Celebrate SALSA & Hot Air Balloons in Safford, Arizona Press Release
For Immediate Release
August 18, 2008
Contact: Mike Finney
Phone: 480.897.3331
mike@azcomgroup.com
Celebrate SALSA & Hot Air Balloons in Safford, Arizona
Second Annual SalsaFest Friday & Saturday September 26/27, 2008 Safford Town Square
Safford, Az. - Celebrate Arizona's Salsa Trail® at the hottest event in Southern Arizona- the 2nd Annual SalsaFest on Friday & Saturday September 26 & 27, in the City of Safford Town Square. Downtown Safford will be aglow with hot air balloons on Friday evening as festivities begin in the historic town square. The SalsaFest is a celebration of everything Salsa including an opportunity to win prizes and bragging rights in the Salsa Challenge.
Join in the fun listening to live entertainment, eating delicious food, and sampling some of the greatest salsas in the Southwest. SalsaFest activities include a salsa making contest, a Festival Marketplace, Salsa music & dancing, food demonstrations, chili roasting, a kids area, a special Salsa Walk to benefit the Gila Valley Boys & Girls Club, an evening hot air balloon glow & Saturday morning sunrise lift off, and Jalapeño & Salsa Eating competitions. Entry forms for the competitions and event information are available online at www.SalsaTrail.com
The public is invited to participate in the judging for the People's Choice Awards in the Salsa Tasting Tent. Salsa Trail® restaurants will dish up samples of their special concoctions and Salsa Challenge contestants will compete for top honors and prizes.
The Salsa Trail® is all about terrific Mexican food and the hometown friendliness that you will find in the small Southern Arizona communities of Safford, Pima, Thatcher, Clifton, Solomon, Duncan, Willcox, and York. That's where a dozen Mexican restaurants, a family owned tortilla factory, and a lady who grows chilies have all joined together to make up the Salsa Trail®. All the Salsa Trail businesses will be offering SalsaFest specials during the festival weekend. A Salsa Trail map and directions are available online at www.SalsaTrail.com
The 2008 SalsaFest will be held in the Safford Town Square from 5 - 9 pm Friday and 9 am - 4 pm Saturday. Entry to the Salsa Tent is $4.00 for adults to sample entrees and participate as a judge for the People's Choice Awards. Proceeds from the event will benefit a special community project to be awarded by the Safford Lions Club and the Gila Valley Rotary Club, the event hosts. EUROFRESH Farms, The Eastern Arizona Courier, National Bank of Arizona, McMurray Radio, and Valley Telecom Group are sponsors for this year's SalsaFest. Information is available at www.SalsaTrail.com or by calling the Graham County Chamber of Commerce at 1.888.837.1841 or 928.428.2511.
Images and SalsaFest video are available at www.azcomgroup.com/SalsaFestImageBank.htm
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