

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Rockford Mac Down
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 22 Aug, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sat, 22 Aug, 2026 at 02:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Mark your calendars now: August 22, 2026
Rockford will have it's first annual 'Mac Down' at the beautiful Riverview Inn &amp; Suites, Ascend Hotel Collection (once the Cliffbreakers) on Riverside Blvd. What's a Mac Down? They are ticketed, one-day 2-hour events where local chefs compete to create the best vegan mac and cheese. Typically, around eight chefs participate, serving samples to over 100 attendees. Guests are invited to sample and vote for their favorite dishes, and winning chefs receive prizes at the end of the event. These events highlight how fun vegan food can be!
To see a Mac Down in action, this is recent media coverage from the Springfield Mac Down.
See current and past Mac Downs and Vegan Chef Challenges.
More info coming, but for now, make sure you mark your calendar please - you won't want to miss this!!! If you would like to volunteer, please comment below. Thanks! https://veganchefchallenge.org/macdown/
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/rockford/rockford-mac-down/200029820614852
- **Event Categories**: food-drinks
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029820614852?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=rockford-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Rockford
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Riverview Inn & Suites, Ascend Hotel Collection
- **lat**: 42.31502396549
- **long**: -89.071124196053
- **full address**: Riverview Inn &amp; Suites, Ascend Hotel Collection, 700 W. Riverside Blvd.,Rockford, Illinois, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Vegan Meetups Rockford (https://allevents.in/org/vegan-meetups-rockford/25419165)

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  - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=Rockford+Mac+Down&date=Sat%2C+22+Aug%2C+2026+at+12%3A00+pm&bg=3
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  - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=Rockford+Mac+Down&date=22+Aug

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 22 Aug, 2026 at 12:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Riverview Inn &amp; Suites, Ascend Hotel Collection, 700 W. Riverside Blvd.,Rockford, Illinois, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Vegan Meetups Rockford
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** food-drinks
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Rockford Mac Down ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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