The Arizona Bao and Dumpling Festival is returning for its 5th year, but the first time as a two day festival. This year will also be a double header event. If you love rice dishes, over 15 local businesses will showcase their creativity in the first ever Arizona Rice Fest. Explore all the different varieties of baos and dumplings from traditional to creative interpretations. 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 differe

Tickets include free parking at the nearby garages, an exclusive sticker while supplies last, and a curated dumpling experience. This is a one stop shop to support local and try from a variety of food vendors and purchase anime merchandise. Children 12 and under are free. Refunds are available up until 8 days before the event.

For our fifth year, the event is outdoors. We will have local food businesses and menu prices range from $5 - $17. We will also have a curated anime marketplace with local artists. Boba, desserts, and other Asian dishes will be available too. Parking is free in in the parking lot. We highly encourage carpooling or rideshare. Feel free to cosplay!

All food and drink is sold separately. All of the local businesses will be collecting their own sales. They do not offset the event production costs. Most vendors will accept both cash and card. We do recommend bringing cash for this event and coming with a group of your friends and families to try a little bit from everywhere! Event times will be staggered to improve flow of the event. You can stay as long as you like and ticket times are only for how early you can arrive.

Food Vendors
Happy Buns - Coconut bao, ube butter mochi (GF), smoked pork belly bao
Hot Bamboo - character bao
HoWun Cheesecake - Japanese cheesecake (GF)
Takoyaki Balls (Sunday only)
Jasperz Island Fusion (Vegan options available) - Fried pork pot stickers, Garlic Noodles (v), **** veggie Gua bao (v), Spring rolls (v), Carib rum cake, Carib green tea
Flippin Rice - Asian fusion gua bao (Sunday only)
Tambayan Filipino Food - siopao
Miniburi Thai - thai bao
Mama Lita's Soda Bar - siopao and lemonade/drinks
Duplex Boba Tea Station - Hong Kong milk tea with boba, taro milk tea with boba, white peach oolong tea with boba, Hong Kong Milk Coffee Tea with boba
Hoyo's Kitchen - sambusa
Hiw Kaow Thai
Mochinut Tempe - mochi donuts
Eis Cafe - coffee and ice cream
Red Ginger Arizona - Gua Bao
Scooptopia - siopao
Sonya Market
Bee happy Boba tea - dumplings
Lulu's Italian Ice
Bonzai Boyz - gua bao
Mr Momo - Nepalese dumplings
Herculean Chicken
Totally Rolled Ice Cream
Crafti Tea - boba
Its Seoul Good (Sunday only)

Anime/Marketplace Vendors
Nerdy Expressions
CreatedByDVO
Pastel Gardens
Tea Cup Sheepie
80HDesigns
Daito Apparel
Chibiawesome
Valley of the Divine
Carlos Arts
Confetti Kitty
Osiris' Odduarium
Love and Justice Boutique
Rugalia Designs
Desert Grace Beauty
Jiminez Gifts
Outa Town Pop
Etigre
Lyd & Al
Sammie Scribbles
IndigPaperKite
Crystal lee Craftworks
Chibiawesome
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Date: March 23-24, 2024

Time:
Early admission - Please arrive at 11am
General admission - Please arrive between 12:45pm and 3:00pm
Happy hour admission - Please arrive at 3:00pm and until the end of the event

Location:
Centennial Plaza Park, (behind Peoria City Hall)
9875 North 85th Avenue,
Peoria, AZ 85345.

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