Foodie Recap | Atlanta Taco Festival Thursday 05 May, 2016
It’s Cinco De Mayo, but I pre-celebrated with Atlanta’s first ever ATL Taco Fest this past weekend. It was very smart of them to have this festival prior to the national Taco holiday as it brought 1000s of locals to the fest to taste some good food and find new spots! I recapped the event and I had a lot of fun! It did rain this day…so I couldn’t recap everything – but I got a lot of good info and food!
So I started my Taco Fest experience at this fun tent! They were having a big party here with Free shirt giveaways, they had FREE Tacos (everyone had bands with money points on it) so you didnt have to use your own money to get it. Photo booths and just a good vibe. I got me a shirt that I am going to wear today actually…because it is Cinco De Mayo so perfect shirt right?
Let’s Taco Bout My Shirt!
I bought my shirt weeks in advance to show my love for Tacos at ATL Taco Fest. I had to…gotta Taco Bout it!
This booth also had the huge tortilla brand La Banderita with a big air prop of tortillas! That was cute…part of the giveaway was to take a selfie next to it to win a shirt! #TacoLife
The Lunazul tent was a lot of fun! They had an interactive tent full of complimentary cocktails, live caricature drawings, photo magnets, brand swag and even had phone charging stations! I spent a lot of time here because it was the most comfortable as they had chairs, the big tent, my phone was charging an it was a cool vibe!
Met up with my friend Loren holding the huge Lunazul prop bottle
One of my favorite parts about the Lunazul tent was the Create-Your-Own-Cocktail Station! It had a plethora of fruits and mint to add to your cup to make your own signature drink with the tequilas. This was an unlimited cocktail station and you can mix and match all you want! The lines for this actually wasn’t too bad. I actually spent the most time getting drinks here because the lines for other margaritas was crazy!!!
My unique fruity cocktail combo before the mix!
Here is my finished cocktail concoction! It was such a great freshing drink! They also added some agave to the tequila mix to give it even more kick of sweetness. I am a Lunazul fan now! I want all of my cocktails made this way!
complimentary caricatures by Lunazul
Jefe’s Tacos and Tequila
Twisted Taco
Tin Lizzy’s Cantinas
Mezcalito Cocina + Tequila Bar // Tamales!!
A full smoked pig!!!
barTaco is not just tacos..its a lifestyle!
barTacos has actually became one of my favorite spots in Atlanta to enjoy authentic Mexican food so I was happy to stop by their area. They serve grill corn here (my favorite) and hopefully I can do some fun collaborations with this brand soon. It’s not just tacos, its a lifestyle!
Of course they had more than just tacos such as oysters, chill seasoned fruit, tamales (which I was so excited about remember I couldnt get it in Panama recently) and more!
Some of the tacos I ate. I had around 8 different tacos!
So I can officially say I got Taco Wasted. I will be honest as say it did rain a lot – of all days. So it did get a little messy, but hey it made the taco lines go down much quicker because this place was packed! For it to be their first taco fest I think it was a super success! I found some new Taco Places to try in Atlanta, really excited I find a tamales spot! I missed out on the grilled corn, but I also found the spot in Atlanta to find it at here at the fest. You can rarely go wrong with tacos…ever. So in celebration of Cinco De Mayo – Cinco De Life Eat More Tacos! You don’t need this holiday or fest alone to enjoy some…if you are in Atlanta check out some of these spots I highlighted. I will see through out the year if I can collab and even do some reviews.
If you are interested in learning more about the Atlanta Taco Festival check out there site atlantatacofestival.com | hashtag #ATLTacoFest
Doing anything fun for Cinco De Mayo? Do you have a love for tacos like I do…lets TACO Bout it!
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No BIG plans. My kids’ school has an event that we will be attending and we might have some tacos for dinner. I have to say I loved seeing all of the great food at this event, looks like it was a ton of fun!
That looks like a lot of fun with a lot of good food. I was here we have a Greek festival where we can get a ton of that kind of food. It be fun to have a nice Mexican one. I love tacos.
I need that shirt in my life (and I need to buy it as a gift for a friend). I LOVE TACOS. I’m in Atlanta every so often for business; I need to schedule my next trip for Cinco de Mayo LOL!
Tacos, tacos everywhere. It must be a hint that we should be having tacos. They are such a crowd pleaser without a lot of preparation. The pictures show some really yummy choices!
It sure looks like you were in Taco heaven! Then you took it to another level with the cocktails. How wonderful was the tequila barwith all those options? That event must have been amazing!
Cocktails and food? I’m there and everything looks delicious (I do like pork on my fork but I could do without the whole pig lol). That shirt is too cute! Perfect for the party
We’re not doing anything special, really. We’re just taking taco Tuesday and turning it into an epic taco Thursday event.
We don’t have any plans for Cinco de Mayo this year. We’ll probably just stay in and binge on tacos and fajitas.
We’re all meeting at my mom’s house for a big Mexican food get together. We’re going to pig out on Mexican food until we’re delirious!
No BIG plans. My kids’ school has an event that we will be attending and we might have some tacos for dinner. I have to say I loved seeing all of the great food at this event, looks like it was a ton of fun!
That looks like a lot of fun with a lot of good food. I was here we have a Greek festival where we can get a ton of that kind of food. It be fun to have a nice Mexican one. I love tacos.
Wow this would be my dream! I love tacos! The food looks so good!!
How did I not know about this event? I live near Atlanta and I love tacos so I would have been there for sure! Maybe next year!
That looks like such a fun event to be at. Gosh, it’s making me hungry for tacos!
What a really fun looking event! I love that shirt, that is super cute and totally something I’d wear. LOVE tacos!
I love your shirt!!! What a fun festival to attend, tacos are amazing!
This looks like a fabulous event, what a fun time! Glad you enjoyed yourself.
This looks like such a fun time, I love tacos. If I were closer, I would have totally attended this event!
Oh boy! I would have loved to go there. I love tacos and now I’m hungry for some lol.
I need that shirt in my life (and I need to buy it as a gift for a friend). I LOVE TACOS. I’m in Atlanta every so often for business; I need to schedule my next trip for Cinco de Mayo LOL!
This looks like so much fun! I would love to go to a taco festival.
This looks SO delicious! You do such a great job bringing us all along on your adventures. Love all the pics especially of the taco vendors.
That looked like so much fun.I bet it was
What! a Taco festival sounds like a heaven!! I love that shirt too. happy cinco de mayo!
What a fun time and that food looks so amazing. I hate that I missed this event as I love popping over to Atlanta for fun and food.
I am a fan of the chicken soft taco, big-time.
I love your shirt! 🙂
Well that looks like my kind of event! Tacos and adult drinks? Yes, please!
This looks like the best experience! My kind of trip! I would love to do this some day.
I just love tacos! This must have been so much fun, those drinks look fantastic!
That looks like an amazing event. I love tacos so a Taco Festival would be a blast. I also love the shirt and think I need to get one.
Tacos, tacos everywhere. It must be a hint that we should be having tacos. They are such a crowd pleaser without a lot of preparation. The pictures show some really yummy choices!
A taco fest sounds like a blast! Such fun pics, too!
I would absolutely LOVE to attend a taco festival since they are just about my favorite food. I am literally drooling over your photos.
I love food festivals and tacos would be awesome! I need a “Lets Taco Bout It” shirt too – that’s fantastic!
I’ve never been in food festival like this, it looks so fun and a lot of foods are looks fantastic.
Wow! I love all your pics, those food are tempting!
It sure looks like you were in Taco heaven! Then you took it to another level with the cocktails. How wonderful was the tequila barwith all those options? That event must have been amazing!
I love love love tacos. You just made me super hungry. I hope a similar event comes to my city.
That looked super fun! I hope wherever we relocate to is a place that has fun events like this. And that shirt is super cute!
Great pics! Food looks amazing, I’m glad you got to eat! I know the lines were super long at some places.
I was drooling the entire time. OH MY GOSH!!! I love tacos, we have them for dinner at least once a week.
I love the cocktail station that sounds like a lot of fun. I love the variety of tacos they had. Good times.
OMG! I love a great taco so I know I would have loved this event. Everything looked so fabulous. Let’s talk about that cocktail…lol
Cocktails and food? I’m there and everything looks delicious (I do like pork on my fork but I could do without the whole pig lol). That shirt is too cute! Perfect for the party
OMG they had all of my favorite things! Tequila, tacos, mussels, TAMALES! The create your own drink station is pretty cool.
I love your shirt – super cute! I bet that was a wonderful time being surrounded by all that good food!
Tacos and tequila! This all looks delicious!
Oh my goodness!! I need a taco fest in my city!! I wish I could have attended!! I love tacos lol
This looks like so much fun! There is nothing I love more than food festivals and tacos!