Looking for a hot time this weekend? Check out the Bosque Chile Fest
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In New Mexico, you can find chile everywhere.
On Saturday, Aug. 23, look no further than the Bosque Chile Fest, which has been toasting 鈥� and roasting 鈥� New Mexico鈥檚 state vegetable for over 10 years.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a celebration of all things chile. Chile is such an important thing to New Mexico and to our culture here,鈥� Austin Munn, Bernalillo County communications specialist, said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 in everything. And so this is Bernalillo County鈥檚 little homage to chile, both red and green.鈥�
Munn said the festival is family-friendly and people of all ages can come out and have a good time.
鈥淚t鈥檚 not even just all about the chile. I think people really just enjoy having a place that they can congregate in and celebrate in.鈥�
The event strives to be a fully immerse visitors into the world of chile.
鈥淥ne of the things we like to say is, it鈥檚 chile for all five senses: look, touch, taste, feel and smell,鈥� Munn said.
Vendors will sell everything from chile art to chile earrings, and there will be many chile-themed activities.
鈥淲e鈥檙e gonna have some arts and crafts for the kids and for the whole family,鈥� Munn said. 鈥淎nd there鈥檒l be live music, cooking demonstrations, chile roasting demonstrations, all sorts of stuff like that.鈥�
Planned festival demonstrations include 鈥淗ow to Make a Chile Ristra鈥� and 鈥淪abor Salsa,鈥� where eventgoers can learn to make appetizers and dip.
鈥淚f you鈥檙e into chile, this is the event for you,鈥� Munn said.
There are also all types of chile-focused foods at the festival.
鈥淭here鈥檚 a new food vendor and they鈥檙e coming in with a red chile creme brulee,鈥� Munn said. 鈥淚 know that鈥檚 one of the things that I鈥檓 kind of excited for.鈥�
Munn said you can expect to learn something new about chile.
鈥淚t really is just a way to come and find out so many different things that you can do with chile,鈥� Munn said.
Looking for a hot time this weekend? Check out the Bosque Chile Fest
