Overview Taste of Acworth is a free street food festival on Main Street in historic downtown Acworth, Georgia, where local restaurants sell sample-size plates from their own tents and then compete for Best Entree, Best Appetizer, Best Dessert, Best Food Presentation and Best Decorated Tent. It runs one Saturday in October from 11 to 6, rain or shine, and the Acworth Business Association billed its October 2026 festival as the 22nd. The Acworth Business Association hosts it with the City of Acworth, JRM Management runs it, and it benefits local schools and charities. On site More than 25 local restaurants take booths along Main Street; the 2025 list ran from 1885 Grill and JD's BBQ to Biscuit Belly, Peach Cobbler Factory and Angry Crab Shack. Two stages carry local performers through the day, the Kid's Zone has inflatables, a quad bungee and games, and adults have a Beer Garden. The Georgia Grown Member Village gathers vendors selling products grown and made in Georgia. The festival dog show starts at 11:30 in the historic district, with classes for longest and shortest tail, best dressed, best trick and handler look-alike, and its entry fees go to local animal rescues. The restaurant awards are handed out around 3:30. Track record The 2024 winners were Henry's Louisiana Grill and Henry's Uptown for entree, J.D.'s Bar-B-Que for appetizer, Mezza Luna Pasta and Seafood for presentation, and Copeland's of New Orleans for dessert. Brand presence Superior Plumbing co-hosts the festival with the Acworth Business Association, and Georgia Grown runs its member village on the street. The two top partners get category exclusivity, a display space on Main Street with tent, table and chairs (up to 20 by 20 feet for the title partner), product sampling capped at 4 ounces, their logo on the flyers, print promotion and festival t-shirt, a mention in every press release, and armbands for unlimited play in the Kid's Zone. Silver and Bronze partners take a 10-by-30 or 10-by-10 space and a place on the shirt. Every partner lists the product or promotion it will bring, and anything not listed may not be permitted.