The 2025 Bite of Seattle Is Here | Eater Seattle
"The city’s most famous food festival has returned to Seattle Center for the weekend of Friday, July 25 to Sunday, July 27 (10 a.m.–9 p.m. on July 25–26; 10 a.m.–8 p.m. on July 27). Attendees can sample food from hundreds of vendors, watch live cooking demos and competitions, and take in dozens of musical acts — including a funk band called Montlake Traffic — and best of all, admission is free. The event, founded in the 1980s, was canceled from 2020 to 2022 due to pandemic lockdowns; in 2023 a digital-payment startup bought the festival, and that year’s event was marked by “confusion and long lines as vendors and attendees struggled to use the Cheq app.” The festival was then sold to an events company that produced an apparently “snafu-free” edition last year. This year’s mix includes street food, stunt food (you can buy a huge baby bottle of juice), offerings from well-known Seattle restaurants and from small operations you might never have heard of, plus vendors selling arts, jewelry, and other non-food treats." - Harry Cheadle
