Arizona Bao and Dumpling Festival with the Nom Nom Noodles Fest

Start: Saturday, October 26, 2024 11:00AM
End: Sunday, October 27, 2024 5:00PM

The Arizona Bao and Dumpling Festival is returning for its 6th year with the Nom Nom Noodles Festival. Try exclusive noodle dishes on Sunday from local businesses. Explore creative interpretations of dumplings on Saturday. What is a bao? From Food Republic, a bao or known as a steamed bun or baozi is a "complete meal conveniently packed away in a white, warm, soft bun." Or what we like to say, an amazing delicious experience. Baos are a form of dumplings and you can try different dumplings from various cultures from takoyaki to potstickers. Come both days to get your fill of dumplings and noodles. WHERE: Centennial Plaza Park behind Peoria City Hall 8401 W Monroe St, Peoria, AZ 85345 WHEN: Saturday, October 26th // 11 AM - 5 PM and Sunday, October 27th // 11 AM - 5 PM Different vendors are available on each day for a variety of dumpling, bao, and noodle dishes. Both days will have bao, dumplings, and noodles. WHAT'S INCLUDED: Tickets include free parking at the nearby garages and exclusive coupons to local businesses. This is a one stop shop to support local and try from a variety of food vendors and purchase anime merchandise. Peruse the anime art and enjoy live music. Children 12 and under are free. Menu/vendors subject to change. Exclusive Food Vendors and menu only at our event - More to announce Happy Buns - Coconut bao, ube butter mochi (GF), Exclusive smoked pork belly bao, exclusive red bean bao Yuki Cheesecakes - Japanese cheesecake (gluten free) Jasperz Island Fusion (Vegan options available) - Exclusive Jerk Chicken Gua bao (v), Garlic Noodles (v), Spring rolls (v), Carib rum cake, Carib green tea, Fried pork potstickers, Hot Bamboo - Character Bao Herculean Chicken - Ramen crusted fried chicken Bonzai Boyz - Asian fusion gua bao Mama Lita's Soda Bar - siopao Eis Cafe - Coffee and ice cream Mochinut Tempe Flippin Rice Tambayan - siopao Let's Toast - Korean sandwiches Duplex Boba Scooptopia - Siopao Flippin Rice - Crispy adobo gua bao Miniburi Thai - thai bao Hoyos Cuisine - Sambusas (Sunday only) Hiw Kaow Thai - Gua Bao Bee Happy Boba tea - Pho Red Dragon Chinese Food - handmade dumplings Mochinut Tempe - Mochi Donuts Let's Toast - Saturday only Boka Grindz - Saturday only Herculean Chicken - Ramen crusted fried chicken and Taiwanese fried chicken cutlets Sonya Market - sugarcane juice Retail vendors and anime artists Kawaii Koffee Queen Crystal Lee Craftworks Sloppy Brush Nerdy Expressions Tea Cup Sheepie Rogue Duck Art Confetti Kitty 80HDesigns Jimenez Gifts Osiris' Odduarium Safety Babes P²Cups Eltigre_artist Twisted Bee Apollus MinnyWicks CreatedByDVO Touba Gift Shop Ivory Gayle Tanoshi Pop Soy Boba Neko Mart Chibiawesome Shibabitz Art IndigPaperKite Sammie Scribbles