Massive Mexican food and drink festival comes to St. Pete Pier this Saturday

Update: FIESTA St. Pete has been canceled due to inclement weather.

Get your party shoes ready, a gigantic food-and-drink-filled Cinco de Mayo celebration is coming to the St. Pete Pier. On Saturday, April 30, FIESTA St. Pete comes to Spa Beach Park for a day full of tacos, tequila, margaritas, mariachi, music and more.

Guests are invited to enjoy authentic Mexican entertainment, music, games, and food and drink from some of St. Pete’s best food trucks and bartenders. From to 1-9 pm on April 30, ticketholders will be able to browse the deep lineup of vendors, from local foodie favorites like Main Street Empanadas, La Strada, and Big Red BBQ, to delicious drinks like prickly pear margaritas, pineapple jalapeno margaritas, Coronaritas, Modelo, and Corona beer and seltzer.

VIP tickets are available, which include a collectible margarita glass (plastic), VIP area with shade and lounge seating, four drink tickets, VIP restroom, and light snacks served within the VIP Experience area. General Admission tickets are $15 in advance and earn access to the festival area in Spa Beach Park, including re-entry.

Enjoy music, margs and creative Mexican dishes from local food trucks

Musical highlights include Latin performance band Sol Caribe and the popular Mariachi Garibaldi troupe. FIESTA will also welcome the Second Time Arounders Marching Band and DJ MPSoup.

While the margaritas are certain to draw a crowd, the incredible and creative culinary dishes are sure to be stars at FIESTA. Food trucks are going all out for the occasion. Main Street Empanadas is debuting a chicken enchilada empanada, Big Red’s is dropping BBQ brisket tacos, La Strada is unveiling Italian tacos, and Zukku is rolling out three different types of churros.

There will also be queso burgers, taco salads, burritos and jarritos. Plus, cult favorite El Cochiloco food truck will be on hand dishing out authentic Mexican street food.

Learn more about FIESTA on The Pier here, and snag tickets here. We’ll see you there on Saturday, April 30.

The featured event is organized and produced by Pier Events LLC. I Love the Burg is not affiliated in the production of FIESTA.

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