Get Your Tickets to Taco Town: Tacolandia Pre-Sale Starts Today

On Oct. 15, the Dallas Observer will take over City Hall Plaza with live music, ample booze and dozens of vendors sampling all the tacos you can stuff in your taco-hole. The second annual Tacolandia is an outdoor taco-sampling festival full of Dallas’ best tacos, ranging from contemporary to classic...

By Beth Rankin

August 10, 2016

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On Oct. 15, the Dallas Observer will take over City Hall Plaza with live music, ample booze and dozens of vendors sampling all the tacos you can stuff in your taco-hole.

The second annual Tacolandia is an outdoor taco-sampling festival full of Dallas’ best tacos, ranging from contemporary to classic street-style, along with cash bars with beer and cocktails and awards for best tacos in various categories. If you want to snag $25 tickets early, pre-sale starts at 10 a.m. today and runs through 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 13. Just head to Tacolandia's website and use the code DOTACOS to buy pre-sale tickets.

Included in the general admission ticket price: unlimited taco samples from Tacolandia vendors. VIP ticket holders will get early entry into the event (at 3 p.m.), unlimited taco samples, access to a VIP lounge with its own VIP bar with complimentary beer and cocktail samples and access to VIP restrooms.

Ticket pre-sale runs until Saturday, when standard ticket sales begin. Here's a ticket price breakdown by date:

Early Bird Pricing: $25 (10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 13 to 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18)
Advance Pricing: $30 (Midnight Monday, Sept. 19 to 11:59 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14)
Day-of Pricing: $40

Get a leg up on other taco-obsessed North Texans by grabbing tickets early.

Dallas Observer Tacolandia
When: 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016
Where: City Hall Plaza, 1500 Marilla St.
Tickets: $25 to $80

Beth Rankin is an Ohio native and Cicerone-certified beer server who specializes in social media, food and drink, travel and news reporting. Her belief system revolves around the significance of Topo Chico, the refusal to eat crawfish out of season and the importance of local and regional foodways.

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