Our 35th year. The Taste of Coeur d’Alene has become one of the Inland Northwest’s favorite festivals. Coeur d’Alene City Park on beautiful Lake Coeur d’Alene in the summer is the ideal location for this event, attracting more than 50,000 seasonal and year-round residents and tourists, over three days. The festival’s fine art and crafts are showcased al fresco. The festival also features live professional music and a variety of quality foods and beverages including a beer garden featuring local micro brews

Schedule:

Friday, Aug 4, 2023

11:00 am - 11:45 am: Cristopher Lucas - Cristopher Lucas - Cris is a great local artist and our 2023 Taste of Coeur d Alene entertainment promoter/coordinator… a job he’s been doing for many years.  Come by Saturday morning to listen to Cris and enjoy the music!  

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm: Ron Greene - Ron Greene’s distinct aesthetic encompasses radio-ready pop-rock hooks, elements of warmly intimate folk, smoldering funk grooves, and emotive and soulful vocals.

1:45 pm - 2:45 pm: Son of Brad - Son of Brad offers Rock Jazz Fusion Fingerstyle guitar from Coeur d Alene, Idaho.  See him on

3:00 pm - 3:45 pm: Dag Zaggenz  - A CdA Native! Multi-instrumentalist Dag Zaggenz finds a resonant frequency between rhythm & blues, alternative rock, and reggae that creates an authentic and original guitar-driven sound. His live-loop performance weaves together danceable beats, infectious bass lines, and swirling slide guitar leads that will have you out of your seat and gettin' your groove on.

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm: Hunny Soup - A husband andd wife duo... HUNNY SOUP is Cooking it up and Stired the pot!

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Royale - Coming by way of Seattle, Spokane, NYC, and LA, Royale found each other in the Inland Northwest and have been rocking our community for the last 7 years! Well known for their ability to play anthemic songs across many genres, award winning Royale always brings the party

Saturday, Aug 5, 2023

11:00 am - 1:15 pm: Tamarack Ridge Band - Best Band & Best Artist CDA Press 2023. Tamarack Ridge Band Wins "Best Band" & our very own Lynette Ferguson wins "Best Artist".

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm: Strange Brew - Strange Brew is returning to our stage, local classic rockers. Fun in the sun or shade or the dark side of the moon.

3:15 pm - 4:00 pm: Tyler Alai - From Spokane and Hawaii, Tyler Alai brings her soul and soulful sound to the stage. We'll all feel the vibe as we roll into the afternoon.

4:00 pm - 5:15 pm: Monroe Bridge - Traditionally inspired bluegrass and country music from the Pacific Northwest and Monroe Bridge.

 5:15 pm - 6:00 pm: Vertical Elements - Vertical Elements Entertainment is Spokane's premier circus performance troupe. Performers offer a variety of skills including aerial silk, aerial hoop, stilt walkers, fire dancing and more to create a unique experience for all ages.

5:45 pm - 8:00 pm: The RUB - The RUB COVERING OVER A HALF CENTURY of popular music, power trio The RUB conjure vinyl, heavy-footed grooves, martini dance steps, stereo-up - windows-down drive-by joy, coffeehouse head-hums, and anthemic lighter-lit halls. From hi-fi intensity to feather touch, their performances are an eclectic mix of titles and eras. Celebrating 15 years.

Sunday, Aug 6, 2023

11:00 am - 12:30 am: Edward Gilmore  - Abstract Expression Artist, Edward Gilmore will create a live large format painting while special guests provide a live ambient, abstract soundtrack.

12:45 pm - 3:00 pm: Justyn Priest - Justyn Priest knows musicianship. Hailing from Spokane, his hard-luck soul style sets him apart from the standard current rock and roll-blues groups. Though he learned guitar at 15, he began using his own voice and writing his own songs fifteen years later.

Inspired by Allman Brothers, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Jeff Beck, Ray Lamontagne, and Marcus King his guitar skills paired with his natural voice make him an experience you will want to relive again and again.

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm: JamShack - Also returning for the 2023 Taste... CdA's favorite JamShack Joe, Jimi, and PJ were all born, and proudly live, in North Idaho.

Date: Aug 4 - 6, 2023

Location: City Park - 501 W Fort Grounds Dr, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814

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