Some of you may remember last year’s Northwest LoveFest, a music and arts festival that took place along the ship canal in Fremont. It was a wild success, and festival organizers are bringing Northwest LoveFest back for a second year. To build hype, plus raise funds to help this year’s festival be the best it can be, Nectar Lounge is hosting A Taste of Love this Wednesday.

Entertainment includes a Northwest LoveFest all-star jam with R.U. Donne featuring members of EQlateral, plus live hip-hop from DJ Gumbeaux and DJ Sea opening. Live art will be going on throughout the night, plus dancing and drink specials!

If that’s not enough for you, LoveFest will be raffling some fantastic prizes, the crown jewel being two round-trip tickets to anywhere event sponsor Alaska Airlines goes.

Admission and raffle donations all go to support LoveFest’s vision of a healthier, more sustainable community through art and music. It all goes down this Wednesday, July 27 at 8:00 p.m. Get your tickets here. It’s worth it to pay the $5 advance — the ticket price doubles at the door.

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Plus, this is a great way to get amped for LoveFest itself, going on this year Saturday, August 27 and Sunday, August 28, right along the beautiful Fremont stretch of the ship canal. They’ve already announced Luc and the Lovingtons, Project Lionheart,A Leaf and a ton of other great bands as a part of this year’s lineup. Tickets are $10 per day or $15 for both days, and are available right over here.