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Join us on April 2, 2011 for the 12th annual Salsa Festival. Free Admission!

Looking for a little spicy fun?  The Three Rivers Salsa Festival features a fantastic line-up of South Texas entertainers and a gathering of local salsa chefs vying for the title of "Salsa Champion"!

The Salsa making contest is the highlight of the festival, with amateur and professional competitors offering their recipes for the public to sample.  The competition boasts a grand prize of $1000!  Grab a drink, TRY to make it through all the salsa entries, then cast your vote for your favorite!

Applications & Forms:

Salsa Making Compitition:
Word Document
Hotter Than Salsa Bike Ride:
Word Document
Vendor Application:
Word Document

For more information on The Three Rivers Salsa Festival 2011 please contact us at.

Toll Free: (888) 600-3115
Office: (361) 786-4330
trchamber@threeriverstx.org

Sponsors:

The City of Three Rivers, Texas

First State Bank

Three Rivers Chamber of Commerce

Contestant Check-in: 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Public Salsa Tasting: 11:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m.
Judges Official Tasting: 1:00 p.m.

Amateur Division - Entry Fee $30
This is an amateur division with salsa made in a non-comercial kitchen by an individual of team.

Professional Division - Entry Fee $35
Commercial contestants are companies or individuals who SELL a salsa product to the public (not a restaurant). Contestants who wish to SELL salsa at the Festival MUST have food handling certifications, MUST sell through a vendor booth, and MUST enter the professional division.

Showmanship - Entry Fee $10
Best presentation. Your presentation will be limited to your designated area.

Set-Up: The Festival will provide tables. The public will walk through between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. tasting each salsa, then, cast a vote for their favorite in each division. At 1:00 p.m. salsa samples will be collected for official judging. Side dishes are not allowed. Tasters will taste only Chips and Salsa. Winners will be announced and awards presented on Stage One as soon as votes are tabulated or at 3:00 p.m. The event will provide the tables, chips, and plastic tasting spoons.

Salsa makers must provide:

• Salsa (prepare approximately one gallon of salsa)
• Container to transport salsa
• Bowl and scoop for serving
• Hat, visor or umbrellas for shade

The Three Rivers Chamber of Commerce, the Three Rivers Lions Club and the Three Rivers Rotary Club provide the prize money.

The festival will include live entertainment (country, tejano, gospel, and salsa music on two stages), exciting booths (food, drinks, arts/ crafts), and a children's area with games and attractions just for them.