On Saturday, October 12, from 12 to 4 p.m., the 38th annual Taste of Our Towns (TOOT) festival will bring thousands of visitors to downtown Lewisburg. TOOT is a fundraiser for Carnegie Hall, a cultural institution of the Greenbrier Valley/New River region that brings arts education, performances, and exhibits to all.

TOOT involves the closing of downtown Lewisburg on Washington, Court, and Church Streets and distribution of map-orienting patrons to ticket and tasting locations, Art Block, entertainment, and exhibits. 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.

Restaurants, businesses, and non-profit organizations are invited to be a vendor at TOOT 2024. The non-refundable registration fee is $300 ($250 for nonprofits) and vendors keep 100% of their profits. Vendors who sign up before August 1 receive $50 off the vendor registration.

Vendors set their own item prices for the festival. The vendor’s proposed menu is due September 14.

Vendors will be promoted on the official TOOT map during the four-hour, food-focused event. 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 will be fulfilled on a first come, first served basis. Carnegie Hall reserves the right to decline an application or to require alternate food selections.

Carnegie Hall and the community look forward to having a safe and successful Taste of Our Towns. Call Carnegie Hall Development Director Sally Bray at 304-645-7917 or email development@carnegiehallwv.org with questions.