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Delightful Donuts and Crafted Cocktails: Our Specialty Catering Services

At Carpe Donut, we specialize in providing exceptional catering services that make weddings and events truly unforgettable. With our delicious donut treats and expertly crafted cocktails, we bring a unique and delectable experience to your special day.

For over 20 years, Carpe Donut has been Charlottesville's specialty catering company, handcrafting organic apple cider donuts fresh at weddings, corporate events, and late nights across Virginia.

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We're at the Charlottesville City Market every Saturday from 9am-1pm. Come find the cart, say hi, and grab one fresh.

We also pop up around Virginia throughout the year. Check back here for future public event announcements!

Based in Charlottesville, serving all of Virginia

Donuts, Drinks and Dessert

Fresh-made donuts, hand-crafted coffee, and late-night sweets: this is what Carpe Donut has been doing for 20 years. Whether it's a midnight dessert bar or a coffee-and-donut send-off, we bring the sweetest part of your event.

Brunch

Bagels, fruit, mimosas, and yes, donuts. Carpe Donut's brunch service turns your morning event into something people actually show up early for. Perfect for college events, wedding send-offs, or any occasion that deserves a proper start to the day.

Rodeo Catering -- For Everything Else

From pit-cooked barbecue to Mediterranean spreads, Matt's full-service catering operation, Rodeo Catering, handles the big stuff. Staffing, tents, bar service, and menus built around Charlottesville's best food artisans. Explore Rodeo Catering →

Trusted by the Charlottesville community

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We had Carpe Donuts cater a casual morning after breakfast for our wedding. Everyone absolutely adored the donuts that they fried fresh in front of us and the Italian hot chocolate. They put a lot of care and precision into the bagel and fruit arrangements. They even set aside fruit sliced away from the bagels and donuts for a couple guests with gluten allergies. Amazing to end the weekend on a high note.

Natasha
The Knot
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Absolutely perfect. Matt was a blast. Instead of a cake cutting he suggested an infinity donut. We got incredible photos. Friendly, professional, and way better than cake!

Brenna Beckelman
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Matt was FANTASTIC! We absolutely love Carpe Donut and couldn’t have asked for a better team for our farewell brunch the morning after our wedding. Everything was a huge hit! The made-to-order omelets, fresh fruit, bagels, fresh apple cider, Italian drinking chocolate, and, of course, the fresh apple cider donuts were absolutely incredible. The omelets were honestly some of the best I’ve ever had, and our guests couldn’t stop raving about everything! Matt is just the sweetest, kindest, and most friendly person, and he was such a pleasure to work with. He and his team helped make our post-wedding brunch so special, and we are so grateful! We highly, highly recommend Carpe Donut for any occasion!

Alyssa
The Knot
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Carpe Donut was a hit! Fresh donuts, coffee, and the cutest cart. Friends still talk about how good they were. 100% recommend!

Victoria Hearn
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We had Carpe Donut and Rodeo Catering provided our dessert and catered our dinner, cocktail hour, and drinks. The food was amazing and everyone raved about the apple cider donuts! ...Every interaction was positive and Matt was extremely knowledgeable. The day of ran so smoothly and they were able to cater to our every need!

Bethany
The Knot
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Catered a send-off brunch for our wedding guests and did an amazing job! Thank you to the whole Carpe Donut team!

Samantha Savarese
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Absolutely incredible. Food, service, presentation, and value were all 10/10. Would recommend to anyone ten times over.

Jorge Santoyo

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Contact Us Today for Exceptional Wedding and Event Catering

We always have a good time putting our fresh hot donuts in front of guests at weddings, parties, and other special events, and can customize our offerings according to your needs. Reach out to us via this contact form, or call / email us. We will get back to you as soon as we can during regular business hours.

Looking to add-on more to your delicious donuts? For full-service food catering (barbecue, Mediterranean and beyond) visit our sister operation: Visit Rodeo Catering ↗

We believe in real food. We believe in organic food. We believe in locally-produced food. We also believe in lots of pure cane sugar, because hey, a donut is a donut.
(434) 806-6202 (Ask for Matt)
contact@carpedonut.org‍
1715 Allied Ln, Charlottesville, VA 22903‍
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