SalsaFest
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Salsafest is a free outdoor festival from 4-9pm on June19th at the Chapman Centennial Green Park. There will be live Salsa music, Salsa dancing lessons, children’s activities, local art booths, a chili pepper eating contest (to see who can handle the heat), a salsa tasting and salsa-making contest. All proceeds from the event benefit Sustainable Tulsa. Sustainable Tulsa is a grassroots, non-profit organization dedicated to responsible economic growth, environmental stewardship and quality of life for all. The festival is focused on bringing families downtown and to bring awareness to local foods.
Do you have an award winning salsa recipe? Enter and find out.
Each salsa contest participant is asked to use at least one local ingredient in their salsa. Salsafest will provide each participant with an eight-foot table and tablecloth. Salsafest will also provide 250, 2oz ramekins and lids for the contestant’s salsa to be put in. We ask that participants send the salsa and one or more representatives of the salsa to the festival no later then 3:30 on June 19th. They will be expected to stay with the salsa until it is gone (no later then 9:00 pm). After that participants may clean their table and join the party. Participants may bring promotional materials to help market their business and salsa. In addition all Salsafest participants will be recognized on the 2009 Salsafest T-shirt.
The contest goes as follows:
Attendants of the festival have the option to purchase a tasting kit. Tasting kits will include 1 bag of chips, a tasting plate and a ballot. After tasting the salsas, tasters
will submit a ballot. When all ballots are submitted, votes will be counted and the Tasters Choice salsa trophy will be given out. There will also be a judging by local food celebrities including Scott Cherry, Tulsa World food critic. The Celebrities Choice Award will be given out at the same time.
Thank you for your time and considering our event. We look forward to you participating and being part of downtowns first Salsafest.
| Event Chair | Event Co-chair |
| Libby Auld | Audrey Meshek |
| 814-5756 | 606-2780 |
| info@elotetulsa.com | audiemad@gmail.com |