Texans love a "South of the Border" experience and June 13th & 14th we kickoff summer celebrating one of our favorite past times! Enjoy "being the judge" during The Margarita Grand Tasting, sipping and learning about great tequilas, listening to awesome live music, and spending time watching the waves roll in while sitting on the dock of bay at the lovely Moody Gardens Hotel, Convention Center, and Spa in Galveston, Texas. Tickets on sale now!
Highlights:
Friday June 13- Tequila Herradura Socia...
Texans love a "South of the Border" experience and June 13th & 14th we kickoff summer celebrating one of our favorite past times! Enjoy "being the judge" during The Margarita Grand Tasting, sipping and learning about great tequilas, listening to awesome live music, and spending time watching the waves roll in while sitting on the dock of bay at the lovely Moody Gardens Hotel, Convention Center, and Spa in Galveston, Texas. Tickets on sale now!
Highlights:
Friday June 13- Tequila Herradura Social-6pm-10pm $10 Taking happy hour to the next level, the social is an opportunity socialize with industry experts and relax poolside with DJ D'Lux. Your ticket includes a "create your own: taco bar, a specialty tequila cocktail drink ticket (cash bar available). *** Stroll down to Bands on the Sand at Palm Beach for an additional ticket. or simply watch the fireworks show from your seat at the Social!
Saturday June 14| Margarita Grand Tasting $35| 3pm-6pm - Margarita Competition- Saturday afternoon the public will have the opportunity to sample a host of margaritas during a contest where 30-35 local bars/restaurants and individuals vie for the title of Best Margarita! We’ll have cash prizes and a “People’s Choice Award” (benefiting Friday Harbour) visit www.texasmargaritafestival.com to get updated list of participants.
Saturday June 14|Tour De Tequila $60| 1pm-4pm-Tastings and sampling of the world’s finest tequilas including reposados/añejos/blancos. Tequila distillers/agave farmers share how agave is grown, harvested, roasted, fermented, distilled and aged in the wood barrels to create the various expressions and flavors of tequila. Tasting experience of foods that pair well with tequila. Ticket also includes commemorative snifter.
Saturday June 14th The Sauza & Dos-A-Rita Outdoor Margarita Festival $15|12pm-10pm oasis of different flavors of margaritas, a variety of festival foods, and vendor village for an outdoor shopping experience. Music Drink margaritas...dance...eat...repeat
Music Line Up:
12:30pm-1:30pm Reno Perez
2:00-3:15pm Los Skarnales (https://www.facebook.com/losskarnales)
3:45-5:00pm Step Rideau & The Zydeco Outlaws (https://www.facebook.com/steprideauzydecooutlaws)
5:30-6:45 Mango Punch (https://www.facebook.com/mangopunch)
7:15-8:30 The Suffers (https://www.facebook.com/thesuffers)
8:50 Fireworks show!
9:00-10:15 El Tule (http://www.eltuleband.com/#)
Another anchor to this “Texas sized” festival is the fajita cook-off. Cooking teams will compete in the beef and/or chicken (see website for details
Contact Us For:
Media Pass
Sponsorship
Vendor Information
Tequila Partners
Margarita Competition Registration
Cook-off Team Registration
Volunteers & Team Captains