By Brittany Anderson
BUDA — After four years, a beloved Buda tradition is back and better than ever.
The Buda Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the 6th annual Fajita Fiesta at Buda Amphitheater and City Park on Sept. 23 and 24. The fiesta has not been held since 2018 due to park construction in 2019 and COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021, but this year, the city was ready to celebrate again.
Officer Gregg, front, and Officer Zamora, back, of the Buda Police Department with Max, 5, and Emma, 6 at Fajita Fiesta.
Friday night’s festivities kicked off with live music from Max Omer, followed by a margarita contest and a performance from Texas Tejano Music Award winner Ray Ray to close out the night.
Saturday’s schedule featured a full slate of activities, with performances from Dance Unlimited and the Lehman High School Mariachi Los Lobos, a chihuahua beauty pageant, jalapeño eating contest and grito contest, plus live music from the Wyatt Weaver Band and Grammy-nominated performer J.R. Gomez y Los Conjunto Bandits.
Also available all weekend were kid-friendly activities, dozens of market vendors, local food trucks and a tented beer garden, courtesy of Brooklyn’s Down South.
Participating cooks vied for first, second and third place winning spots in the best margarita, best salsa, best charro beans, best jalapeño poppers and best showmanship categories, and the top 10 best fajitas were also awarded cash prizes.
The Hays Free Press/News-Dispatch will update this story in an upcoming edition with the complete list of winners.
Grills were smoking all weekend as cooks served up their best fajitas, including members of the Buda Area Chamber of Commerce, who helped put on the fiesta.
