The 13th Annual Food Tasting and Retail Experience

Family Fun ~ Live Music 

Come and see what's happening in Saugatuck - it's a renaissance of food, drink and activity.

After highly successful events starting in 2011 the Slice returns for the thirteenth year on Saturday September 6th, 2025 from 2 pm – 5 pm with over four dozen of Saugatuck's finest restaurants, shops and galleries opening their doors and inviting the community to come and sample their offerings. Walk the streets of Saugatuck Center and taste your way from restaurant to restaurant, to design store, to liquor store, to retail merchant and back.

Walk the Slice!!!

There is so much to do for the whole family. Listen to 7 bands and stroll along the boardwalk at the plaza overlooking the river or get grooving alongside the dance demonstrations. Bring the kids and check out the Fire Department's antique fire engine, the fire safety trailer and jump in 4 different bouncy houses, Balloon Bender and Face Painter and roving performances.

Grab a map and see if you can taste everything being offered. Your stomach will be full before you get to the end. Get your passport stamped and enter in the lottery for gift certificates to many of these fine venues.

Proceeds to date benefiting the Gillespie Food Pantry are $54,000.

Activities

Restaurants / Caterers, over 24 of them, will offer free tastings of their signature dishes right in front of their locations.

Beer Gardens at Bridge Square and Rail Road Place.

Two dozen retailers will offer information about their existing and upcoming products and services.

Four Bouncy houses for the kids to enjoy - all different levels for different ages.

Balloon Bender (provided by Gault Family Companies) A Face Painter will also be on hand

New this year - a non profit area that will allow people to learn more about many of Westport's charitable and support organizations.

7 bands playing at different venues throughout The Slice.

All this for an all inclusive $15 ticket for adults and $5 for children 5-12. Over $54,000 has been donated to Homes for Hope, Gillespie Center Food Pantry over the years due to this event.

Parking is available at any RR parking lot.

The goal is to have you see Saugatuck for what it is, where it is. Come and Walk the Slice!

Note: Railroad Place will be closed to be a block party. Access to the train will still be available.

Events

Bands

Otis and the Hurricanes
Mill River Band
Accidental Breakdown
The Howling Barncats
Elana Zabari
Steel Band
Outsyders

Bouncy Houses

Four Bouncy houses - different levels for different ages located throughout the event

RR Place, Luciano Park, Rizzuto's (2)

Balloon Bender and Face Painting - On plaza and across from Plaza

Fire House

Tours and Fire Safety Demonstrations 2- 5

Antique Fire Truck