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Taste of Wheaton Returns This Weekend With New Events, Extra Day of Entertainment

A first-ever pizza tasting, a performance by Wheaton's Michael Lynch who performed on 'The Voice,' Run for the Animals and more will make up this year's Taste of Wheaton. The festival will be held June 5-8.

The Taste of Wheaton is slated to return on Thursday and will debut its first-ever "Slice of Wheaton" pizza tasting event.

The Slice of Wheaton will kick off this year's festival, which takes place downtown Wheaton, and will be held from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday (view the event map above). The newest tasting event will showcase pizza from local pizzerias for $2 a slice. 


Also new this year, the beer garden at the Taste of Wheaton will be open an extra day. 

Typically, the Taste of Wheaton offers a carnival on its fourth and final day but organizers for the event said families have been wanting food, entertainment and additional offerings on that day as well, according to the Chicago Tribune.

The Wheaton City Council in recent weeks amended its liquor control ordinance to allow beer and wine to be served up to four days — instead of just three days — to accommodate the taste of Wheaton. 

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Plenty of food, music, drinks and family fun will also be available throughout the four-day festival. Carnival rides will open at 4 p.m. on Thursday and will close for the weekend at 8 pm. on Sunday (See the daily schedule for the carnival here).

Run for the Animals 5K, 10K and .5-mile Zippity Zoo Run will be held on Saturday while families will be able to visit the festival's Art in the Park, which will allows parents and children to participate in a variety of art projects. 

Musical acts during this year's event include Hi-Infidelity, Nick Lynch and Silversmith, South of Disorder and many more (see the full line-up here). 


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