • Ton­ic Bar & Lounge
  • Birdies & Bar­rels 
  • Find­ers Keep­ers
  • The Tip­sy Toad
 
See Somerset Swag!

Put your name in the hat to win a swag bag from See Somerset Tourism.

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