Boston Local Food Festival
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Themed “Healthy Food for All,” the festival connects Massachusetts’ eaters of all ages, races, and socioeconomic levels with the abundance of fresh, nutritious local food choices available close to home.During this free, zero waste festival, farmers, fisher folk, producers and chefs showcase local food in an outdoor, waterfront arena.
Spectators of all backgrounds learn about the benefits of sustainably produced food, purchase delicious local food, participate in educational activities, engage with top local chefs, enjoy local music and art, and taste local craft beer and mead.
Festival-goers will have the opportunity to:
- Speak with food growers and see and taste delicious and healthy food products grown and processed by farmers and entrepreneurs.
- Learn creative ways to grow sustainable food.
- Take home food from farmers and vendors.
- Enjoy local tastings prepared by well-known local chefs and cookbook authors, featuring fresh local fruits, herbs and vegetables, seafood, and locally-grown meats.
- Experience educational exhibits and demonstrations that provide information on farms and gardens, nutrition and health, urban food initiatives, composting, beekeeping, and more.
- Participate in workshops featuring farmers and other food producers, local food leaders, and government representatives.
- Enjoy local music and art that celebrates the diversity of local food.
- Have a lot of fun!
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FREE
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300 Congress St, Boston, MA, 02210 map
Phone: 617-575-9165
Getting to the Boston Local Food Festival is easy and it’s just a short walk from downtown Boston. Located in the Fort Point Channel area, the festival will take place along the Boston Waterfront in front of Boston Children’s Musuem and up to the Moakley Bridge. Local Craft Beer Tastings will be held at a new location to be determined. The festival is conveniently located near South Station, Boston Children’s Museum, Institute of Contemporary Art, and the John Joseph Moakley Court House. Instead of driving, we encourage festival-goers to use alternative methods to attend the event, by taking public transportation, walking, biking, or by taking a water taxi to the event. The festival is accessible by the MBTA: Silver Line, Court House Station or South Station on the Red Line. Other options include City Water Taxi, or a special hop-off stop from area tour shuttles at the corner of Northern Avenue and Sleeper Street. The Boston Harbor Tours and the Rose Kennedy Greenway also offers nearby walks. If you would like to map out your trip to the festival, the nearest address to our location is 308 Congress Street, the site of Boston Children’s Museum.
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