Taste of Wayne County

The Village of Newark, the Greater Newark Chamber of Commerce, and the Wayne County Farm Bureau are joining forces to host Taste of Wayne County for the ninth year.  This exciting outdoor event will be held on Tuesday, July 21st, 2025 from 4:30 to 8:00 PM along Van Buren Street from Main Street to East Avenue, and in T. Spencer Knight Canal Park.

Taste of Wayne County was created to showcase vendors, restaurants, and other food and drink related businesses from Wayne County through samples of their “signature” dishes, food products, or beverages.  This community event has been attended by upwards of 1200 people in past years. Entertainment will include live music from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Event attendees will receive an event-branded utensil and glass to be use for sampling. Glasses are sponsored by Wayne County Tourism.

Event tickets include 15 sample tickets, an event glass and an event utensil:

Presale: $15

At event: $20

​Individual sample tickets will be available at the event for $2.00 each ($1.00 if you purchased a full event ticket and need a few extras), but will not come with an event glass.