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A past Taste of Madison.

A past Taste of Madison.

This open-air tasting extravaganza gives foodies the opportunity to sample small plates from a variety of Madison-area restaurants, food carts and caterers. Find in one spot eateries like Bob’s BBQ Emporium, Sauk City; Culinary Nirvana, Brodhead; Keur Fatou West African catering; Pink Heifer Saloon and Smokehouse, Monticello; and lots more, with more than 80 food and drink vendors. Two stages of bands focus on country (with headlining hitmakers Chayce Beckham on Saturday and Matt Stell on Sunday) and hard rock (anchored by fest vets Nonpoint on Saturday and Royal Bliss on Sunday). Saturday eatin' starts at 2 p.m. and runs until 9 p.m.; Sunday the feed begins at 11 a.m. and ends at 7 p.m. Find a band schedule below and more info on this year's vendors at tasteofmadison.com.

media release: Join us Labor Day weekend, August 31 and September 1, in downtown Madison as we celebrate the largest picnic on Capitol Square. Taste of Madison is an admission FREE non-profit event that features 80 food vendors, a variety of beverage options, and live music entertainment all day. Plus, did we mention the event is free to attend!

Saturday, August 31, from 2pm-8:30pm; Sunday, September 1, from 11am-7pm

Saturday:

Q106 Stage: Michael Alexander & Big Whiskey 2:30 p.m., Frank Martin Busch & the Names 3:30 p.m., Rick Monroe & the Hitmen 4:45 p.m., Kassi Ashton 6 p.m., Chayce Beckham 7:15 p.m., DJ Aaron Jai between bands.

WJJO Stage: Foo Foo Dolls 2:30 p.m., Lines of Loyaldy 3:30 p.m., Versus Me 4:30 p.m., Like a Storm 5:30 p.m., Nonpoint 7 p.m.

Sunday:

Q106 Stage: Power Take Off 11:45 a.m., Elizabeth Mary Band 12:45 p.m., Madison County 2:15 p.m., Matt Stell 5:15 p.m., DJ Aaron Jai between bands.

WJJO Stage: Revolution X 11:30 a.m., Discrepancies 12:30 p.m., Velvet Chains 1:30 p.m., Shallow Side 2:30 p.m., The Lonely Ones 3:45 p.m., Royal Bliss 5 p.m.

Artists and schedule subject to change