A brand new event, Cochrane Food Fest is launching on August 14, 2021. The one-day outdoor food festival will feature local food vendors and restaurants with live entertainment.

Creator of The Cochrane Food Fest, Thomas Dudley says they have a lot of surprises in store. “A few of the vendors have teamed up with local farmers, to create a product that will be one of a kind that they normally don't sell so it's an opportunity for vendors to create new dishes.”

“MacKay's Ice Cream is providing ice cream during the day and they have teamed up with a local farmer to make a unique item that they don't sell at their store. I can't tell you what that is, you’ll have to come down and try it out.”

The event will take over a section of Grand Boulevard and the parking lot next to the Cochrane Public Library. 

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To go along with the food, Cochrane Food Fest will also feature numerous entertainment acts including Michela Sheedy,Jason Cote ,Mini Thni Dancers and more.

Anyone coming down is encouraged to pre-buy food vouchers online. “ We're doing food vouchers for the festival instead of people coming in bringing cash.  You can pre buy online and can either pick them up at the festival on the day to avoid being in line, or you can pre-buy them and then pick them up prior to the festival.”

With parking in the area limited, the event is featuring valet parking for bicycles. “We've teamed up with BIke Cochrane to help facilitate it.  Helping people park their bikes and making sure that people are taking care of them, so they don't have to worry that their bikes.”

“We want to make this an annual event for the community. I think this would be a great tourism product for Cochrane. really showcasing and bringing in more regional tourism to the community. If we can do this every August, this would be awesome.”

The day kicks off at 11 a.m and will run until 8 p.m. For more details and to pre-buy food vouchers, go here.