A new festival coming to Abbotsford this summer is promising to celebrate Mexican culture in a variety of unique ways.
The inaugural Taco Smackdown event offers Lucha libre wrestling, food trucks, margarita and tequila bars, a vendor market, live music and DJ's and a kid's zone.
The festival runs on Saturday, Aug. 24 from noon to 8 p.m. at Tradex.
The wrestling portion features some of the stars of Vancouver-based WrestleCore, including Evan Rivers, Sebastian Wolfe, Chakala and Kit Calio. It will be hosted by local wrestling personality Kobra Kai.
Music includes a performance from Mariachi Tabasko, known as Vancouver's premier mariachi band. Food offerings consist of specialty tacos and numerous other taquerias and eateries plus a local artisan market, as well as cocktails. There will also be a bouncy castle and mini-golf.
Admission for the event is $20, with kids 12 and under getting in free of charge. Tickets are available online.
For more information, visit tradexbc.com/events/taco-smackdown.