Taste of St. Louis
Dates: September 13-15, 2019
Hours: Fri: 4PM-11PM; Saturday 11A-11PM; Sunday 11AM-8PM
Location: Downtown St. Louis
Attendance: 250,000
Demographics: A25-54, upscale educated families and foodies.
Components:
• Chef Competition/Celebrity Chefs
• Restaurant Row
• Main Stage
• The Village- (a unique shopping experience featuring an eclectic mix of finders and creators)
• The Marketplace
• The Kid’s Kitchen
• School of Cooking Stage
Overview:
In a city that loves its food as much as it loves its music and art, Taste of St Louis is the premier event. The largest consumer event in Missouri- and one of the largest outdoor events in the Midwest draws more than 250,000 attendees over three days in late September. Unlike other big-city food festivals, Taste of St Louis stays completely true to its purpose- to celebrate and showcase the very best that area top chefs and finest restaurants, artists and musicians have to offer.
More than 45 of St Louis’s top restaurants set up their kitchens in the events’ Restaurant Row- offering attendees plates of what can truly be described as ‘the finest food in Missouri’.
Meanwhile, on the Culinary Stage, area top chefs compete for the title of Taste of St Louis Culinary Champion.
The Village gives patrons a unique shopping experience featuring an eclectic mix of finders and creators .
At the Main Stage, attendees will experience a wide variety of free, high quality entertainment ranging from high brow classical- to grass roots rock and roll. A Kids Kitchen offers top notch, unique family entertainment continuously. A new addition to the Budweiser Taste of St. Louis – The Goose Island School of Cooking Stage, powered by L’Ecole Culinaire –hosts educational and entertaining culinary demonstrations from local and national chefs and culinary and beverage experts.
Events & Venues
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January Events
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February Events
March Events
April Events
The Black Women's Expo
Salt Lake City Marathon & Lifestyle Expo
American Cancer Society- Walk and Roll
Randolph Street Market
May Events
American Brain Tumor Walk
The Lucky 13
Southwest Half Marathon
Lincoln Park Wine Festival
San Diego Taco Fest
Randolph Street Market
Do Division
Taste of Mexico
Belmont-Sheffield Music Festival
Taco & Tequila Festival
June Events
Do Division
Taste of Mexico
Hyde Park Summer Fest
Pilsen Food Truck Social
Wells Street Art Festival
Diva Fest
Winnetka Music Festival
Custer Fair Festival of the Arts
Chicago Pridefest
Fountain Square Artisan Fest
The Highland Park Festival of Fine Arts
World Pride Music Festivals
Pride in the Park
July Events
Windy City Rib Fest
Old School Reunion
Lake Forest 4th of July
West Fest
Chicago’s Roscoe Village Burger Fest
Chinatown Summer Fair
Sheffield Music Festival
Festival Columbiano
Taste of Lincoln Avenue
Starlight Festival (@ Yerkes Observatory)
Randolph Street Market
Lake County Fair
Jeff Fest
Chicago Brewing District’s Dancing in the Streets
August Events
Lake County Fair
Jeff Fest
Chicago Brewing District's Dancing in the Streets
Festival Polonaise
Bud Billiken Parade & Picnic
Northalsted Market Days
South Shore Summer Festival
Taste of Greektown
Logan Square Social
Naper Pride Fest
African Festival of the Arts
September Events
African Festival of the Arts
Naperville Last Fling
Friends of Labor Festival
Fiestas Patrias (Festival La Villita)
Throwback Music Festival
Bourbon & Barbecue Festival
26th Street Mexican Parade
The Black Women's Expo
Taste of St Louis
El Grito del Delores
Chicago Taco Fest
Chicago's Oktoberfest
Randolph Street Market
Walk to End Alzheimer's
October Events
November Events
Randolph Street Market
December Events
Year Round Opportunities
Contact:
Norine Smyth
312.799.0354
nsmyth@sponsorchicago.com
Intimate showcases enhanced by audience interaction include food and beer pairings, special culinary techniques and celebrity chef appearances. Audience members receive a special opportunity to sample the dish made during the showcase – along with the suggested beer pairing for an unparalleled culinary experience.
Awards received in the last few years include Favorite Family Event by the St. Louis Magazine’s Readers’ Poll, the prestigious Vincent J. Bommarito Award and AAA Best of the Midwest.
Sponsorship Opportunity
Sponsorship of Taste of St Louis aligns your brand with Missouri’s premier food-centric event, and one of the nation’s top earth-friendly events.
Sponsorship gives direct, live exposure to a demographically desirable crowd of 250,000, in a relaxed and friendly setting, over three days in late September.
Taste of St Louis’s Sponsorship Benefits menu includes but is not limited to:
• Naming rights to the event
• Naming rights to event components including culinary and music stages.
• Logo inclusion in TV and print ads; collateral
• Links, logos on event website
• PR Inclusion
• Signage
• Stage Signage
• Exclusive on-site sales
• On-site activation with varying footprint sizes
• VIP live welcomes on various stages and pavilions
• Customized promotions
• Hospitality
• Merchandising
• Use of marks and logos








