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What:
Durango Salsa Festival is a fundraiser for non-profit organizations that advance multiculturalism and serve Durango's Latino/Hispanic community. [read more...]
Expect a fun-filled, one-day event featuring salsa music and dance, chips (from Chip Peddler) and salsa and other great food, vendor booths, demonstrations and mini-workshops, and a special area for kids to create and have their own fun.
When & Where:
Saturday, September 17
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.:
on 9th Street between 3rd and 4th Avenues and inside St. Mark's Episcopal Church
$5 at the gate. Kids 12 and under FREE!
4:00 p.m. to ??:
Moe's Starlight Lounge,
937 Main Ave.
$5 donation requested
at the door
Who:
The festival is hosted by
3rd Ave. Arts,
a 501(c)(3) non-profit, and
St. Mark's Episcopal Church.
Support the Festival
Your tax-deductible donation to the Durango Salsa Festival will go to support the philanthropic work of the festival. Please make checks payable to 3rd Ave. Arts and note "Salsa Festival." To donate online, click the "Donate" button below to make a donation via PayPal. Thank you for your support.
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Strut your home-made salsa at the Durango Salsa Festival and compete for fun and prizes! There are divisions for amateur and professional salsa makers, and categories for red, green and artisan salsas. Check out the guidelines below, and download guidelines and registration forms here.
| Date: |
Saturday, September 17, 2011 |
Location: |
9th Street between 3rd and 4th Avenues,
in front of St. Mark's Episcopal Church |
Time: |
9:30 to 10:00 a.m. Check-in
10:00 a.m. Judging
11:00 a.m. Gates open to the public
3:00 p.m. Winners announced |
Prizes: |
$150 Judges' Choice
$25 People's Choice |
Entry Fee: |
$5 Amateur
$10 Professional |
Registration
Deadline: |
Entry deadline September 15. Pre-registration is required.
Space is limited; register early!
Entry fee must accompany entry forms.
Sorry, no refunds if you are accepted and decide not to compete. |
One gallon of fresh salsa should be brought to the festival already made. Use of fresh and canned ingredients is acceptable, though
we encourage the use of locally grown produce. "Doctoring" a ready-made, purchased salsa is not acceptable. Entrants are invited (but not required) to stay and dispense their salsa to festival-goers until the People's Choice judging is complete, or until all salsa is gone.
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You Provide: |
• 1 gallon of salsa
Durango
Salsa Festival
Provides: |
• Tent, table and chairs
• Chips from Chip Peddler
• Napkins
• Serving utensils
• Small plastic serving spoons
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Judges will review entries based on aroma, consistency, color, appropriate heat level, taste and after-taste. Festival-goers will also taste competitors' salsa and cast their vote for people's choice award.
Select a division, category and level of heat. You may enter multiple salsas, but each requires a separate entry form and fee.
| Two Divisions: |
• Amateur
• Professional
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| Three Categories: |
• Red
• Green
• Artisan
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Three Levels
of Heat: |
• Mild
• Medium
• Hot
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Download guidelines and registration forms here.
For details, please e-mail C. Scott Hagler, Festival Director,
or call him at (970) 247-1129 ext. 14.
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