Escondido Tamale Festival

Tomorrow 11/11 at 9AM on Grand Ave in Downtown Escondido. See you there! https://www.escovetfest.org/

VIP RAFFLE WINNERS! Congratulations to the following winners: 1.) #2408499 N. Cassidy 2.) #2408550 F. Curtis 3.) #2408566 B. Atkins - Raffle Prize presented at festival... 4.) #2408436 K. Green Thank you to the following Escondido Businesses who donated nearly $1,500 in prizes to our VIP Raffle! California Center for the Arts Escondido Best Western, Escondido Minx Spa Stone & Glass Blowing Vintana's, Cohn Restaurant Group Patio Playhouse John Sawyer Cigar Box Guitars Rosemary Duff Florist Shakeys Pizza Jacked Up Brewing The Grand Tea Room Legend Shirt Co. Filippi's Pizza Grotto, Escondido Sunny Side Kitchen

Many thanks to the Beer, Wine & Spirit Garden Sponsors of the Escondido Tamale Festival. This year was even better than last year with the increased garden size, addition of more live entertainment, fun & games and of course, the best variety of beer, wine and spirits. It was packed all day long and was most definitely the place to be! BEER/WINE/SPIRIT DONORS: Dos Desperados Jacked Up Brewing... Wild Barrel Brewing CaliFino Tequila Little Miss Brewing Stone Brewing 117 West Spirits PRP Wine International Trust Me Vodka Lost Abbey See more

CRUISIN GRADS THIS SUNDAY JUNE 14, 11AM-3PM. Grand Avenue, Escondido between Escondido Blvd and Juniper St. Bring your 2020 Grad in a decorated vehicle and get them recognized for all their hard work then enjoy a family meal at a downtown restaurant of your choice. Don't have a Grad but want to cheer them on? Bring your beach chair, noisemaker, and set up along the sidewalk and curb and give it all ya got!

CALLING ALL VENDORS...

Tomorrow 11/11 at 9AM on Grand Ave in Downtown Escondido. See you there! https://www.escovetfest.org/

VIP RAFFLE WINNERS! Congratulations to the following winners: 1.) #2408499 N. Cassidy 2.) #2408550 F. Curtis 3.) #2408566 B. Atkins - Raffle Prize presented at festival... 4.) #2408436 K. Green Thank you to the following Escondido Businesses who donated nearly $1,500 in prizes to our VIP Raffle! California Center for the Arts Escondido Best Western, Escondido Minx Spa Stone & Glass Blowing Vintana's, Cohn Restaurant Group Patio Playhouse John Sawyer Cigar Box Guitars Rosemary Duff Florist Shakeys Pizza Jacked Up Brewing The Grand Tea Room Legend Shirt Co. Filippi's Pizza Grotto, Escondido Sunny Side Kitchen

Many thanks to the Beer, Wine & Spirit Garden Sponsors of the Escondido Tamale Festival. This year was even better than last year with the increased garden size, addition of more live entertainment, fun & games and of course, the best variety of beer, wine and spirits. It was packed all day long and was most definitely the place to be! BEER/WINE/SPIRIT DONORS: Dos Desperados Jacked Up Brewing... Wild Barrel Brewing CaliFino Tequila Little Miss Brewing Stone Brewing 117 West Spirits PRP Wine International Trust Me Vodka Lost Abbey See more

2019 BEST TAMALE CONTEST WINNERS... Congratulations to our top winners of the 5th Annual, Escondido Tamale Festival’s, Best Tamale Contest. Tamales were judged based on flavor, filling, texture & appearance. Here's our winners along with their contact info to purchase tamales by the dozen, place holiday orders & catering! 1st Place: COCINA DEL CHARRO... Certified Angus Beef Tamale topped w/Egg, Cheese & Salsa 890 W. Valley Parkway, Escondido, CA 92025 (760) 745-1382 2nd Place: TAMALES JOVITA Chicken Mole 158 W. Grand Ave, Escondido, CA 92025 (442) 999-5323 Tied for 3rd Place: TAMALES OAXAQUENOS Chicken w/ Red Mole, wrapped in banana leaf 4129 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92105 and 425 S 30th St, San Diego, CA 92113 (619) 829-1012 AND BBQUSION Candied Bacon & Monterey Jack Cheese Tamale w/BBQusion Sauce Available @ Imperial Beach Farmers Market, every Friday 2-6pm (619) 600-7710

The ESCONDIDO TAMALE FESTIVAL and the Escondido Downtown Business Association would like to thank you all for coming out yesterday to make this our best festival yet. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to our Title Sponsor NORTHGATE MARKET, as well as to all our other fine sponsors, service and product donors below. Thank you all for supporting our 5th Annual event. SPONSORS: NORTHGATE GONZALES MARKET Constellation Brands... SDGE Integral Communities Escondido Disposal, Inc. Hawthorne Country Store SERVICE DONORS: DMZ Photography My San Diego North County Minuteman Printing USA Multicultural Entertainment Group Sohaila International Visit Escondido Escondido Shines PRODUCT SPONSORS: Just Born / Hot Tamales Candy The Home Depot

TODAY IS THE ESCONDIDO TAMALE FESTIVAL! TAMALES * TAMALES * TAMALES! Today is the day. Come on out to Grape Day Park in Escondido to get your favorite tamales. Enjoy Traditional, Gourmet & Vegetarian, award winning Tamales from more than a dozen different vendors, 100 Food & Craft Vendors, Beer & Wine Garden, Best Tamale Contest, Chihuahua Costume Contest, Live Entertainment with Mariachis, Karlos Paez and Brian Jordan, Warren La Plante, Aztec Dancers, Ballet Folklorico, Dukes Car Club Low Riders and lots of fun for kids! Plus Tamale Making Classes, sponsored by Northgate Market for VIP’s. FREE General Admission with a VIP Ticket Option. Don’t miss it! TODAY - November 2, 2019 11am - 5pm Grape Day Park, Escondido, CA

TOMORROW IS THE ESCONDIDO TAMALE FESTIVAL! The forecast is beautiful, sunny and perfect for eating lots of tamales and spending the day in Grape Day Park in Escondido with family and friends. Tamale Vendors, Food & Craft Vendors, Beer, Wine & Spirit Garden, Best Tamale Contest, Chihuahua Costume Contest, Live Entertainment with Mariachis, Karlos Paez and Brian Jordan, Warren La Plante, Aztec Dancers, Ballet Folklorico, Dukes Car Club Low Riders, Micro Maker Fair and lots of... fun for kids! Plus Tamale Making Classes, sponsored by Northgate Market for the 1st 100 VIP’s. FREE General Admission with a VIP Ticket Option. Saturday, November 2, 2019 11am - 5pm Grape Day Park, Escondido, CA WEB: http://www.escondidotamalefestival.org

MANY THANKS TO OUR VALUED 2019 SPONSORS: NORTHGATE MARKET - Title Sponsor SDG&E Integral Communities Escondido Disposal... Hawthorne Country Store SERVICE SPONSORS: USA Multicultural DMZ David Zumaya Photography Minuteman Press of Escondido Visit Escondido BEER/WINE SPONSORS: 117 West Spirits Trust Me Vodka CaliFino Tequila Dos Desperados Jacked Up Brewery PRP Wine International Constellation Brands Little Miss Brewing Lost Abbey Brewing Wild Barrel Brewing VIP RAFFLE SPONSORS: Best Western, Escondido California Center for the Arts Escondido Minx Spa Sawyer Cigar Box Legend Shirt Co Vintana's, Cohn Restaurant Group Jacked Up Brewery Stone & Glass Blowing Shakeys Pizza Sunny Side Kitchen Filippi's Pizza Grotto, Escondido The Grand Tea Room Patio Playhouse Rosemary Duff Florist We thank you for helping make this community event a great success! 5th Annual, ESCONDIDO TAMALE FESTIVAL Saturday, 11/2/19, 11am-5pm Grape Day Park, Escondido, CA WEB: http://www.escondidotamalefestival.org/

5 DAYS TIL THE TAMALE FIESTA! ESCONDIDO TAMALE FESTIVAL November 2, 2019 11am-5pm Grape Day Park... FREE Family event with a VIP Ticket Option: VIP TIX: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4289903 WEB: http://www.escondidotamalefestival.org/

FREE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT Mariachis Aztec Dancers Karlos Paez & Brian Jordan Danza De Los Rubios... Night Bloom, Flamenco Rock Ballet Folklorico Dancers Warren LaPlante Flamenco Dancers Ray Richard Band Johny C. Sohaila Shining Stars All this plus contests and fun and games too! 5th Annual ESCONDIDO TAMALE FESTIVAL November 2, 2019 11am-5pm Grape Day Park, Escondido, CA WEB: http://www.escondidotamalefestival.org/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/EscondidoTamaleFestival/

HOT TAMALES! The forecast is beautiful for the ESCONDIDO TAMALE FESTIVAL November 2, 2019 11am-5pm ... Grape Day Park, Escondido, CA Bring the family for a day of Tamales and other tasty foods, Shopping, Live Entertainment, Beer, Wine & Spirit Garden, Contests, Culture, Maker Village, Fun for Kids and did I say TAMALES? WEB: http://www.escondidotamalefestival.org/ Free General Admission with a VIP ticket option VIP TIX: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4289903