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Join us for our 6th Annual Connecticut Taco Festival on August 26, 2023 in Shelton!

Vote “TOP TACO”
Vote “Best Birria”
Voting Table located near Registration

Enjoy the Original Authentic Taco Festival of Connecticut!
Here, you will find Gourmet Tacos and a wide variety of foods, including Birria, Elote, Churros, Mangonadas, Agua Frescas and everything else you could imagine at a Taco Festival!!!

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2023 Food Vendors:

 

Birria Mia

Competing Tacos:
Birria

Meriden, CT

Ben & Jerry’s

Ice Cream
Featuring:
Churro with Fiesta Sprinkle Mix

New Haven, CT

Cousin’s Maine Lobster

Competing Tacos:
Lobster
Shrimp

Hartford, CT

El Taco Dorado

Competing Tacos:
Al Pastor
Chicken
Steak

New Haven, CT

 

Kona Ice

Shaved Ice

Manchester, CT

Los Poblanos

Competing Tacos:
Al Pastor
Camarón
Pollo Tinga

Norwalk, CT

Macho Taco

Competing Tacos:
Birria
Calamari
Fish

Agawam, MA

Mexcla Cocina Moderna + Tequila

Competing Tacos:
Al Pastor
Asada
Pork Belly

Danbury, CT

 

Nibbles N Noms

Competing Tacos:
Chicken
Steak
Tofu

Torrington, CT

Rolling Rolls

Competing Tacos:
Taco Bomb Eggroll

Ansonia, CT

Sabores Mexicanos

Competing Tacos:
Al Pastor
Birria

Hartford, CT

 

MORE TBA

Stormy’s

Competing Tacos:
Beef
Chicken
Pulled Pork

Shelton, CT

Soulfully Vegan

Competing Tacos:
Vegan "Beef"

West Hartford, CT

Taste Garden Cafe

Competing Tacos:
Birria
Carnitas
Chicken Enchilado

Trumbull, CT

 

Viva la Vida

Competing Tacos:
Birria

Meriden, CT

What the Truck BBQ

Competing Tacos:
Carnitas
Chicken Tinga
Pork Belly Burnt Ends

Naugatuck, CT

Zlicious

Competing Tacos:
Jerk Chicken

Bridgeport, CT

Final vendor lineup subject to change; updates will show on this webpage leading up to the event on August 26, 2023

 
 
 

836 Tickets Available; Currently 15 Taco Vendors and 2 Dessert Vendors contracted to participate; Taco Vendors may offer desserts

Promotional content may feature merchandise, services or business establishments that may not be available or participating at the advertised event.

*Vendors are subject to change // Vendor items listed are subject to change // Competing items may sell out*

Congratulations to Viva La Vida for winning "TOP TACO" with their Taco Birria Taco and for Birria Mia for winning “BEST BIRRIA” at the 2022 Connecticut Taco Festival!

Congratulations to Hashtag Tacos for winning "TOP TACO" with their Taco Placero at the 2021 Connecticut Taco Festival!

Congratulations to Carlitos for winning "TOP TACO" with their Sweet Plantain Quesataco at the 2019 Connecticut Taco Festival!

Congratulations to Mexcla Cocina Moderna & Tequila (formerly Agave Mexican Restaurant of Danbury) for winning "TOP TACO" with their Al Pastor Taco at the 2017 and 2018 Connecticut Taco Festivals!