Downtown PKB's annual Taste of Parkersburg event offers an exciting mix of food, wine, and music to patrons of this unique and spirited festival. Growing in popularity each year, our event attracts food, wine, and beer lovers throughout the region. Tickets are $20 at the gate.
Food, Wine, & Beer Coupons
Sheets of $1 vendor coupons for food, wine, beer, and water may be purchased for $20 for a full sheet or $10 for a half sheet. You must be 21 to purchase or participate in tasting alcoholic beverages.
Please Use A Clean Cup For Each New Drink
Participants are required to get a new cup when getting a new drink. Please make cleanup easier for us by properly disposing of your used cups.
Main Tent
At the Main Tent, you will find general information, lost and found, vendor coupons, retail, and concessions.
Taxi Service
Parkersburg Yellow Taxi (304) 422-4000
Ohio Valley Cab Service (740) 374-8294
Lyft (Open the app, set your pick-up location, and request a ride!)
Uber (Open the app, set your pick-up location, and request a ride!)
Entertainment
4:30 – 7:30 p.m. - Generation Gap
8 - 11 p.m. – Track 9
Generation Gap has been performing together for roughly six years now. Specializing in Blues style music, the band draws inspiration from artists such as BB King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Albert Collins, Albert King, Jimmie Vaughan, Eric Clapton, and so many more. Founding members Stone Quillen, Spencer Robinson, and Dennis Raines met each other at a jam session. With the addition of Gary Paschen and Ted Harris, the band has made a name for itself as one of the top-performing Blues Bands in the region. While there might be a slight “Generation Gap” these gentlemen are all dedicated to doing what they do best, playing the Blues.
TRACK 9 is a musically eclectic collection of performers from equally diverse backgrounds. From degreed musicians to road-tested performers, to the simply artistically talented, the energy and drive of “the TRACK” tumbles from the bandstand as the male-female duo at the front, draws in each listener. Every song is presented with meticulous vocal detail, unending rhythmic funk, and driving horn shouts.
NINE players … THREE horns … and FIVE vocalists weave their talents into a fun-filled outing, punctuated with songs ranging from five decades in styles from country to nouveau pop. Whatever your personal taste, TRACK 9 will undoubtedly tickle your musical fancy with hit after hit after hit.
Participating Restaurants - Click Here For Menu
Tastings from 5 to 10 p.m.
- Camden Clark Medical Center
- Chams Lebanese Cuisine
- DiCarlo’s
- El Mariachi
- J.P. Henry’s
- Mulberry Lane Country Store
- Pappy’s Lip Smackin’ BBQ
- Parkersburg Brewing Company
- Parkersburg Country Club
- Philippines Best Food
- The Blennerhassett Restaurant
- The Changed Plate
- The Confectionary At Crown Florals
- The Little Stirr
- Unity Cafe
- Wine Down on Market
Participating Drink Vendors - Click Here For Menu
Tastings from 5 to 10:30 p.m.
- Better For You
- Capitol
- Chestnut Ridge Winery
- Constellation
- Copper Cane
- Country Vintner
- Deutsch
- Fredrick Wildman
- Freixenet
- Gallo
- Hawk Knob Hard Cider
- Mountain State Beverage
- Ready To Drink
- Santa Margherita
- Shannon Ridge
- Spriggs
- Stone Road Vineyard
- Sweet and Fruity
- Toscano in Appalachia
- Treasury
- Trinchero
- Wagner Family Wines
- Wine Tree Vineyards
- WV Fruit and Berry
Event Map - Click Here For Location of Food and Drink Vendors
Thank Yous
Downtown PKB would like to thank the many volunteers throughout the community for their support, knowledge, and help in planning, promoting, and executing this event. The enthusiasm for your community is unparalleled and well-appreciated.
Thank you to Justin Raber Attorney at Law for signing on as our Title Sponsor, our other sponsors for supporting the Taste of Parkersburg, and the City of Parkersburg and Wood County Commissioners for their help with the setup of the event.
In-Kind Sponsors: CAS Cable, Chapman Printing, City of Parkersburg, Culligan Water, Greater Parkersburg CVB, Kanawha Scales, Miller Communications, Pepsi, and The Blennerhassett Hotel.
Giveaway Sponsors: Grogg’s Home Services, Hall Financial Advisors, Hughes Family Chiropractic, Parkersburg Art Center, and Smoker Friendly.
After Event Locations
Wine Down on Market
(701 Market St, Parkersburg, WV 26101)
Open until 12 midnight. Limited menu options.