Charleston has so many amazing festivals during the summer.



One of my favorites is Multifest.



"MULTIFEST is a highly anticipated event in West Virginia that brings together various cultural and ethnic communities in an atmosphere of tolerance and goodwill through art, music, education, cultural programs and cuisine," according to the website.



It was founded in 1989.



And has the mission: "The Multi-Cultural Festival of West Virginia, Inc., aka Multifest, is a non-profit organization that seeks to enrich, develop & enhance multiculturalism in the lives of those we serve in the community. This is done by providing a friendly, family-oriented environment, non-violent tolerance & safe venue to celebrate diversity for all citizens through art, music, education, ethnic cuisine, health & wellness and cultural programming."



They feature a variety of musical artists, but of course, I get most excited about the food.



There were SO many food vendors that I had a hard time keeping track of them all.



But here are some of the ones I noted:



Phat Daddy's, Dem 2 Brothers, BG'z LA Street Tacos, Oishii, Holy O's Donuts, Sharky's, Fudge Bar, MR Poppins, Bayou Classics, Chicken Teriyaki, Fruits Juice, New Orleans Sno Balls, Jojo's Tacos, Taste of International, The Lucky Lemon, Le'Cool Concessions, Pop's Sno Palace anndn Treats, Zul's, Jumbo Fish Wings & Shrimp, Shotgun's Smokehouse BBQ, Chef Hogate '85, Philadelphia Water Ice, and more.



Plus some vendors that had huge signs promoting deep-fried goodies.



I was able to check out three vendors.



Though, honestly, I wish I could've stopped at more!



Those were: Scooby's Icy Treats, Bro Marsh BBQ, and Rumtastic Gourmet Rum Cakes.



Let's start with Scooby's Icy Treats.



I've actually been trying to track these folks down for a while.



I just happened to not be in the same place as them until now.



They offer a bunch of different flavors of Philadelphia water ice, which is like a super smooth, satisfying snow cone, but more fine and delicious.



I opted for the tropical rainbow, which just felt like summer in one bite. Super colorful, fruity, fresh.



It was super refreshing. Grade: A



Then, moving onto Bro Marsh BBQ.



This Beckley-based BBQ food truck offers pulled pork, ribs, hot dogs, wings and more.



I ordered a pulled pork sandwich with slaw, potato salad and macaroni and cheese.



This was a pretty good pulled pork sandwich. Nice helping of pork, pretty decent slaw.



The potato salad was decent, as was the mac and cheese. I wanted some more oomph in that mac & cheese.



But it wasn't bad.



Grade: B



Finally, Rumtastic Gourmet Rum Cakes.



This guy is based out of Georgia, but these little rum cakes ship everywhere. They come in 7 flavors: Original/French Vanilla, Pecans, Chocolate, Pineapple, Red velvet, Lemon, and Pina Coloda. He said the original/French vanilla was most popular, so I went with that. You can certainly taste the rum in these little guys, but they're also moist as heck.



"While struggling with the mortgage meltdown crisis of 2008 and 2009, our founder Kevin L. Wilburn found himself with little money and a lot of time on his hands. He decided to tinker around with a long-held hobby, baking. And thus, Rumtastic was born! Now of course he couldn’t eat all the large cakes by himself, so he started sharing the cake with his co-workers at work. The demand for the cake was so high that the sharing turned into selling! And as they say, “the rest is history!” Rumtastic is a provider of gourmet rum cakes. The original recipe was an "old family favorite." We wanted to bring a lot of excitement and indulgence to that recipe. After extensive sampling, we came up with a recipe that is sure to delight and pleasure any palate. We focus on using quality ingredients to provide "the perfect gourmet rum cakes." We have varied sizes, including "made to orders." We are located in Atlanta, GA. We ship all over the United States. "What ever your budget, we have a cake for it. Wherever you are we will get it to you." We look forward to being your preferred provider of quality service and product.



These were pretty dang tasty. Grade: A