By ARABELLA SERRATA
Special to the PARADE
South Padre Island [SPI] is going to hold another Tacos y Tequila Festival. This marks the second year of the festival. It is slated for Saturday, Sept. 14, 3-11 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 15, 12-8 p.m. at the SPI Convention Center. The event will feature a variety of contests and entertainment for all to see and participate in.
According to the event’s official Facebook page, Tacos y Tequila Festival brings “the best of Mexico’s contributions to the food and beverage industry,” to SPI. The festival caters to “both foodies and tequila connoisseurs,” and will have many different sources of entertainment.
The plans include jalapeno and taco eating contests and a grito-off. All three events will take place on Saturday and Sunday. There will also be live music, arm wrestling, Loteria, Lucha Libre, pinatas, bull rides and more!
The Tejano group, Grupo Solido, is slated to perform at the event. The official website says the band will take the stage at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14. Another Tejano group, Los Garcia Brothers, will perform on Saturday, at 7:30 p.m. Tribute artists “Chris as Luke Bryan” and “Keith as Kenny” [Chesney] will perform on Sunday, Sept. 15 at 4 and 6:30 p.m. respectively.
Tickets are non-refundable. General admission and VIP tickets can be purchased at spitacostequilafest.com. General admission is $25, VIP tickets are $55 and all-inclusive VIP passes are $85.