Taste of Edmonton kicks off with more than 200 menu items for hungry Edmontonians

One of Edmonton's biggest summer festivals, Taste of Edmonton, is open for business in Churchill Square.

Taste of Edmonton opened to hungry patrons on Thursday.

For the next 11 days, Churchill Square will be home to more than 50 restaurants, a kids area, beer and spirits garden, a craft market, and more than 185 performing artists will come through the festival.

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Officials say there are more than 200 items on the menu as they welcome 10 new restaurants to the festival.

Canadian rockers Big Sugar will take to the stage on Thursday for the first night of the festival, and Trooper will play the festival on July 26.

A full list of participating restaurants and performers is available online.

Taste of Edmonton runs until July 27.