Taste of Portage - Aug. 28 & 29, 2026

Taste of Portage Market Fair 2026
Join us in downtown Portage for summer fun!  The event will continue on Cook Street, DeWitt Street and at Market Square.  Live Music, Car Show, Food, Drinks, Vendors, Kid's Activities, Sidewalk Sales, Half Marathon & 5K Run/Walk

The event will continue at Market Square and include Cook and DeWitt Street this year for the Car Show.  We will have live music, food, drinks, kid's activities, a classic car & truck show, craft vendors and a half marathon with a 5K. 

Events take place at Market Square Parking Lot at the corner of Hwy 33 and Adams Street and along Cook and DeWitt Street on Saturday.

FRIDAY NIGHT - AUGUST 28th 
Activities at Market Square in downtown at the corner of Hwy 33 and Adams Street
- Music with Donny Coyle at 4PM
- Music with The WhiskeyBelles at 6PM
- Beer Tent & Food Court 4PM-9PM 


SATURDAY - AUGUST 29th
- Half Marathon and 5K.  Half starts at 7:15am and 5K at 7:30am.  Registration at 112 East Edgewater or online
- Walking Tour of Downtown 10AM - Meet at the Chamber office (104 W. Cook St.)
- Food Court 9AM-4PM (at Market Square)
- Beer Tent 9AM-4PM (at Market Square)

LIVE MUSIC at Market Square Lot  
- Bree Morgan along with the Chillbillies and Dem Horny Funkers 11AM-3PM
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CAR SHOW on COOK ST. (All Make/All Models/All Years) Check-in begins at 8am.  Enter the show at the corner of Adams Street and Cook Street.  $10 show registration at the gate. 

CRAFT SHOW 10AM-3PM
Held along DeWitt Street 
Click here for the craft application.


KID'S ACTIVITIES 11AM-3PM
Held at the corner of Cook and Marachowsky Place near Market Square
- Funny Faces Balloon Sculpting & Face Painting  
- Inflatable Bouncy House with Slide & Rock Climbing Wall
- St. John's Child Development Center Kid's Creation Station

PETTING ZOO  11AM-3PM
- T&B Mini Acres will be onsite at the corner of Cook and DeWitt Street. 

SUMMER SIDEWALK SALES & ACTIVITES  11AM
Many of our shops in the downtown area will be having summer sidewalk sales.  Stop out and find great deals