Cinco D'Ohio

When: Saturday May 3, 2008
Where: The North Market
What: A unique angle to the customary festivities of Cinco de Mayo. During the event Ohio Proud vendors and their products will be flaunted in an atmosphere with fiesta flair.

Cinco D’Ohio Festival Schedule:
8 a.m. North Market opens, Ohio Proud vendors open on farmers’ market plaza
9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Cooking demonstrations in the Dispatch Kitchen
9:00 Culinary demonstration
9:45 Lori Panda of Ohio Proud and Martha Franzel, chile pepper grower
10:30 Salsa contest
11:15 Chef Taco Taste-off
12:00 Hot Sauce contest
12:45 Culinary demonstration
1:15 Culinary demonstration
2:30 Culinary demonstration
•10 a.m. – 1 p.m., music by Willie Phoenix
•11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Columbus Dog Connection showcases adoptable dogs
•1 p.m., kids can take a swing at the piñata full of goodies! •1 – 4 p.m., Mark Wood fun show, cowboy and magic tricks
•11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Fantasy Faces face painting for the kids
•1 – 4 p.m., live music by Jorge Polo and the Gadabouts