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Cleveland Taco Fest
August 29 - September 1, 2025 | Downtown Cleveland
Tacos
From 30+ local Cleveland taquerias!
Cerveza
Try our selection of Mexican & craft beers!
Tequila
Craft cocktails and margaritas!
Live Music
2 stages featuring over 50 entertainment acts!
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Cleveland's First Taco Festival

August 29 - September 1, 2025 • Downtown Cleveland

FESTIVAL HOURS

FRI: 4pm-11pm | SAT: 11am-11pm | SUN: 11am-11pm | MON: 11am-9pm

What better way to celebrate the conclusion of the summer than with Tacos, Cerveza, and Tequila! Join us in downtown Cleveland for a street festival including eats from over 30 taquerias and eateries, ice-cold margaritas, 2 stages of live entertainment, and more! Taco Fest presents a carefully crafted entertainment lineup that’s appealing to all ages. The event will feature some of the regions’ most impressive musical talent line-ups with a range of musical genres and styles performing all day that will please any crowd.

The Cleveland Taco Fest is family-friendly, featuring loads of fun for all ages at the Kids Zone, including bounce houses, glitter tattoos, crafts and so much more! Guests will enjoy hours of action-packed entertainment with Lucha Libre wrestling, daily contests including the hot sauce challenge and timed taco-eating contests, tequila sampling, artisan vendors, and more.

Tacos

Join us in downtown Cleveland for tastes from over 30 of Cleveland’s best taquerias including festival staples such as deep fried candy bars, mega BBQ and Italian shaved ice!
Below are some of the taqueria’s and eateries that you’ll see throughout the weekend!

2025 Cleveland Taco Fest Truck Line Up

Tequila

TEQUILA! TEQUILA! CANTINA

The tequila sampling experience will feature the best anejos, reposados and Platas. Samples will be sold in flights of 3 or 6 products to provide a unique sampling experience at the taco festival.

Margarita Fro-Zone

Step 1: Choose your Tequila

Step 2: Choose your Margarita Flavor

(Available on the rocks or frozen)

Classic

Strawberry

Raspberry

Mango

Live Music

FEELING HOT HOT HOT!

At the Cleveland Taco Fest, attendees can enjoy over 30 of Cleveland’s hottest local entertainment acts across two stages for four days. A large variety of musical genres will be featured, including rock, R&B, alternative, jazz, country and more. They also can experience a live mariachi band bringing authentic sounds of Mexico through trumpets, guitars and violins while roaming the festival.

Taco Eating Contest

Taco-Eating Competition

Contestants who successfully finish eating all three tacos in their entirety without leaving behind a shred of lettuce or cheese will receive vouchers for food trucks within the festival and two VIP tickets to a future Jacobs Pavilion concert.

Hot Sauce Eating Challenge

Hot Sauce Eating Challenge

Attendees who like it hot, hot, hot and are daring enough to take the challenge of conquering the hottest hot sauces can enter on a first come, first serve basis the Hot Sauce Competition. Participants will be challenged to eat tortilla chips dipped in different hot sauces made from a variety of peppers that increase in heat on the Scoville scale, while answering a few “burning” questions.

Kids Zone - Free Activities!

FAMILY FUN-FOCUSED

The Kids Zone features bounce houses, hands-on arts and crafts activities, face paintings and more.

Lucha Libre Wrestling

Lucha Libre Wrestling

Throughout the fest, attendees can take in live Lucha Libre entertainment. Lucha Libre wrestlers from American Luchacore Wrestling will battle it out in a ring, showing off their high-flying choreographed maneuvers, colorful masks and spandex outfits that will have attendees on the edge of their seats.

Schedule

Jacobs Pavilion Stage

Friday, August 29th (4:00PM - 11PM)

  • 4:00PM - 5:00PM Youth Pallet
  • 5:00PM - 6:15PM Lucha Libre Wrestling
  • 6:30PM - 7:15PM Lilieae
  • 7:30PM - 8:30PM Shawn Perry
  • 8:30PM - 9:45PM Lucha Libre Wrestling
  • 10:00AM - 11:00AM LoConti

Saturday, August 30th (12:15PM - 11PM)

  • 12:15PM - 12:45PM fun society
  • 1:00PM - 1:45PM Slug Fest
  • 1:45PM - 3:00PM Lucha Libre Wrestling
  • 3:15PM - 4:00PM Quick Mystery
  • 4:15PM - 5:00PM ZuP
  • 5:00PM - 6:15PM Lucha Libre Wrestling
  • 6:30PM - 7:15PM Da Land Brass Band
  • 7:30PM - 8:30PM Skuff Micksun
  • 8:30PM - 9:45PM Lucha Libre Wrestling
  • 10:00PM - 11:00PM Marcus Smith & the Rapscallions

Sunday, August 31st (12:15PM - 11PM)

  • 12:15PM - 12:45PM Lea Marra & The River Boys
  • 1:00PM - 1:45PM Son of Scott
  • 1:45PM - 3:00PM Lucha Libre Wrestling
  • 3:15PM - 4:00PM Charity Cunningham
  • 4:15PM - 5:00PM Rubix Groove
  • 5:00PM - 6:15PM Lucha Libre Wrestling
  • 6:30PM - 7:15PM TobyRaps
  • 7:30PM - 8:30PM Angela Perley
  • 8:30PM - 9:45PM Lucha Libre Wrestling
  • 10:00PM - 11:00PM Cory Grinder and the Playboy Scouts

Monday, September 1st (12:15PM - 9PM)

  • 12:15PM - 12:45PM Mourning After
  • 1:00PM - 1:45PM Moon Cactus
  • 2:00PM - 2:45PM Jul Big Green
  • 2:45PM - 4:00PM Lucha Libre Wrestling
  • 4:15PM - 5:15PM Jim & Eroc Classic Rock Duo
  • 5:30PM - 6:30PM Reverend Lee
  • 6:30PM - 7:45PM Lucha Libre Wrestling
  • 8:00PM - 9:00PM Apostle Jones

Parking Lot Stage

Friday, August 29th (4:15PM - 11PM)

  • 4:15PM - 4:45PM
  • 4:45PM - 6:30PM Dj Maroozi
  • 6:30PM - 7:15PM Taco Eating Contest
  • 7:15PM - 9:00PM Britton-Zinn
  • 9:15PM - 11:00PM Lydia from Lilieae

Saturday, August 30th (12:00PM - 11PM)

  • 12:00PM - 1:45PM Sleazus Christ
  • 2:00PM - 2:30PM
  • 2:30PM - 4:15PM Saint Dijon
  • 4:15PM - 4:45PM Hot Sauce Eating Challenge
  • 4:45PM - 6:30PM Skuff Micksun
  • 6:30PM - 7:15PM Taco Eating Contest
  • 7:15PM - 9:00PM DJ Teddy Eisenberg
  • 9:15PM - 11:00PM Britton-Zinn

Sunday, August 31st (12:00PM - 11PM)

  • 12:00PM - 1:45PM DJ Red-I
  • 2:00PM - 2:30PM
  • 2:30PM - 4:15PM TobyRaps
  • 4:15PM - 4:45PM Hot Sauce Eating Challenge
  • 4:45PM - 6:30PM DJ Teddy Eisenberg
  • 6:30PM - 7:15PM Taco Eating Contest
  • 7:30PM - 9:00PM Saint Dijon
  • 9:15PM - 11:00PM Britton-Zinn

Monday, September 1st (12:00PM - 9PM)

  • 12:00PM - 1:45PM DJ Teddy Eisenberg
  • 2:00PM - 2:30PM
  • 2:30PM - 4:15PM DJ Red-I
  • 4:15PM - 4:45PM Hot Sauce Eating Challenge
  • 4:45PM - 6:30PM Jul Big Green
  • 6:30PM - 7:15PM Taco Eating Contest
  • 7:30PM - 9:00PM Britton-Zinn

Map

Getting Here

Jacobs Pavilion is situated on the waterfront of the Cuyahoga River, at the west bank of The Flats in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. 2014 Sycamore St, Cleveland, OH 44113

Parking

Getting to Jacobs Pavilion is a breeze, with many different transport options to choose from, including walking, bicycling, public transport (bus and light rail) and driving. Taxis or rideshare companies (i.e. Uber or Lyft) also operate in Cleveland and are a quick and convenient option.

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Thank you to our Sponsors

FAQs

We try to answer the most frequently asked questions about Taco Fest below, but please reach out to us if you have others!

Cleveland Taco Fest will take place in the flats in Cleveland at Jacobs Pavilion from August 29 – September 1, 2024. Hours for the festival are Friday 4pm-11pm, Saturday 11am-11pm, Sunday 11am-11pm, and Monday 11am-11pm.

The festival is located at the Jacobs Pavilion and the on associated festival grounds surrounding Jacobs pavilion. For more information including festival entrances, please check out our event map here.

Tickets purchased in advance of the festival will be $7, but they will also be available at the door for $10. There is no charge for children under the age of 3, veterans or active duty military. To buy tickets in advance, please visit here!

Children under 3 are free at all times.

Yes, all individuals age 17 and under must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian after 7:00p.m.

Admission grants you access to the festival along with the live entertainment, Lucha Libre wrestling, and Taco Eating & Hot Pepper contests. Activities also include Kids Zone Activities.

Food and beverage is not included with admission, all vendors will be accepting cash, credit or debit.

Food will vary between vendor but tacos will start around $3 each. All vendors will accept cash, credit, and debit. Tequila tasting prices for our Tequila! Tequila! Cantina and beverage prices for our Margarita Fro-zone are available on our website, but we will also have beer, wine, and other spirits and cocktails available at our other festival bars as well.

No outside food or beverages are allowed. Baby formula, baby bottles, or young child’s sippy cup are allowed.

Backpacks, large purses and large shoulder bags are prohibited. Maximum allowable bag size is 12”W x 12”H x 6” D.

No pets allowed, with the exception of service animals.

Getting to Jacobs Pavilion is a breeze, with many different transport options to choose from, including walking, bicycling, public transport (bus and light rail) and driving. Taxis or rideshare companies (i.e. Uber or Lyft) also operate in Cleveland and are a quick and convenient option.

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About AEG Presents

Combining the power of the live event with a focus on true artist development, AEG Presents is a world leader in the music and entertainment industries. Operating across five continents, the company has an unparalleled commitment to artistry, creativity, and community.

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More information can be found at www.aegpresents.com.

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SPONSORSHIP & FOOD TRUCKS

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