On Saturday, Oct. 12, from 12 noon to 4 p.m., Carnegie Hall’s Taste of Our Towns (TOOT) festival will bring thousands of visitors to downtown Lewisburg. TOOT is a fundraiser for Carnegie Hall, but also benefits local businesses and nonprofits that take advantage of this great opportunity. Not only is it profitable, with vendors keeping 100% of their sales, but it is also great exposure, as thousands of potential customers annually attend.
TOOT involves the closing of downtown Lewisburg on Washington, Court, and Church Streets and distribution of a map orienting patrons to vendor locations, Art Block, entertainment, and demonstrations. The festival strives to offer a food tasting adventure featuring the fare of southeastern West Virginia, including Greenbrier, Pocahontas, Webster, Nicholas, Fayette, Summers, and Monroe Counties.
This year will also include a TOOT after party from 4 to 8 p.m. on Church Street, with entertainment provided by The Davisson Brothers Band, a genre-blurring mountain rock band formed in Clarksburg, WV. The band has created a uniquely authentic Appalachian country sound, which has helped them grow into one of the most successful independent acts in the world. Tickets for the outdoor concert go on sale Sept. 13.
Restaurants, businesses, and nonprofit organizations are invited to be a vendor at TOOT 2024. The non-refundable registration fee is $300 ($200 for nonprofits) and vendors keep 100% of their profits. Vendor registration ends Friday, Sept. 13.
Vendors set their own item prices for the festival. The vendor’s proposed menu is due Sept. 14.
Vendors are promoted on the official TOOT map during the four-hour, food-focused event and retain 100% of the proceeds. Vendors should plan now to be a part of this local tradition.
To register or for more information please visit www.carnegiehallwv.org/taste-of-our-towns. Booth location preferences are fulfilled on a first come, first served basis. Carnegie Hall reserves the right to decline an application or to require alternate food selections.
For more information contact Carnegie Hall Development Manager Kit Lindsey at 304-645-7917 or email devassociate@carnegiehallwv.org.
