The 5th annual Norfolk Mac & Cheese Festival is taking over the Waterside District on October 12th & 13th, 2024! Join us for a family-friendly event filled with tons of Mac n’ Cheese, live entertainment, eating contests, themed activities & more!
** BIGGER THAN EVER BEFORE ** The Norfolk Mac & Cheese Festival will feature over 50+ styles of Mac & Cheese goodness from over 18 of the area’s best restaurants, food trucks & chef’s cheesy visions into reality! Get ready to try a mountain of cheese goodness at Virginia’s largest-ever mac and cheese festival. No matter how you like it—peppery, with ketchup, crispy with breadcrumbs or creamy like butter, you’ll find the mac and cheese of your dreams right here!
AT A GLANCE
– 18+ Mac & Cheese Food Vendors (Over 50+ styles)
– Family Fun Zone with Bounce Houses, Face Painters & more!
– Free Kids Pumpkin Patch & Painting
– East Coast’s Biggest Mac & Cheese Eating Contest
– Giant Cheese Fry Bar
– “Best of” Awards Ceremony
– Giant Craft Beer Garden
– Axe Throwing Trailer
– Free Rocking Climbing Wall
– Bands & Live Entertainment
– Kids Trick or Treating Area
– Cornhole Tournament & Tailgate Game
– Giant Artisan & Vendor Marketplace & so much more!
GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET $9.99* (Limited Pre-Sale) 2PM to 8PM
-Entry into Festival
-1 Drink Voucher (good for beer, mixed drinks,
VIP TICKET $54.99* (Limited Pre-Sale) 12PM to 8PM
– Express Two-Hour Early Entry (Doors open at 12PM for VIP)
– All You Can Eat Mac N’ Cheese from 12PM-2PM (pay as you go after 2PM)
– 4 Drink Vouchers
– Select Artisan Sampling from 12PM-2PM
– Exclusive VIP Area with Bars & Restrooms
– Axe Throwing Voucher
– Unlimited French Fry Bar from 12PM- 2PM
– Commemorative Keepsake
– 25% Off Merchandise Coupon
HOW IT WORKS
Over 18 of the area’s best restaurants & food purveyors will be on hand to dish out a variety of gourmet Mac & Cheese along Mac & Cheese inspired dishes! All food-related items will work on a voucher system with vouchers sold in sheets of 10 for $10. This provides the best opportunity for you to try as many locations & varieties of Mac & Cheese as possible or larger platters of your favorite vendor!
Vouchers can be purchased in sheets at voucher stations throughout the festival grounds & will be exchanged for a serving of Mac & Cheese or other food-related items. There will be various bars, beverage stations & beer gardens serving ice cold brews, fine spirits, water, soda & other refreshments on a normal cash & credit system. Additional vendors will be on hand to sell funnel cakes, cotton candy, ice cream, water ice, hot chocolate, desserts & other goodies!
