Food Options & Roadside Market

Edwardsville's annual Route 66 Festival is a great place to grab a bite; we've got food and beverage vendors who can satisfy almost any craving! And our Taste of 66 Experience Tent will take you back in time to savor delights reminiscent of Edwardsville's Route 66 era. Grab a seat in our Edwardsville Diner Tent open seating area to enjoy your food.

Our Roadside Market will feature unique, original and fun goods, culinary treats and other delights offered by artisan vendors. We're encouraging our vendors to include Route 66 items, too, so you can celebrate the Mother Road! The festival draws THOUSANDS of visitors to downtown Edwardsville each June, and we are eager to provide them with fun, unique items.

2024 Route 66 Festival food vendor tents

Vendor Registration

Applications are now open for the 2026 Route 66 Festival! 

Roadside Market & Nonprofit Vendors:

Food & Beverage Vendors:

  • Food Vendor Application
  • Domestic Lager Vendor Application
  • Microbrew Vendor Application 
  • Wine Vendor Application 
  • Mixed Drink Vendor Application

PLEASE NOTE: Food vendors must be properly permitted and licensed by the City of Edwardsville and Madison County to operate at allowed sites and events within the City. More Information

2025 Roadside Market Vendors

MARKET HOURS: 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Shop from a variety of 28 local artisan vendors in the festival's Roadside Market. These vendors sell yummy treats, unique crafts, boutique items, and much more!
  • Agori Crochet
  • Big T's Honeybee Farm
  • Chef Shoppe
  • Christine's Salsa
  • Cora & Viola Boutique
  • D&M Farms
  • Divine Design
  • Earth Candy
  • EJ Jewelry
  • Favorite Factory
  • Forever and Always
  • Gloria Justice
  • Good Mood Dessert Company
  • Honeyland
  • Jeanne Carter
  • Katie Lawson Design
  • Lovely Little Drawings
  • Lucky for You Designs
  • MS Creations
  • Nyn's Crafts
  • Pawsome Bites Pawtisserie
  • Petals and Pages
  • Pothos
  • Steve & Cathy Bormida
  • Sugar Rush Sweets
  • Trusty Chords Record Shop
  • Uncle Buffalo
  • Virginia Shelton

Contact Us

  1. Grace Pellock

    Special Events & Marketing Coordinator
    gpellock@cityofedwardsville.com
    Phone: 618-692-7538

2025 Festival Food Options

FOOD HOURS: 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.

We have plenty of options to fill your tank, whether you want a snack, a full meal or a cool beverage or dessert. Grab your food and then grab a seat or a table in and around our Edwardsville Diner Tent (adjacent to the food vendors and Taste of 66 Experience Tent) to relax and fuel up for the rest of the festival!
* Must be 21 or older with an ID to purchase alcoholic beverages

  • Overboard
  • Global Brew / beer and cocktails*
  • Bin 51 / wine*

Taste of 66 Experience Tent

HOURS: Noon to 5 p.m.
COST: $5 for a sample-size portion from ALL four of our Taste of 66 participants
Take a culinary trip back in time as \ area restaurateurs create delicious offerings that hearken back to restaurant favorites featured during Edwardsville's Route 66 era. Purchase a $5 punch ticket at the Parks & Recreation ticket and Information booth that's good for a sample-size portion of each of the featured foods -- all available under the one Taste of 66 Experience Tent!

  • ED'S DELICATESSEN -- offering an apple-themed treat inspired by the former Cathcart Café & Tourist Inn 
  • ALEXANDRA'S PIEROGI -- offering classic perogies in honor of Narodni Sin/Czech Hall 
  • 222 ARTISAN BAKERY -- offering pizza inspired by the former Hi-Way Tavern & Café 
  • CITY SCOOPS -- offering its take on a root beer float in honor of the former Kaufman’s A& W Root Beer Stand