Nom Nom Noodle Festival Review!

 

If you enjoy trying new foods & shopping from small businesses, then food festivals can be the perfect event to visit. Phoenix Food Festivals puts on a number of food festivals throughout the year that feature dozens of local Arizona food trucks, restaurants and businesses. Over the weekend they held their second annual Nom Nom Noodles Festival. All of their events offer general admission tickets or early entry tickets, we during the early entry time.

This time around it was held at Centennial Plaza Park, which seems to be their new main location for their events. I really enjoyed this location, it has two different parking garages, a covered seating area, a bathroom and a grassy area you can set up blankets on as well. It felt like everything flowed more smoothly at this event from start to finish, even getting in only took two minutes in line. They had security at the different gates checking tickets, helping with questions & keeping an eye on everything, it was very organized and was a fun family friendly event. 

It was called the Nom Nom Noodles festival, but it was more of a mixture of Asian inspired foods with a few vendors offering noodles in some of their dishes. There were one or two options we already love along with some new spots to try out. We purchased from four different food vendors while we were there, although we only bought one actual noodle dish & I completely forgot to take a photo of it until the last few bites were being eaten. Everything we had was delicious & just the right portions. 

There were also plenty of small business & handmade sellers to browse and purchase from. I liked how they had everything set up at this event, it was easy to walk around and browse the stalls without feeling over crowded or cramped for space. Last week I featured a small business called Minny Wicks, who is actually local to AZ & I was able to stop by and meet the shop owner while at the noodle festival and I of course purchased a few things from her because her candles and wax melts smell amazing. We found a few other fun things to purchase while we were there, we always love seeing & supporting local artists/vendors. We had a wonderful time at this event & look forward to visiting other events they put on through out the year.

Here is a look at what we purchased from the vendor area; 

If you missed out on this event, no need to worry! They have a few other events coming up including a event that is free to get into. They have the following events coming up;

🍜 Lunar New Year Asian Food Festival - Saturday February 17th 822 E Union Hills Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85027 4pm-9pm This event is FREE

🍙 Arizona Bao & Dumpling Festival with the Arizona Rice Festival - Saturday March 23rd- Sunday March 24th 11am-5pm 9875 N 85th Ave Peoria,AZ Tickets $15-$20 per day, Children 12& under are free.

🍜 Arizona Fried Chicken & Wings Festival with the Arizona Donut & Ice Cream Festival - Saturday April 20th 10am-4pm 9875 N 85th Ave Peoria,AZ Tickets $15-$20, Children 12& under are free.

If you are interested in more information or tickets for any of the events stop by their website to learn more. 

Disclaimer- Phoenix Food Festivals provided tickets for us for the review free of charge no other compensation was provided. However, no product compensation will influence the outcome of any review. My honest opinions are used in all reviews, they are solely my own & they may vary from others. My reviews are posted for readers in order to provide an informed decision before purchase.