The annual Taste of Annandale, a family-friendly street festival, is aimed at encouraging community engagement, celebrating Annandale’s diversity, and shining a spotlight on local restaurants and businesses.
The Taste of Annandale is hosted by the Annandale-Mason Roundtable, a nonprofit representing local stakeholders.
The roundtable is co-chaired by Anna Ko, executive vice president of the Korean American Association of the Greater Washington Metropolitan Area, and Joe Do, president of the Annandale Rotary Club.
The roundtable worked with several community partners to plan the Taste of Annandale, including the Fairfax County Department of Neighborhood and Community Services, the Mason Police District, the Fairfax County Community Revitalization Section, the Annandale Rotary Club, Celebrate Fairfax, RAMP Optimal Performance & Wellness, and the ACCA Child Development Center.
The idea for the Taste of Annandale evolved from the “Dialogues on Diversity,” a series of community forums at Annandale High School in 2010 and 2011 facilitated by NCS with support from the Fairfax County Police Department.
Those sessions sought to promote communication among long-time Annandale residents and newer arrivals.
In 2012, a group of community leaders decided to keep the conversation going through an informal group called the Annandale-Mason Roundtable, which was later incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit entity. The Taste of Annandale is the Roundtable’s main project.
Proceeds from the Taste of Annandale support programs for local youths.
Visit the Taste of Annandale Facebook page for updates.
Taste of Annandale - September 20, 2025 