The 28th Annual Taste of Edmonds kicks off at Civic Center Playfield, 6th Avenue and Bell Street, at 11 a.m. Friday. Here are some important things to keep in mind as you make your plans for this three-day culinary and entertainment extravaganza featuring arts and crafts, 40 food vendors, four stages of entertainment, rides and a beer and wine garden.

Hours
From 11 a.m.-10 p.m.  Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m.- 7 p.m. Sunday.

Admission
$3 per person. Free for age 12 and under.
No pets allowed.

Shuttle Service
Free parking and free shuttle service from Edmonds-Woodway High School at 212th St SW and 76 Ave W in Edmonds. The yellow Laidlaw school buses will take you to the “Taste” entrance on 7th Street. Starting at 11 a.m., shuttles run every 15 minutes daily. They stop at 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 7:30 p.m. Sunday.

Driving Directions
From I-5, take the Edmonds-Kingston Ferry exit and follow the signs to Edmonds and the Kingston Ferry Terminal. When you reach 100th Avenue West — a major intersection with PCC on your right — go right. Continue along 100th (this street becomes 9th) until you reach a stop sign at Main, go left and down the hill to 7th Avenue. The festival site is contained within Bell Street and the Civic Center Playfield between 7th Avenue and 6th Avenue.

The entire Taste of Edmonds program can be found here.