Taste of Alpharetta 2019

Today begins the 29th Taste of Alpharetta, a Southeast Tourism Society Top 20 Event for 2019. The fun starts on May 2, 2019 from 5 PM to 10 PM at Downtown Alpharetta at Milton Avenue and Roswell Street in Alpharetta, GA.

The event will celebrate the vibrant food community of Alpharetta through dining events, cooking demos, culinary collaborations, and tasting tents galore.

Rain or shine, locals and visitors alike will be treated to savory, sweet, spicy, and umami dishes from over 60 of Alpharetta’s best restaurants. Discovered everything from elevated Southern cuisine to authentic Korean BBQ, pillow-soft masa tacos to hand-dipped cake donuts, and lots of other stomach growl-inducing specialties.

Admission is free, you may purchase food tickets on site for $0.50 each. Restaurants participating in the Taste of Alpharetta will not accept cash (tickets only). Restaurants charge $1-4 per food sample.

Music Schedule:

Old Canton Stage:

  • 5:30 p.m. Deep Shag
  • 6:45 p.m. Jesse Williams Band
  • 8:00 p.m. Deep Shag

Roswell Stage (corner of Roswell and Old Roswell):

  • 5:45 p.m. Alpharetta Symphony Quartet
  • 7:00 p.m. Stephen Lee Band
  • 8:15 p.m. Greg Fortune and Alexandria

Canton Stage (corner of Canton and Old Canton):

  • 6:00 p.m. Kylie Odetta
  • 7:15 p.m. Cody Oliver
  • 8:30 p.m. Jessie Williams

Road Closures:

  • CITY OF ALPHARETTA – ROAD CLOSURE NOTICE 
    5:00 AM THURSDAY, MAY 2, THROUGH 5:00 AM FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2019
    (Any vehicle left on the street after 5 AM on May 2 will be towed at the owner’s expense)
  • MILTON AVENUE 
    Milton Ave from Main Street to Teasley Place (Located just west of Roswell Street) – Will be completely closed. Milton Ave from Wills Road to Teasley Place – Only residence and event parking permitted.
  • OLD ROSWELL STREET 
    Old Roswell Street – Will be completely closed.
  • OLD CANTON STREET 
    Old Canton Street – Will be completely closed.
  • ROSWELL STREET – road closure beginning at 7:30 am
    Roswell Street from Old Milton Parkway to Milton Avenue – Will be completely closed.
  • CANTON STREET – road closure beginning at 7:30 am
    Canton Street from School Drive to Milton Ave – Will be completely closed. Canton Street from Mayfield Road to School Drive – Only residence and event parking permitted.
  • ACADEMY STREET (NEW) – road closure beginning at 4:00 pm until 11:00 pm
    Academy Street from Haynes Bridge to SR 9 – Will be completely closed.
  • NORTH & SOUTH BROAD STREET (NEW) – road closure beginning at 4:00 pm until 11:00 pm
    North & South Broad Street from SR9 to Market St – Will be completely closed.

Parking

The Taste of Alpharetta is located in downtown across from Alpharetta City Hall at 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, GA 30009.

Free parking and shuttle system available. Arriving and leaving the event, shuttles will drop off and pick up by a Ticket Booth on the corner of Roswell Street approx. every 20 minutes from 5-10 pm.

Park and Walk (NO Shuttle Service):

  • City Hall Parking Deck (2 Park Plaza) – If you are traveling north on Highway 9, the parking deck will be on your right once you cross over Old Milton Parkway. If you are traveling south on Highway 9, take a left on Academy St., and then an immediate right into the parking deck entrance.
  • Park and Ride (Shuttle Service):
    • Wills Park at Wacky World (on Old Milton Parkway to the right of the Alpharetta City Pool)
    • Wills Park Equestrian Center (at 11915 Wills Road, Alpharetta, GA 30009)

Handicap Parking and Shuttle Service:

  • Parking – Park & Walk: 90 Milton Ave, Alpharetta, GA 30009 next to the Alpharetta Animal Hospital. Traveling north on Wills Road, take a right onto Milton Ave. The parking lot will be on your right and a handicap sign will be visible from the street. Alternately, you may access this lot via Canton Street and School Drive.
  • Shuttles – All shuttle routes will have one handicap accessible buses rotating every other pick-up and/or drop-off (approx. every 20 minutes). If you would like to park with close and level access directly onto the event site, please use the reserved handicap parking lot at 90 Milton Ave, Alpharetta, GA 30009 next to the Animal Hospital.

For general information regarding current downtown parking locations, click HERE. For sponsor/vendor information, contact braymond@alpharetta.ga.us or 678-297-6048.

And if you need more information on what to expect, check out: https://www.awesomealpharetta.com/taste-of-alpharetta/

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