It is held on one weekend during the month of July, and is considered to be one of Seattle's largest food and beverage events with over 200 participating vendors.

[3] Throughout the rest of the years, the number of visitors averaged out to about 400,000 people over the course of the three day long festival with over 60 restaurants participating.

[citation needed] The 2020 Bite of Seattle and Taste of Tacoma were both cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[4] In 2023, CHEQ a mobile payments platform company brought the Bite of Seattle back after two years of hiatus.

Bite of Seattle hosts over 80 live bands that play on stage, primarily local and regional artists.