BORN FROM A VISION OF CELEBRATING OUR LOCAL FOOD SCENE, WACO RESTAURANT WEEK LAUNCHED IN SEPTEMBER 2019.
For one week, we gathered and celebrated our vibrant food scene with 65 locally-owned restaurants, food trucks, and new concepts launching into our market. We were able to fundraise just under $10,000 for Caritas of Waco through this event!
ABOUT WACO RESTAURANT WEEKEND 2023
We are packing one week into a weekend of food, hijinks, and celebration. Every participating restaurant, food truck, bar, coffee shop will offer a special menu of their choosing to engage new and existing customers.
Some participating restaurants will host special events like: popup markets, live music, food and drink pairings, and entertainment. Check back soon on the official list of participating restaurants and events happening all weekend long across Waco!
Every registration fee is donating back to Keep Waco Beautiful, a 501(c)3 nonprofit engaging and inspiring the community to make Waco a more beautiful and sustainable place to live!
LIKE JNCO JEANS, WE ARE MAKING A COMEBACK.
While we waited until it was the right time to gather around the table again, we are eagerly excited to have Waco Restaurant Weekend during September 29-October 1. Registration is LIVE for restaurants, food trucks, coffee shops and more. Register now to be a part of the tastiest foodie event of the year.
HOW CAN YOU PARTICIPATE?
Easy. Just prepare for the meat sweats.
This year we are taking a weeklong event and packing it into one full weekend of events, popups, and delicious menu offerings all around our city.
Every participating restaurant will offer a special menu. Every purchase this year goes right back to the business as we know these last few years have been nothing short of troublesome for our food service industry. We are in the business of making an impact for the community, which includes our amazing industry folks.
Stay tuned for the full weekend of events and popups to fill your belly with yums and your soul with happiness.
SMALL BITES. BIG IMPACT.
THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF 2019:
65 participating locally-owned restaurants
10 new food/beverage pop-up concepts launched into the market - all of which have found brick and mortar locations or food trucks
Businesses saw new and existing customers during the week
22 locations were BIPOC owned.
18,000 mealS
Waco Restaurant Weekend provided 18,000 meals to people facing poverty and homelessness in Waco, Texas.
A LASTING IMPACT:
Continued advocacy throughout the year to get on preferred vendor lists
PR to news and local paper to get coverage on their business growth or new businesses popping up in the area
Photography and promotion to elevate the new and hidden gems in Waco
Connecting local organizations, city events and more to the thriving list of locally-owned restaurants for events and catering opportunities
Working on events and collaborations with organizations and restaurants
Having our food dreams come true, which is an incentive