On Sunday, May 17, the Ballston Business Improvement District will host the 28th annual Taste of Arlington presented by Rent Dittmar and benefiting the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC). This exciting and highly anticipated event transforms Wilson Boulevard and neighboring streets into a family-friendly street festival with dining, music and entertainment for all ages.
This annual festival features the cuisine of more than 50 Arlington restaurants, three concert stages with live music and a DJ, an expanded Beer and Wine Garden, a 5k race benefiting Girls on the Run, World Pup tournament in the expanded BarkPark and a KidZone with a rock climbing wall, carnival games and the FRESHFARM Markets Build-A-Bug pavilion. The KidZone will be opening to the public at 10am.
The festival is held every year on Wilson Boulevard in front of the Ballston Common Mall, spanning several blocks stretching along Wilson Boulevard from N. Glebe Road to N. Quincy Street and along N. Stuart Street to 9th Street. Parking is available all day at the Ballston Public Parking Garage adjacent to the Ballston Common Mall, as well as a number of other Ballston Garages, and the event is located two blocks from the Ballston-MU Metro station (Orange line).
Tickets are now on sale and you can purchase discounted tickets prior and the day of the event via the BallstonConnect mobile app.
For more information visit www.tasteofarlington.com or contact the Ballston BID at samantha@ballstonbid.com or 703-664-1194.