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Winners announced for Charlotte Tacos ‘N Taps Festival August 24

POSTED BY
Jody Mace
This content is sponsored by Drink. Eat.Relax.

UPDATE: The contest has ended! We’ve emailed the winners. Scroll down to see the names of the lucky six!

Charlotte Tacos ‘n Taps is coming to Ballantyne’s Backyard, 11611 N Community House Road, Charlotte, North Carolina, on August 24, 2024, from 12 to 5 p.m.

Charlotte Tacos ‘n Taps is an all-you-care-to taste beer and tequila festival, and also features live music, games, and plenty of tacos!

Guests will enjoy:

  • Souvenir glass for all-you-care-to-taste experience with over 60+ craft beers, mezcals, margarita, tequilas, as well as some wine and cider
  • Taco trucks, taquerias and Mexican restaurants with over 30 different kinds of tacos and Mexican inspired dishes. All will feature at least one taco option for $4.
  • Dueling Margarita Bars with more choices
  • Mariachi bands and favorite Charlotte area bands
  • Boutiques offering brewania, jewelry, hot sauces and more
  • Hot pepper eating contest
  • Lawn activities and games
Photo courtesy of Drink Eat Relax Events

Tickets (and a discount!)

  • General Admission Drinky Ticket: $39. Valid 1 to 5 p.m. Includes souvenir glass and all-you-care-to taste
  • VIP Super Super Muy Muy Taco Ticket: $75. Valid 12 to 5 p.m. Includes an extra hour of tastings, 4 taco tickets, souvenir glass and sombrero, VIP restrooms and more.
  • Taco Only Ticket: $25. Valid 1 to 5 p.m. Includes four taco sampling tickets, but no free tasting of drinks. Available on site only.

UPDATE: The discount has expired.

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Win Tickets!

UPDATE: Here are the names of the winners! You’ve all been emailed with the tickets!

  • Courtney Crapser (VIP tickets)
  • Blake Tailley
  • Zaire Adams
  • Serena Bloch
  • Menasha Coleman
  • Dawn Dameron

Six Charlotte on the Cheap readers will win tickets to the festival! We’re giving away five pairs of General Admission tickets and one pair of VIP Admission tickets.

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To enter the contest, just scroll down and leave a comment! Make sure to leave your first and last name and your correct email address so we can contact you. Your email address will not be public.

The contest ends on August 20, 2024. We will email the winners and also announce them in this article. The winners are chosen randomly.

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Posted by Jody Mace Filed Under: contest · Festivals

Reader Interactions

Comments

  14. CHRISTEN RICHARDSON says

    Thank you for doing this giveaway. Would love to experience this event for the first time as a huge taco fan. Good luck to everyone ❤️

  20. Kisha Bibb says

    I would love the opportunity to go to the Taco & Tequila Festival. I would like to attend the festival with family. We love tacos and tequila. ~

  34. Christina Birckhead says

    This would be so great! My big bro is coming to visit that weekend! Thanks for the opportunity to win!

  56. Jay Mills says

    I am so excited to check out this event for the FIRST TIME!!! Tacos and tequila yummy to my tummy!!!
    Name- Jay Mills-

  58. Dana woods says

    Absolutely down to clown on tacos and tequila with my bestie! PLEASE support our shenanigans! TICKETS PLEASE!

  63. Chris McKee says

    This would be a great event to help celebrate my spouses birthday cerebration.
    Thank you.

    Chris & Charity

  66. Laconya Bradshaw says

    This would be the perfect 50th Birthday Gift to me!!! Happy 50th on August 17th!! I love love love tacos and tequilas!!! Feliz Cumpleanos!!!!

  72. Shayna Edberg says

    Tacos & Margs are MY LOVE LANGUAGE!!!! Seriously my favorite combo and a weekly MUST on our eating menu ! Would love to go for FREE with my hubby 😊😋🍹🌮🥃

  85. Tina Woosley says

    Tacos are my favorite food!! Hope I win! Love to come to chatlotte for the night. Thanks for having a taco party!

  97. Suki Bram says

    Yes please coming to Charlotte from the UK and arrive the day before – this’d be a fabulous first day treat!

  119. Kara Hiller says

    Tacocat spelled backwards is tacocat!
    New to Charlotte area and looking for fun things to do around the city!!

  120. Latonda Mitchell says

    This would be the best introduction back into the world after having a baby! I LOVE tacos. 🤤

  157. Stephanie Settlage says

    My middle name is TACO and I’M A DAMN GOOD TIME!!! YA’LL ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY NEED ME at this event!! I will not disappoint!!! I am always ready to get the party started! LET’S GOOOOO!! 😉

  164. VerNita Debraux says

    This would be the greatest way to end my birthday month since my theme this year was Margaritaville and my bday fell on Taco (or Tequila) Tuesday 8/6! “Give Vee One Margarita, por favor!!!” 😀

  168. Scott Dawson says

    Man … I had to look hard to figure out where they leave the comment. Would love to win. Tacos and tequila sounds like a winning combination to me.

  173. Terri Swanton says

    I would like to go and experience something new, I have never been there. Looks like a lot of fun

  182. Resheen Walton says

    Tacos & tequila the perfect combo! Sounds like an event I definitely need to attend. 🌮🥃

  193. Jessica Jackson says

    These newlyweds would love to celebrate with some tacos & tequila! Looks like such a fun event =-)

  199. Ekaterina says

    Salt on the rim, lime at the side,
    A perfect companion, it never hides.
    Together they dance, in a rhythm so fine,
    Tacos and tequila, a love that’s divine.

    So raise up your glass, take a bite with glee,
    In this perfect pairing, we all can agree.
    For tacos and tequila, so simple, yet grand,
    Are the heart of the fiesta, a joy in your hand.

  209. Jignesh Mistry says

    Thank you for doing this giveaway. Love it and would like to experience this for the first time!!! T&T!!!

  220. Geri Usery says

    Goodness gosh this sounds like so much fun!!! As a 75-year-old Charlotte native, I look for all the fun things to do to get my steps in while having a blast with friends!! I would love to attend this awesome event!

  226. Elle Butler says

    We have guests coming in from out of town this weekend and the Tacos ‘N Taps Festival would be the PERFECT outing!

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