Cheverly Day 2016: Eat, Drink & Be Merry!

Cheverly Day always has a great array of food to fill your belly while you enjoy all the music and activities. Anchored by Good Times Catering and the Beer & Wine Garden, we are joined by amazing food vendors from the DC metro area. Bring your appetite -- we can't wait to share these delicious offerings with you on Cheverly Day 2016!

Good Times Catering

The smell of the pit beef smoke wafting over the crowds at Cheverly Day...fresh, tart lemonade, crunchy, hot fries, juicy burgers, the joy of a kid sampling their first cotton candy...this is classic festival and fair food, and we're very happy to have Crownsville's Good Times Catering with us again this year!

Beer & Wine Garden

Hosted by the St. Ambrose Catholic Church Men's Club and Cheverly American Legion Auxiliary Unit 108, the Beer & Wine Garden is a longstanding tradition that only seems to improve with age. The beer truck -- full of ice cold beer -- anchors a corner of the lower parking lot cordoned off with orange plastic fencing. The long tables are the site of many conversations with groups of friends and neighbors catching up throughout the day, and a favorite vantage point for the fireworks at night. In addition to beer, the Beer Garden offers root beer for the kids and free peanuts...we've enjoyed many hours cracking peanut shells and catching up with people we somehow only manage to see once a year at, you guessed it, the Beer Garden.

Bay's Soft Ice Cream

A new addition this year, we're excited to have delicious soft-serve ice cream from Hyattsville's own Bay's Soft Ice Cream.

Chez Adilmos

The Chez Adilmos Food Truck joined us for Cheverly Day 2015, and we're thrilled that they're returning for our 85th Anniversary celebration! Chez Adilmos specializes in delicious French/Mediterranean fare. Try the Moroccan Kufta, Firewood-roasted veggies, smoked chicken breast, sharmoola sauce marinated salmon, and more!

LoBu Natural Beverages

Another Cheverly Day 2015 favorite, LoBu was founded in May of 2012 in Brooklyn, NY with deep roots in the town of Mount Rainier, MD, LoBu serves absolutely wonderful all-natural fruit and vegetable beverages anchored by the fusion of two omnipresent virtues - being Local & Boutique. Using only the season's best offerings, LoBu beverage recipes feature refined & refreshing spins on old-fashioned fruit/vegetable cocktails. Make sure to check enjoy these refreshing drinks this Cheverly day!

Fanelli's Deli Pizza

Sometimes, Yelp reviews do the best talking:

"So I was back in the D.C. area happened to pass what appeared to be just a deli, but when my girlfriend and I went in, we realized they had a pizza counter filled with slice pies.  It looked like legit NY style pie so got a couple of slices of cheese and then liked it so much that we got a couple of veggie slices.  The guy there introduced himself as Vito and he was quite warm and friendly.  If we ever find ourselves in that area, we'll definitely take a pie with us.  Talk about a hidden gem!"

We're so happy to offer Fanelli's Pizza to you this year.

Food Trucks, we're looking for you!

Download the application from our website or email Mike Callahan for details.

Our 2015 Vendor/Group Space Application is now available.

Join community groups like Cheverly CERT and be part of the big event: Get involved and share your support for Cheverly Day by sharing information about your organization. Cheverly Day 2015 is pleased to offer tables to our community groups, not-for-profits, local businesses and politicians this May 16! We'd love to see EVERY community group out in force for this big event. Host a table (we’ll provide a table and two chairs – we recommend you bring a tent) and invite community members to learn more about your organization with a fun activity or publicity materials. Click on the Groups & Attractions or Food links on our website for more information.

Download the application here. Completed applications are due by April 15 with payment.

Food at Cheverly Day 2014

We have a great lineup of classic festival food at Cheverly Day 2014! Burgers, half smokes, pit BBQ, funnel cakes,ice cream, fresh lemonade and beer... Bring your appetite on May 31! 

The smell of the pit beef smoke wafting over the crowds at Cheverly Day...fresh, tart lemonade, crunchy, hot fries, juicy burgers, the joy of a kid sampling their first cotton candy...

This is classic festival and fair food, and we're very happy to have Good Times Catering with us again this year!

Simple Pleasures Ice Cafe handcrafts luscious ice creams that the Russells make in the traditional European way, using the very best ingredients. Simple Pleasures uses fresh ice cream, sherbets and sugar-free ice cream in such flavors as flavors as Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry, Cookies-n-Cream, Butter Pecan, Mint Chocolate Chip, Coffee, Butter Brickle, Lemon Custard, Dulce de Leche, Tiramisu, Banana Pudding, and Chocolate Brownie Points. Italian Ice flavors include Cherry, Lemon, Pina Colada, Mango,and Blue Raspberry. Sugar-Free flavors include: Vanilla, Chocolate, and Butter Pecan. The Russells have been been part of Cheverly Community Market for many years, and we're thrilled to have this incredible locally made ice cream at Cheverly Day 2014.

Funnel Cakes are back! There is no way funnel cakes should taste as good as they do. A flavorless batter poured into hot oil? Meh. But theres this amazing alchemy that happens when confectioners sugar hits that hot, crunchy, squiggly circle or fried dough -- its magic, a thing that many childhood memories are made of. We can't really explain it, but we certainly do enjoy it (and, judging by the long lines that usually accompany the funnel cake tent, so do you)!

When we ask people about their favorite aspects of Cheverly Day, a few things pop up over and over. One of those things is today's focus: the Beer Garden. Hosted by the St. Ambrose Catholic Church Men's Club, the Beer Garden is a longstanding tradition that only seems to improve with age. The beer truck -- full of ice cold beer -- anchors a corner of the lower parking lot cordoned off with orange plastic fencing. The long tables are the site of many conversations with groups of friends and neighbors catching up throughout the day, and a favorite vantage point for the fireworks at night. In addition to beer, the Beer Garden offers root beer for the kids and free peanuts...we've enjoyed many hours cracking peanut shells and catching up with people we somehow only manage to see once a year at, you guessed it, the Beer Garden.

Thank you to ALL of great food vendors for their contributions to the delights of Cheverly Day! Interested in becoming a food vendor at Cheverly Day 2014? There's still time! Please email us: food@cheverlyday.org.

Countdown to Cheverly Day: Festival Food!

The smell of the pit beef smoke wafting over the crowds at Cheverly Day...fresh, tart lemonade, crunchy, hot fries, juicy burgers, the joy of a kid sampling their first cotton candy...this is classic festival and fair food, and we're very happy to have Good Times Catering with us again this year!

Food at Cheverly Day: Cirque Cuisine

photo from article on Cirque Cuisine in the Huffington Post

It's almost Cheverly Day and we're getting excited about the sounds and sights and food!

This year, Cheverly Day is very fortunate to welcome Cirque Cuisine, a food truck that's become a popular destination amongst the DC lunch crowds. Cheverly's own Sean Swartz and chef Jessica Shields dish up fresh, healthy, organic gourmet cuisine while entertaining the crowds that greet them every day. The menu is always changing, and has recently included Balinese Fish Satay, Vegetarian Cucumber Roll, and Croque Monster (an open-face sandwich with caramelized onions, apple, prosciutto, béchamel, and gruyere).

Save your appetite...and see you on Cheverly Day!