Taste The Heat.
Vote For Your Favorite.
San Diego’s local restaurants bring their best salsa to one delicious competition.
Saturday, May 1, 2027
North Park Mini Park
Tasting between 11:30AM-3:00PM
General admission to the festival is free.
The Salsa Fest Tasting Experience
Step 1: Grab your pass
Choose your tasting package.
Step 2: Taste the salsa
Sample creations from local restaurants.
Step 3: Cast your vote
Help choose the People’s Choice winner.
Participate In The Competition!
Every tasting ticket includes a tasting card, tortilla chips, and a tray for your samples. Visit participating salsa competitor booths throughout the festival, discover new favorites, and cast your vote for People’s Choice winner!
Choose Your Tasting Adventure
Salsa Sampler Pass
8 tastings
A little taste of everything
8 salsa samples
Chips and tasting tray
People’s Choice voting
Great for casual taster
The Ultimate Salsa Lover
Full tasting lineup
Try them all. Find your favorite
Samples from every competitor
Chips and tasting tray
People’s Choice Voting
For the ultimate salsa fan
You be the Judge.
Not all salsa is created equal. Taste your way through the competition and help decide who takes home the People’s Choice title.
There are two judging catagories:
Judges’ Choice (Selected by our panel of experts)
People’s Choice (Selected by festival attendees like you!)
Good Food.
Good People.
Great Cause.
Every salsa tasting ticket helps support enrichment programs at Jefferson Elementary, a North Park public school.
Your participation helps fund art, gardening, dance, and other education opportunities for local students.
100% of festival proceeds support Jefferson Elementary through Friends of Jefferson.
Tast something delicious. Make a difference.
Ready to Get Saucy?
Your favorite salsa is waiting.
Join us May 1, 2027 for a delicious afternoon of local flavor, friendly competition, and community fun.