Minnesota Salsa Fest

Minnesota Salsa Fest, the SFA Central Chapter’s signature event, will be held 11 am – 8 p.m. Sept. 14, 2019, at Burlington Northern Park in downtown Wadena! Come celebrate all things salsa and enjoy a local farmers market, demonstrations, live music, food & artisan vendors and the Minnesota salsa contest!! Admission this year is FREE!!! COMPETE IN THE SALSA CONTEST – Do you or someone you know make really great salsa? Participate in our Professional or Amateur Salsa Contest! Cost is only $10 to enter. Beer by Drastic Measures Brewing! Food by The Williams Company Store and others... Chips & Salsa by El Mariachi Authentic Mexican Restaurant Performances by the Spin Collective, Stearns County Pachanga Society, Elisa Korenne Korentayer, Ben Ranson and Der Heiser Challah! Regenerative Agriculture Classes and Demonstrations by: Kathy Connell - Seed Saving Dr. Thaddeus McCarmant - Fruit Trees Kent Solberg - Livestock and Grazing + Soil Health Test Garlicky Bohemian Farm - You guesed it, garlic! Ronald & Margaret Stelck - Mushroom Growing Free Salsa Dance Lessons provided by Bailame Dance Festival Presentation by Clean Energy Resource Team Kids Arts Activities by Paint Traveler “This activity is funded in part by Sourcewell and made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Five Wings Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.“