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Taste of Folly Returns in January

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2 years ago

December 29, 2022

The annual Taste of Folly celebration returns to the Edge of America in January. The event includes a cocktail competition on Friday, January 13th and a family-friendly celebration on Saturday, January 14th featuring food, drinks, live music, and more.

The weekend kicks off with the Taste of Folly Cocktail Competition hosted in the Pavilion Ballroom at the Tides Hotel from 7 pm to 10 pm on Friday, January 13th. This “battle of the bartenders” will showcase the beach’s best mixologists making craft cocktails. Tickets are $25 if purchased in advance and $30 on the day of. You must be 21+ to enter. Tickets, which can be purchased here, include the opportunity to taste all cocktails in the competition.

Savory Saturday, the main Taste of Folly event, takes place the next day from 10 am to 4 pm on Center Street, which will be closed to traffic. The street will be taken over by Folly establishments serving up their best dishes. Attendees can enjoy live cooking demonstrations, local bands, 50+ Folly art/craft/fashion vendors, and a kids’ area. There will also be hot dog eating and oyster shucking contests.

Tickets for Savory Saturday are $10 in advance or $15 the day of and free for kids 12 and under and Folly residents (must show a valid driver’s license). Center Street will close to auto traffic at 7 am and reopen at 6 pm.

For more information, head to VisitFolly.com.