TACO'RITAS 2025
BERGLUND CENTER
Ticket Prices: $49 (VIP - details below), $12 (Margarita Tasting), $9 (General Admission)
General Admission $9 - entry only, Children 12 & Under Free Admission
Margarita Drink Tastings Only (up to 5 samples) $12 (available for purchase day of the event at the drink stand) *does not include Admission. Tastings only*
Live Music by Queen of Tejano and Chupacabras!
Event Start time: 10:30AM (VIP ENTRY) / 12PM -5 PM
Thank you to our sponsors!
About Taco'Ritas! Celebrate with us on Cinco de Mayo, with live Latin music, salsa dancing, margaritas, and of course….TACOS from your favorite local Roanoke restaurants and food trucks! Choose a variety of experiences, from the ultimate VIP Package to a Margarita Tastings ticket. This year, our Zona para Niños (Kids Zone) will return with activities centered on family fun!
Get ready for the biggest celebration yet! Taco‘Ritas Festival returns to Berglund Center for its third year, and everything’s bigger — from the margaritas to the fun! The vibrant and festive atmosphere will see even more fun this year with having the Festival at Berglund Center; allowing the festival to be indoors in the event of rain. With the success of its 2nd year, Taco‘Ritas has become a must-attend celebration, promising an even BIGGER celebration this year with the best news yet – BIGGER MARGARITAS & MUCH MORE VENDORS! Get ready to savor the flavors, feel the fiesta, and join us in making Taco‘Ritas 2025 an unforgettable celebration of Cinco de Mayo!
VIP Package $49 (sales end 5/2 at 5pm)
*1 1/2 hour early access (10:30am)
*Exclusive VIP Only Area
*Exclusive VIP Necklace
*2 Tacos
*1 Margarita Tasting Flight
*Exclusive Margarita purchase line and exclusive to VIP Margarita flavor!
*Exclusive Premium Tequila Cash Bar
*Unlimited Chips & Salsa bar
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO TIPS:
- You may bring chairs (bringing chairs is encouraged) and umbrellas
- The festival is dog friendly - Dogs must be leashed.
- You may bring an unopened water into the festival
Event Schedule: (Subject to change)
10:30 AM - VIP Early Entry
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM - Gates Open / Live Music: Chupacabras
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM - Miss Taco'Ritas and Miss Tiny Taco Contests
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM - Live Music: Queen of Tejano
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM - Taco Eating Contest sponsored by Renewal by Andersen
2:45 PM - 3:10 PM - Live Salsa Dancing by Salsa Roanoke
3:10 PM - 4:00 PM - Live Music: Chupacabras
4:10 PM - 5:00 PM - Live Music: Queen of Tejano
CONTESTS:
- Miss Taco'Ritas 2025 & Miss Tiny Taco 2025
- El Sabor Supremo Award ("The Supreme Flavor" - Food Vendor Award)
- Taco Eating Contest sponsored by Renewal by Andersen
2025 VENDORS! (Subject to change)
Food
Martin's Downtown
El Gordo
Leo's Catering
Empanada Nirvana
Diablos Tacos
Birrieria La Vaca
Fonda Hernandez
Cabo Fish Taco Truck
Dessert
The Rad Shack
Frosty Softy
Get Glazed
Hangrcy
Drinks
Berglund Center (Soft Drinks, Water, All alcohol)
The Lemonade Girls (Various Lemonades)
Frosty Softy (Bubble Teas)
Shopping
Stitch Therapy
Sweet Jesus Salsa Co.
Spice Titan
Fermented Fire Hot Sauce
Farm to Table Food Services
Peacock Perch Creations
Gormet Dips by Lister Farms
Rumpelstiltskin's LLC - Custom Jewelry
Traumatism Art
Meadows Mountain
Entertainment & Cultural Advocates
April Yopp Art - Facepainting
DJ Flex Photobooth Experience
Kind Fairy Glitter Tattoos, Coloring, & Crafts
Local Colors
Salsa Noke
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We will have 242 vendors under one roof from Direct Sale vendors to Wood Crafters, Jewelry, Wreath Makers, Cheese cake vendor and MORE!
11th Annual Spring Craft & Vendor Show Sponsored by Specialized Saw & Mower Inc. | Facebook
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Join us for a high-energy day of networking, cultural celebration, and business excellence — all powered by the Asian American Business Owners Association (@aaboava).
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Berglund Center
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Learn more & RSVP at aaboa.net.
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The 94.9 Star Country Daddy Daughter Dance presented by Roanoke Valley Community Credit Union
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Friday, May 22nd, from 6 to 9 PM in Berglund Hall!
Break out your best jeans and rhinestones! Dads, grandfathers and father-figures, daughters and granddaughters, too, join us for dinner, dessert, and LOTS of dancing! RVCCU will have fun interactive activities for dads & daughters, make a Daddy-Daughter Birthstone Necklace at the AmRhein’s booth, sparkle up your hair at the Beauty Saloon Booth, and so much more!
And Brett & Taylor will be there too!!
Tickets are just $20, plus taxes and fees, and on sale NOW! All ages welcome!
The 94.9 Star Country Daddy-Daughter Dance: Diamonds & Denim—presented by Roanoke Valley Community Credit Union, sponsored by AmRheins Fine Jewelry, The Beauty Saloon, Berglund Center, and 94.9 Star Country!
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In addition to his work with Foreigner, Gramm has enjoyed a successful solo career with hits like “Midnight Blue” and “Just Between You and Me.” Over five decades, he has toured extensively, earning acclaim for his powerful voice and enduring influence on rock music. Gramm continues to perform worldwide, bringing his signature sound to fans old and new.
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