This weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Taste of Charlotte food festival begins. Streets are shut down and dozens of restaurants get involved. The Taste of Charlotte festival will cost you a quite penny or two, but will also be a huge support one of probably the most popular festivals in Charlotte.

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The details of Taste of Charlotte

The Taste of Charlotte festival will span five city blocks in Uptown Charlotte. The festival will start 11 a.m. on Friday, June 11 and will finish at 6 p.m. on Sunday, June 13. There are a lot more than 30 food vendors, dozens of national tours, lots of entertainment acts and a lot more. Since admission is free, Taste of Charlotte might be a fun place to go for the weekend.

Price of Taste of Charlotte

Just because there is free admission, doesn’t mean you won’t spend money. Parking and transportation costs money. There is the cost of food and drinks. The Taste of Charlotte food and drink vendors do not take cash money. You will have to purchase from the Taste of Charlotte booths or site special coins. These coins are about $1.33 apiece, and you also can purchase food and drinks for anywhere between 1 and 6 coins. Everything is sample sized and drinks cost a lot more coins than food. To get a full meal of any kind, you'll probably spend $20.

Taste of Charlotte to the vendors

The 40 or so vendors that can be selling their wares at the Taste of Charlotte won't be getting the entire $1.33 for each and every token that you decide to hand over to them. Instead, the Taste of Charlotte organization takes a percentage of the cost of the coins to pay for organizational and administrative costs. Visiting the Taste of Charlotte may seem costly, but it can really be a much less expensive way to take a look at new restaurants if you spend $6 to get a tasting sample of their wares, instead of $30 to try out a dinner at their regular location.