{"id":257899,"date":"2026-04-20T13:30:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T13:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/257899\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T13:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T13:30:10","slug":"texas-monthly-taco-fest-returns-to-houston-with-2nd-annual-festival-featuring-ballet-folklorico-live-cumbia-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/257899\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Monthly Taco Fest Returns To Houston With 2nd Annual Festival Featuring Ballet Folklorico, Live Cumbia, &#038; More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FotoJet-2026-04-20T122537.475-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\" alt=\"Image shows attendants of Texas Monthly Taco Fest in Discovery Green in Houston.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a data-force-follow=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/secrethouston.com\/author\/colby-smith\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" data-lazy- class=\"avatar avatar-40 photo\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1776691809_512_556af78e12ad1cf6182ac1c5f5b7d35984e6ef73b60c69c3dec5f87ca6a70570.jpeg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1776691809_512_556af78e12ad1cf6182ac1c5f5b7d35984e6ef73b60c69c3dec5f87ca6a70570.jpeg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-40 photo\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following its debut this past year, the second installment of <a href=\"https:\/\/secrethouston.com\/texas-monthly-taco-fest-houston\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secrethouston.com\/texas-monthly-taco-fest-houston\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_0\" data-category=\"click_internal\">Texas Monthly\u2019s Taco Fest <\/a>is set to take over Discovery Green in Houston this May. Here, Houstonians will be able to sink their teeth into some of Texas\u2019s best tacos and enjoy live performances of ballet folklorico and cumbia music, and more!<\/p>\n<p>Iff you happen to be new to Texas, Texas Monthly  is one of the state\u2019s most repudiated publications. In addition to in-depth coverage and commentary on regional happenings, Texas Monthly is also one of the most authoritative voices of Texas cuisine. For instance, TM\u2019s Best New Restaurants, Top 50 BBQ Joints in Texas, and 50 Best Tacos in Texas are some of the most anticipated articles statewide. <\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Image shows a tray of tacos as featured at Texas Monthly Taco Fest in Houston. \" class=\"wp-image-33184\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FotoJet-2026-04-20T122314.118-1024x683.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FotoJet-2026-04-20T122314.118-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Image shows a tray of tacos as featured at Texas Monthly Taco Fest in Houston. \" class=\"wp-image-33184\"  \/>Photo via Texas Monthly<\/p>\n<p>After its 2025 debut, Texas Monthly Taco Fest returns to Houston\u2019s Discovery Green on Saturday, May 23, 2026. For one day only, the downtown park will host some of the state\u2019s best taquerias \u2013 including a good many featured in Texas Monthly\u2019s aforementioned 50 Best Tacos in Texas article. <\/p>\n<p>Featured taquerias at Texas Monthly Taco Fest in Houston 2026 include the following: <\/p>\n<p>Ana Liz Taqueria (Mission)<\/p>\n<p>Comadre Panaderia (Austin)<\/p>\n<p>Huncho\u2019s Tacos (Houston)<\/p>\n<p>Maximo (Houston)<\/p>\n<p>Sana Sana Taqueria (Austin)<\/p>\n<p>Burnt Bean Co. (Seguin)<\/p>\n<p>El Nuevo Azteca (Houston)<\/p>\n<p>J-Bar-M Barbecue (Houston)<\/p>\n<p>Nixta Taqueria (Austin)<\/p>\n<p>Tacos Frontera (Houston)<\/p>\n<p>Cochinita &amp; Co. (Houston)<\/p>\n<p>Esencia (San Antonio)<\/p>\n<p>Los Weyes de la Asada (San Antonio)<\/p>\n<p>Papalo Taqueria (Houston)<\/p>\n<p>The Original Ninfa\u2019s On Navigation (Houston)<\/p>\n<p>The Houston taco festival will also feature Ballet Folklorico, live cumbia performances, and appearance from Texas Monthly\u2019s taco editor, Jos\u00e9 R. Ralat. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Image shows a person holding a tray of tacos. \" class=\"wp-image-33185\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FotoJet-2026-04-20T122337.554-1024x683.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FotoJet-2026-04-20T122337.554-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Image shows a person holding a tray of tacos. \" class=\"wp-image-33185\"  \/>Photo via Texas Monthly<\/p>\n<p>Texas Monthly Taco Fest takes place at Discovery Green from 5 pm \u2013 8:30 pm on Saturday, May 23. Tickets to the event are now on sale through the official event website. Tickets start at $60 for General Admission. VIP tickets are also available at $85, which includes early access and expedited lines. Kids (6 \u2013 12) tickets are priced at $20. Children 6 and under are permitted free entrance. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Following its debut this past year, the second installment of Texas Monthly\u2019s Taco Fest is set to take&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":257900,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[56,58,57,3088,3570],"class_list":{"0":"post-257899","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-houston","9":"tag-houston-headlines","10":"tag-houston-news","11":"tag-mexican-food","12":"tag-tacos"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=257899"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257899\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/257900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=257899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=257899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=257899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}