Our festival map includes more downtown restaurants and cafes than ever before! Get a taste of Gainesville at one of our popular downtown restaurants, or visit a festival food booth to sample something new. Visitors can taste authentic Pad-Thai cuisine, sweet and smoky BBQ, hearty Mediterranean pitas, locally-roasted coffee, homemade guacamole, empanadas and more.
This year we are also expanding to include a beer garden for the first time in Downtown Festival history! We've partnered with a favorite local haunt, The Bull to provide a covered outdoor patio with a wide selection of craft beer and wine. Visit our beer garden at 18 SW 1st avenue.
This year we are also expanding to include a beer garden for the first time in Downtown Festival history! We've partnered with a favorite local haunt, The Bull to provide a covered outdoor patio with a wide selection of craft beer and wine. Visit our beer garden at 18 SW 1st avenue.
2022 Food vendors
Visiting food vendors:
Local brick & mortar favorites on the festival map:
- Cast Iron Kettle Corn
- Custom Caterers-gyros, Greek salads, Greek appetizers, baklava
- Dominos-pizza
- Eim Thai-authentic Thai food
- Feliz Flavors-gourmet pre-packaged ice cream sandwiches & half-pints, Latin-inspired flavors
- Fun Time Foods-soft serve & hand dipped ice cream cups, cones, flurries, shakes, floats, slushies, shaved ice, coffee frapes, smoothies, cotton candy
- Golden Treats-catfish, shrimp, cracked conch, fries, grandma's pineapple punch
- Gran Arepa-sweet tender yellow corn with melted mozzarella
- Jeremiah's Italian Ice
- Latin Food Blessing-fresh guacamole & chips, natural smoothies, gluten-free empanadas, quesadillas, tacos
- Opus Coffee-a variety of coffee drinks
Local brick & mortar favorites on the festival map:
- Muñecas-104 SE 1st Ave
- Vpizza-115 SE 1st Ave
- Wyatts Coffee-202 SE 2nd Ave
- Dragon Fly Sushi-201 SE 2nd Ave
- Hyppo Ice Pops-214 SE 2nd Ave
- Relish Burgers-201 Se 1st St.
- Starbucks-201 SE 1st St.
- Maudes Coffee-101 SE 2nd Pl.
- Boca Fiesta-232 SE 1st St.
- The Patio Pizza-5 SE 2nd Ave.
- Mojo Hogtown BBQ-12 SE 2nd Ave
- Harry’s Seafood Grill-110 SE 1st St.
- Original American Kitchen (OAK)-15 SE 1st Ave.
- Leaning Pig Sandwiches-11 SE 1st Ave.
- If It Is Thai Kitchen-104 S. Main St.
- Prum’s Cambodian Kitchen-6 S. Main St.
- Loosey’s Burgers-120 SW 1st Ave
- Paramount Grill-12 SW 1st Ave
- Crane Ramen-16 SW 1st Ave
- The Bull-18 SW 1st Ave
- Alpin Bistro French Restaurant-15 SW 2nd St.
- Volta Coffee and Tea-48 SW 2nd St.