SAVOR Southern Arizona Food and Wine Festival

SAVOR Southern Arizona Food and Wine Festival, SOUTHERN ARIZONA’S LARGEST CULINARY FESTIVAL, RETURNS ON JANUARY 20, 2024 TO THE TUCSON BOTANICAL GARDENS. Tickets are selling fast for the annual community-wide food and wine festival, presented by Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance, Local First Arizona & Tucson Botanical Gardens.

ADMISSION $150. Early Admission & Designated Parking, 11AM-3PM. Ticket includes one-hour early entry into the event at 11 AM, welcome drink plus all General Admission access. Only 300 VIP tickets will be sold. ONLY 25 VIP TICKETS REMAINGENERAL ADMISSION $115. Admission 12PM-3PM.

Ticket includes libation and menu samplings from over 60 local wineries, breweries, distilleries, restaurant chefs and food purveyors in Southern Arizona, immersive arts experiences plus full access to the Tucson Botanical Gardens exhibits.

REGISTER AS A PURVEYOR, RESTAURANT, CHEF OR LIBATION TO BE FEATURED AT THE EVENT. Tickets are slated to sell out soon for the 9th Annual SAVOR Southern Arizona Food and Wine Festival! The event gives the public a chance to experience the rich diversity of cuisine, culture, and agricultural history, making the Sonoran Desert and Tucson a famed UNESCO City of Gastronomy.

The SAVOR Southern Arizona food and wine festival will celebrate the largest local gathering of restaurants, chefs, breweries, wine, and specialty food purveyors at the lush and historic Tucson Botanical Gardens.Presented in partnership with the Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance, Local First Arizona, and Tucson Botanical Gardens, all three nonprofit organizations strive to educate and promote the beauty and culture of Southern Arizona in their unique way.The Festival will bring together stars of Tucson’s culinary scene with acclaimed regional chefs, wine and spirits experts, and local Heritage Foods movement leaders. Festival programming will include interactive cooking stations, the opportunity to engage with local chefs, live music, art experiences, a signature event raffle, and admission to the Tucson Botanical Gardens. Attendees will stroll the gardens while visiting local restaurants and exhibitors offering their signature dishes and premiere wine and cocktail samples, experiencing an intersection of place and palate.

Now in its ninth year, the SAVOR Southern Arizona Food and Wine Festival will continue to highlight the distinctive cuisine of Tucson has developed from a culturally layered history and a variety of heritage food ingredients.

Tickets for the 9th Annual SAVOR Southern Arizona Food and Wine Festival are now available at https://www.saaca.org/savor.html. General admission tickets are $115 each and include menu and libations samplings from local chefs, restaurants, wineries, breweries, distilleries, and food purveyors. VIP tickets include early entry into the event, a special welcome cocktail for $150. This is a 21+ event.

Over 60 chefs, restaurants, and purveyors have been confirmed for SAVOR, so far! Visit our website to see the full (growing!) list, along with details on each participant. Current participants include:

• Agave Heritage Festival
• Agustin Kitchen
• Alfonso Gourmet Olive Oil & Balsamics
• Amelia’s Mexican Kitchen
• Arizona Distilling Co.
• Bella’s Gelatto Shoppe
• Beyond Bread
• Borderland Spirits
• Button Brewhouse
• Cancion Tequila
• Compa Spirits
• Coors Whiskey Co.
• Corazon Azul
• Cork Tucson
• Dante’s Fire
• Desert Forager
• Dirty T Tamarindo
• Dos Equis
• Doughbird
• El Corral
• Ensenada Street Food
• Ermanos
• Fiesta Filipina
• Hacienda at the Canyon
• Heineken USA
• Huss Brewing
• Incas Peruvian Cuisine
• Kingfisher Bar & Grill
• La Cumbre Brewing Co.
• La Merguez
• Lady Umbrella
• Laramita Cellars
• Lasgidi Cafe
• Miraval Arizona Resort & Spa
• Noble Hops
• Off the Hook Seafood
• Olive Oil Ring
• Oralia Coffee+Kitchen
• Pin-Up Pastries / Fork U BBQ
• [POPPED] Artisan Popcorn
• Pita Jungle
• Pueblo Vida Brewing Company
• Pure Poke
• Rainy Day Chocolate
• Saffron Indian Bistro
• Sahuarita High School Culinary Program
• Seis Kitchen
• Sonoran Wines
• St. Joseph’s Hospital
• Tanna’s Botannas
• The Lodge at Ventana Canyon
• The Purple Tree Truck
• The Royal Room
• Transit Tea
• Tucson Tamale Company
• Tucson Tea Company
• Vero Amore
• Whiskey Del Bac
• Wildflower
• Yellow Brick Coffee
• Zio Peppe