Post Falls Food Festival brings eats into historical context
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Carolyn Bostick has worked for the Coeur d’Alene Press since June 2023. She covers Shoshone County and Coeur d'Alene. Carolyn previously worked in Utica, New York at the Observer-Dispatch for almost seven years before briefly working at The Inquirer and Mirror in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Since she moved to the Pacific Northwest from upstate New York in 2021, she's performed with the Spokane Shakespeare Society for three summers. | May 21, 2026 1:00 AM
POST FALLS — Food is a universal language.
To celebrate both Post Falls history and America250, foodies are encouraged to come together in Post Falls to taste their way through time during the Early Years Historical Food Festival on Saturday, May 30.
“We decided on a food festival where we’ll have seven different food vendors highlighting seven different eras of our history by food,” Chamber President and CEO Christina Petit said.
The Post Falls Chamber of Commerce, Jacklin Arts and Cultural Center and the city of Post Falls partnered to celebrate the community’s rich culinary heritage and America’s 250th anniversary.
“The Coeur d’Alene Tribe will do opening ceremonies with a blessing of the land, share a little bit of history with the Tribe and how it ties into Post Falls and then some drumming and dancing,” Petit said.
Among the flavor-filled festival food options, the Coeur d’Alene Tribe will have dehydrated bison. There will be food representing early settlers, Italian food representing the logging era and burgers.
There will be seven different types of food and entertainment throughout the day.
“There will be a pet parade, the Yankee Poodle Pet Parade, where we’re encouraging people to bring their pets in costume. We’ll also have a children’s historical parade and be in costume,” Petit said.
There will also be Scottish Highland dancers and a magician, both appearing at two different times during the day.
A woman dressed as Betsy Ross showcases the art of spinning, adding another historical element to the event.
Early-bird tickets for adults 12+ (including seven tastings) are $25. Kids under 12 (including three tastings) are $10.
The event-day price is $35 for adults (including seven tastings) and $15 for kids.
The Yankee Doodle Pet Parade takes place at 2 p.m. (line up at 1:30 p.m.) and the Past to Present Children's Parade at 3:30 p.m.
“We’re pretty excited,” Petit said. “It started as originally just a one-time thing for America250, but we’ve had such a fun time putting it together, we can see this maybe being something annual that we do.”
Learn more about the Post Falls AMERICA 250 event at https://member.postfallschamber.org/events/.
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