Texarkana Taco Festival Set for May 9 in Downtown

Like many in Texas and Arkansas, we truly believe that tacos are life... Taco lovers, this is for you. Mark your calendars, the Texarkana Taco Festival is taking over downtown Texarkana on May 9, a full day of food, fun, and wrestling.

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From noon to 7 PM, downtown's Festival Plaza will transform into a lively celebration packed with tacos, live entertainment, contests, and yes, wrestling too, activities for all ages. Organizers say this year’s event will be one of the biggest yet, with a wide variety of food vendors and unique attractions.

The Schedule So Far

12 PM - Chihuahua Parade
1 PM - Tough Man of Salsa Competition
2 PM - Dress Your Pet Like a Taco Contest
3 PM - Best Taco Contest
4 PM - Best Salsa Contest
5 PM - Taco Eating Contest
12–6 PM - Live Wrestling throughout the day
6–7 PM - Live music from Southern Moonshine Committee

Food, Fun, and Family Time

Festivalgoers can expect a tremendous lineup of 70+ vendors serving everything from authentic street tacos to BBQ, sweets, and refreshing drinks. Participating vendors include:

Fat Jacks Oyster and Sports Bar
BamBam's BBQ
Loco Lemon
The Ice Cream Truck
Dayton Delights
San Luis Mexican Restaurant
The Pop Factory
The Lemon Maid
Tacos By Queen
Gelu Ark-la-Tex
Bakes by Bree
Chef"D"Up Fries
Los Ruvalcaba
Taco Shellz
Underground Pizza Company
C and C Concessions
Get Chew Some Birrieria Castillo
Taqueria Mexico
Poppop & YumYam Grill & Smoke
Ramseys Concessions
and many more...

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With games, contests, and entertainment happening all day, the Texarkana Taco Festival is designed to be family-friendly and full of energy.

Bring your appetite and the whole crew, this is one event you won’t want to miss.

For more information, call (903) 826-4471, and follow their Facebook Page.

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