Taste of Tippecanoe is tonight: Here's the plan
The Taste of Tippecanoe, which will be 4 p.m. to midnight today in downtown Lafayette-West Lafayette, combines food, music, kids activities and fireworks, all to benefit the Tippecanoe Arts Federation.Where
The Taste of Tippecanoe is on Second, Third, Fourth, Main and Ferry Streets, Riehle Plaza, the John T. Myers Pedestrian Bridge and in West Lafayette's Tapawingo Park.
How much
Tickets are $10 at the gate. Food tickets are $1 each. For more information, visit www.tasteoftippecanoe.org.
Food
There's a reason for the "Taste" in Taste of Tippecanoe. There will be 35 restaurants serving everything from Chicken Tikka Masala to Pesto Cavatappi. New restaurants to the Taste this year include Yats, Great Harvest Bread Company, McAlister's Deli, Main Street Wine and Cheese Cellar, Las Olas Mexican Restaurant, Noodles and Company, Panini Deli and Punjabi Masala Kitchen. The festival also features wine and beer tents for the adults. Food tickets are $1 each.
For a preview of menu items, click on entertainment.
Music
There are stages featuring Americana, family events, Jazz, the World Stage and gospel. The Millers, Michael Kelsey, Los Blancos Latin Jazz Band, The Overtones and Old School are among the acts.
Fireworks
Pretty much everything pauses at 10 p.m. for the fireworks show over the Wabash River.
The Forecast
Chances are fair weather will hold for the Taste of Tippecanoe. The National Weather Service in Indianapolis predicts a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. today. Skies will be mostly cloudy, with a high temperature near 82. The chance of storms will decrease later in the day .
Parking
In Lafayette, free parking will be available at the Tippecanoe County garage on Second and Columbia and the Lafayette City garage at Fifth and Columbia. In West Lafayette, the Wabash Landing garage will also provide free parking. Street parking is available as well.
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