If only there was a festival like this every weekend! The Local First Fall Festival is truly a treat for the Phoenix community. What is it you ask? Well, it's currently celebrating its 7th year and hosted by Local First AZ. It's a festival in the parking lot of Duck 'n Decanter and focused entirely around supporting and celebrating local businesses... and it's free to the public to attend! I went to this year's festival and was happy to see how many people and vendors were there! It's a perfect combination of food vendors including Spinatos, The Parlor, America's Taco Shop, The Grind & Souvia Tea and then local businesses such as Practical Art, Frances, Lost Our Home Pet Foundation, Smelly Dog & several others.
Each vendor had samples of their products for sale and information on their businesses. Restaurants offered samples of their delicious food and businesses offered things such as 5-minute massages. They also had plenty of family-fun activities such as rock climbing, face painting and live music. Local First did an amazing job creating an organized, fun and activity-filled event that celebrates just how amazing our local businesses in Phoenix are! If you are around next fall and looking for a great festival, the Local First Fall Festival is definitely worth visiting. Live and love local!