During last Thursday evening’s Woodstock Selectboard meeting, Chamber of Commerce director Jim Kelly announced that the annual food festival, Taste of Woodstock, will not be happening this year. In an interview afterward with the Standard, Kelly said, “Taste of Woodstock appeared to be successful because a lot of people showed up for it. Obviously, the vendors are very upset that we’re not doing it, because they make a good amount of money from it. But from The Chamber’s standpoint, the event lost all semblance of ‘Woodstock,’ given that only two or three of the businesses participating were actually from our community. The event became more of a street fair.”
“In the future,” Kelly added, “we will have a great, well-organized event where people can come and actually taste things from Woodstock. We hope to create a Taste of Woodstock that not only benefits The Chamber, but also perhaps benefits local non-profit and for-profit businesses as well.”
Kelly assured the Standard that Taste of Woodstock will only be cancelled for 2026. The Chamber plans on bringing the event back next year.
