Fay Eats Header 1 The Fayetteville Marksmen hockey organization will be holding a food festival on March 19 at the Crown Coliseum. The festival, which will showcase both local and chain restaurant vendors, will take place the afternoon before the Marksmen face the Birmingham Bulls.

According to Zach Ruettgers, an intern working with the Marksmen, 18 vendors are currently lined up to provide food for the event, including but not limited to Dorothy's Catering, Carrabbas Italian Grill, Gaston Brewing Company and El Cazador Mexican Restaurant.

"This is our first year putting on an event like this. Fayetteville Eats is designed to marry two of the most exciting elements of the Fayetteville community: its wonderful cuisine and Marksmen hockey," he said.

The vendors will be setting up sampling tables, and participants can roam the vendor's offerings and enjoy sample size bites of their food. The idea behind the festival was to create the "ultimate tailgate experience," and to help create that atmosphere, organizers will have games set up for attendees, and drinks will be available throughout the event.

Fayetteville Eats is open to all ages. Admission to the game is included in the price of a ticket to the festival.

The Marksmen are offering two different ticket packages for the festival. The "general admission" package costs $30 in advance, $35 on the day of, and includes entry to the festival beginning at 3:30 p.m. Ticket holders have access to unlimited sampling with the vendors. With the general admission package, festival-goers will receive an endzone ticket to the Marksman game starting at 6:30 p.m.

In addition to the unlimited food sampling, VIP ticket holders will be able to take advantage of complimentary soft drinks and water during the festival. The VIP package allows for early access into the festival at 3 p.m. and costs $45 in advance, $50 on the day of the event. VIPs will receive a center ice ticket for the game and a Marksman shot glass.

"This is a food festival featuring some of the best food and drinks that Fayetteville has to offer, followed by a Marksman hockey game," said Ruettgers.
The event will also feature music by a local performer. Michael Daughtry, a North Carolina singer and songwriter, will perform during the festival. Daughtry has opened for acts like Jimmy Buffet, and is a local Fayetteville favorite.

Tickets can be found at https://marksmenhockey.com/fayettevilleeats/.

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