My Nana's Salsa Challenge
My Nana's Salsa Challenge will be held Saturday, November 8th, 2008 from 11:00 am-6:00 pm, at Reid Park (DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center) at 22nd St. and Country Club in Tucson, Arizona. Attendees from across the state are expected to come and taste over 30 salsas, listen to live music, enjoy margaritas, cold beers, authentic Mexican food in the Macayo's Food Court, and vote for their favorite salsa chef. Proceeds benefit the Arizona Hemophilia Association. The event has successfully taken place in the Phoenix area for over 24 years and 2007 will be the first time the event is expanded to Tucson.
Tickets May Be Purchased in advance online at www.salsachallenge.com for a discount price of $5.00 for an adult. Tickets purchased at the gate are $7 for adults and children 12 and under are free.
My Nana's Salsa Challenge is a statewide culinary festival showcasing the prominence and popularity of our #1 condiment in the United States: salsa! Over 30 professional and amateur chefs prepare fresh salsa on site to compete for a fabulous grand prize trip. Categories include individual, restaurant and business with hot and mild categories in each.
Live music is always an important element of My Nana's Salsa Challenge.This year's entertainment line-up includes: Double Top, Champagne Tap and Jadi Norris! The Fun Zone offers interactive family fun with activities for everyone to enjoy!
The event also features our popular Cazadores Margarita Mix-Off where local bartenders will compete for the title of "Best Margarita". The winner will also receive a fabulous grand prize trip. A panel of celebrity judges with discerning palettes will taste from 12:30pm-3:30pm.
For ticket, contestant or sponsorship information, contact the Hemophilia Association at (888) 754-7017, or log on to www.salsachallenge.com. Proceeds benefit the Arizona Hemophilia Association.
My Nana's Salsa Challenge is the primary fund-raiser of the Arizona Hemophilia Association. The money raised through corporate sponsorship, ticket, food, beverage and raffle sales along with miscellaneous donations are used to continue our educational and emotional support programs for the hemophilia community at large. A few of our accomplishments include several educational retreats for families dealing with HIV/AIDS as it relates to hemophilia and our most successful ever CAMP H.O.N.O.R., sending over 120 children with hemophilia and their siblings for a week of summer camp fun and companionship. Our goal is to teach children with this disease that they can become active and healthy members of today’s society. We also recently completed a prevention program encouraging hemophiliacs to get their annual physicals. Please see the attached information for more details on hemophilia and Camp Honor.
Who is the Arizona Hemophilia Association?
Where can I buy tickets and park?
Bring the kids…there will be a complete Kids Zone
- FREE with the price of admission!