Taste of Annandale just three days away

If you’re coming, here’s what you need to know: 

• It’s a rain or shine event, and there will be covered areas
  with tables and chairs.

•  There will be plenty of parking in the Giant and Kmart
  parking lots.

•  Tom Davis Drive is a short street between Columbia Pike and
  John Marr Drive. It will be partially blocked off beginning at 7 a.m., but
  customers will still be able to access the post office and bank.  

• The children’s area will have a moon bounce and fire truck,
  as well as live entertainment.

•  Annandale High School students will sell water and soft
  drinks to raise money for the Annandale Youth Fund.

•  The chili cook-off, with firefighters vs. police officers,
  will take place between 2 and 3 p.m. Everyone will have a chance to vote for
  your favorite.

•  If you want to help out, check in at the volunteer table. 

• The event is free. Food can be purchased from the participating vendors.

• Visit the Taste of Annandale Facebook page and the Taste of Annandale tab on
  the Annandale
  Blog for updates.

  Join the Taste of Annandale event page on Facebook and see
  who’s coming. 

•  The 5K starts at the Annandale United Methodist Church, 6935
  Columbia Pike, at 8:30 a.m. Registration is onsite only, beginning at 7:45 a.m.
  After stretching exercises led by Taste of Annandale sponsor PR Performance
  Fitness, runners will be escorted across Columbia Pike and will follow a course
  through the Sleepy Hollow Woods, Columbia Pines, and Broyhill Crest
  neighborhoods. Registrants must be 18 and up, but participants may bring
  children and strollers.

•  The drawing for the half-carat diamonds from title sponsor
  Lambros Goldsmiths to two lucky 5K participants will take place on the stage at
  the Taste of Annandale during the opening ceremony, which begins at 10 a.m.

• The following food vendors will be showcasing their
  diverse cuisine at the Taste of Annandale: American Legion Post 1976, Beanetics Coffee Roasters, Cue Club, Dickey’s
  Barbecue Pit, Duck Chang’s, Food Corner Kabob,
  Honey Pig, Imm Thai, James Lee Fish Fry, Jang Won, Jerusalem, Locker Room
  Sports Bar & Grill, Miso Fusion, Pho Hai Duong, Silverado, Siroo, and Tous
  Les Jours.

• We’ll
  have these food trucks: California Sliders, El Fuego, Mandarin
  Halal Express,
  Taquitos Dona Mary, and an ice cream truck.

• Other vendors include Annandale High School, the Annandale
  Youth Fund, Fairfax County Neighborhood and Community Services, NOVA –
  Annandale Campus, Orient
  Bowl (lemonade stand),  Fairfax County
  Park Authority, PR Performance Fitness, Supervisor Penny Gross, and Tunisian
  Touch.

• Taste of Annandale sponsors include Lambros Goldsmith (title sponsor), American
  Properties, Annandale Rotary Club, Annandale United Methodist Church, Anthem HealthKeepers Plus, Burke & Herbert Bank,
  Hanmi Bank, Home Fit Custom Remodel, Korean American Chamber of Commerce,
  Locker Room Sports Bar & Grill, Long and Foster, Mpras Law Offices, the
  Parliaments Apartments, South Baylo University, and Weichert Realtors.

• Here’s the tentative entertainment lineup, with the first group starting
  at roughly 10:25 a.m. and the performances running through 8 p.m.: Annandale Terrace Jumpers, AACA Child Development
  Center, Annandale High School Orchestra, Space Junk band, B4 His Face Mime
  Ministry, Natananjali School of Dance, Swell band, Garbo y Salero, Bob Kovac,
  Eagle Tae Kwon Do, Baila Peru, Hawaiian Stars, magician, Ta’Ata Roiroi, Team
  Yon of Hapmudo Martial Arts, Hye Tension band, Mezzlocutis Dance Company with
  mambo demo and lesson, No Part of Nothin’, Kizomba demo and lesson with Tanya
  Fiske, Kelly Ruiz – Dancing Waackin Style, West African Youth Dancers, Salsa
  Fuego Dance Academy with demo and lesson, Fairfax Chinese Dance Troupe, Sid
  with guitar and friends, and the Alice Gu-Zheng Ensemble.