2025 Tamal and Atole Festival

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Name: 2025 Tamal and Atole Festival
Date: December 13, 2025
Time: 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM CST
Registration: Register Now
2025 Fort Worth Tamal and Atole Festival
Event Description:

It’s tamale season, Fort Worth — and Northside is bringing the heat. The 2025 Tamal & Atole Festival brings together more than ten of Fort Worth’s most prominent chefs for a full-on sabor showdown. Your $45 ticket includes tasting tickets to sample a wide variety of tamales and atole as chefs compete for the titles of “Best Tamal in Fort Worth” and “Best Atole in Fort Worth.”

Enjoy music by Northside’s favorite sonidero, DJ Soy Capaz, along with a curated vendor marketplace by Cultura Markets, featuring local makers, artists, and small businesses — perfect for holiday browsing and community connection.

Participating Chefs

  • Juan Rodriguez – Magdalena’s

  • Francisco Islas – Shogun Taqueria

  • Angel Fuentes – Guapo Tacos

  • Manuel Vasquez – Los Vaqueros West

  • Carlos & Kelly Morales – El Tejano Tacos

  • Eddie Escamilla – Tacos con Madre

  • Jesus Varilla – Leo’s Churro Bar

  • Kimberlee Ovalle – Goldee’s BBQ

  • Hilda la Tamalera

  • and more!

     

Event Sponsors:

No Shortcuts Sponsor

  • Black Tie Real Estate
  • Fadduol, Cluff, Hardy & Conaway, P.C.

Stretchy Pants Sponsor

Location:

Mercado Event Center — Third Floor
Mercado Building
1500 N. Main Street
Fort Worth, TX 76164

Elevator and Parking:
The Mercado Building has elevator access to the third floor. Parking is available in the surface lot behind the building and along N. Main Street.

Date/Time Information:
Date: Saturday, December 13th
Time: 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Contact Information:
Dee Lara O'Neal
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Fees/Admission:
$45 gets you in the door and puts tasting tickets in your hand — so you can try every tamal and every atole.

Sponsorships available.
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