# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Cookie Mocktail Pairing Competition
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 17 Oct, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sat, 17 Oct, 2026 at 02:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: 🍪🍹 THE COOKIE + MOCKTAIL SHOWDOWN IS ON!

What happens when some seriously talented local bartenders are given a Messy Cookie and challenged to create the perfect mocktail pairing?

We’re about to find out. 👀

Join us Saturday, October 17 from 12–2 PM during the 2nd Annual Cookie Fest for our first-ever Cookie + Mocktail Showdown!

🍹 Local bartenders will each create an original mocktail inspired by one of our cookies
🍪 Taste the cookie + mocktail pairings together
🏆 Cast your vote for the People’s Choice
⭐ Plus, our special guest judges will be weighing in to help crown a winner!

OUR SPECIAL GUEST JUDGES:
🍪 COOKIE MONSTER!
Appearing courtesy of The Maine Muppet Puppeteer, Julio Robles!
🍹 Jason Cousins, Edible Maine’s Beverage Editor and resident cocktail expert!

HOW TASTING WORKS:
We’ll have 75 tasting experiences available, beginning at noon.
Tastings are first come, first served while supplies last, so if you want to try every pairing and help crown our winner, we recommend getting here for the start of the Showdown!

📅 Saturday, October 17
⏰ 12–2 PM
📍 The Messy Cookie
1190 Forest Ave, Portland
🚗 Plenty of street parking down Bishop Street! 

And this is just ONE piece of our 2nd Annual Cookie Fest, happening all weekend October 17–18 with new cookie flavors, activities, competitions, special guests, and plenty more messy fun. 💕🍪

Invite your favorite cookie-and-mocktail-loving human and come hungry (and thirsty)!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portland/cookie-mocktail-pairing-competition/200030755333251
- **Event Categories**: festivals, contests
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 34

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Portland
- **state**: ME
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1190 Forest Ave, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04103
- **lat**: 43.68786
- **long**: -70.29356
- **full address**: 1190 Forest Ave, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04103

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Cookie Mocktail Pairing Competition
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Cookie Mocktail Pairing Competition being held?
  - **A:** Cookie Mocktail Pairing Competition takes place on Sat, 17 Oct, 2026 at 12:00 pm to Sat, 17 Oct, 2026 at 02:00 pm at 1190 Forest Ave, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04103.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Cookie Mocktail Pairing Competition?
  - **A:** Cookie Mocktail Pairing Competition is organized by The Messy Cookie.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Cookie Mocktail Pairing Competition is ideal for festival lovers, culture enthusiasts, and anyone looking for a vibrant, immersive community experience. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Portland, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Cookie Mocktail Pairing Competition sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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