Oxnard Salsa Festival

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Spicy food, hot music and Oxnard’s cool ocean breezes are on the menu for the 18th Annual Oxnard Salsa Festival on July 28 & 29, 2012 in Oxnard, California.
 
Plaza Park is the place for a two-day celebration of everything salsa – the food, the music, and the dance. You can taste it, you can dance it, and you can even take it home! Getting there is easy. . . . by train, by car, bus or even bike!

The Festival is open 11 am to 7 pm Saturday & Sunday. Best of all, admission and parking are free. Please, no coolers or pets on site.
Salsa Music & Dance
Sizzling entertainment takes center stage with the area’s hottest salsa and Latin Jazz bands. At the Festival, the salsa dancing never stops, from the first note to the last!
 
Shopping
The Salsa Festival is the most exciting place to shop in Downtown Oxnard. The Vendor Marketplace features gourmet salsas & sauces, boutique clothing, hand crafted jewelry, garden art, hats, sunglasses, souvenirs, home décor, cultural crafts, and much more. More than 75 craft & retail vendors!
 
Food & Drinks
Enjoy spicy and refreshing offerings in two international food courts. Carne asada and fish tacos, tamales, tortas, Thai food, empanadas, Barbecue, fresh roasted corn - it's all on the menu! Plus frosty wine margaritas, ice cold Bud Light, soft drinks, and fresh-squeezed lemonade to cool burning taste buds!
salsa tasting tent
Spicy Salsas
Taste dozens of different salsas – from mild to wild – dished up by local restaurants and salsa vendors in the Salsa Tasting Tent.