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Organizers of Pinellas Taco Fest said that in 2024, attendees consumed 25,000 tacos. A smorgasbord of similar proportions awaits this year, with a rep for the festival saying that it hopes to dish out even more this weekend (with 50 vendors on the agenda, that’s totally doable).

There’ll be a 20-chef battle for best taco on day one, with a taco eating competition going down on day two. Live music is on the docket, with a portion of proceeds going to Get Rescued, Inc.

And don’t worry, there will be bathrooms.

There’s no cover for the Fourth annual Pinellas Taco Fest happening Saturday-Sunday, Jan. 25-26 at England Brothers Park in Pinellas Park.

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This article appears in Jan 16-22, 2025.

Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...