Tag: foodie events

16th Annual Salsa Festival

Festival guests will enjoy kids games and activities in the Little Pepper Zone, Salsa chefs will have the opportunity to showcase their skills in the highly competitive salsa competition, and compete for cash prizes. There will also be food & spirits, and entertainment by local entertainers.

Salsa Chef Registration now open and can be done online at https://cvent.me/oPKeWZ.  Deadline for Food Vendors is Feb 14th!

Deadline for Salsa Chef Registration is February 19 at midnight!

Salsa Festival & Vendor Information can be found at https://cvent.me/GV4Rra.  Deadline for Non-Food Vendors is Feb 21st!!!

PHX Vegan Food Fest

The 5th Annual PHX Vegan Food Festival returns to downtown Phoenix this February! Hosting over 100 of Arizona’s top Vegan Restaurants, Food Trucks, Artisans, and Vendors! Located in the heart of downtown Phoenix. Coming February 29, 2020 (LEAP DAY!!)

The outdoor, family-friendly festival will be held at The Margaret T. Hance Park located at 1202 N. 3rd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004. The main entrance is on Moreland Street & 2nd Street.

VIP Admission receives a 2-hour early entry on Saturday beginning at 10:00 am. Gates open for General Admission at 12:00 pm. The festival ends at 10:00 pm on February 29th.

Event highlights include vegan food trucks & restaurants, food purveyors, an artisan market featuring vegan-friendly food and products, chef demo presentations, two stages of music and entertainment, community activities plus a kid’s activity area. Kids 12 and under will receive FREE ADMISSION but must be accompanied by a ticketed adult and must have their own ticket for entry. All patrons must have their own ticket for entry. No exceptions.

VIP Admission includes 2-hour early entry beginning at 10:00 am, live entertainment, private VIP entrance, VIP swag bag and more awesome added benefits.

General Admission includes access to the event beginning at 12:00 pm.

Kids 12 and under are free. Kids. All kids must have their own ticket upon entry.

Tickets at the door are cash preferred, but we will have credit card processing available. Admission will be based on venue & vendor capacity.

The 10th Annual Arizona Taco Festival

The 10th annual Arizona Taco Festival is moving to Scottsdale’s WestWorld on Saturday, October 12, and Sunday, October 13. Roughly 60 taco teams from around the country will compete for more than $10,000 in prize money, with about 35,000 people expected to be served more than 100,000 tacos.

This will be the event’s first year at WestWorld. In recent years, it was held at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick.

“For years, we’ve watched [the Arizona Taco Festival] grow into a world-class event,” Brian Dygert, WestWorld general manager, says in a press release. And where better for this massive taco event to be held, he says, than in the same venue as Barrett-Jackson and the Arabian Horse Show.

The 2019 Arizona Taco Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on both days. The attractions will include $3 tacos, a hot sauce expo, cooking demonstrations, a tequila expo, lucha libre wrestling, a hot chili pepper contest, a Day of the Dead wedding, and live music.

Tickets and more information will be available soon.

In the meantime, stay tuned to the Arizona Taco Festival’s Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages.

FLAVOR – Northern Arizona Food & Wine Festival

FLAVOR, Northern Arizona Food and Wine Festival, was conceived from the comparable Local First Arizona festivals – DEVOUR, in Phoenix, and SAVOR, in Tucson. Focusing on bringing awareness to Arizona vintners, restaurateurs, retail vendors, and Northern Arizona, FLAVOR encourages the community to enjoy and support the libations of Arizona, all in one place.

VIP Admission tickets include 10 tasting tickets and a commemorative tasting glass, plus a reusable water bottle.

General Admission tickets include 6 tasting tickets and commemorative tasting glass and a free reusable water bottle.

Additional tasting tickets can be purchased at the ‘ticket booth’ for $1 per ticket and used for tastings/samplings or glasses of wine/small plates from any winery or restaurant.