08/30/2026
The first Trailhead Beer Garden Salsa Fest is in the books!
A sellout crowd tasted 27 salsas from 15 local makers all representing local businesses and organizations. Combined with a huge lift from our sponsors, together we raised $14,000 for the Doyle Community Center.
One of our makers, Center Point ISD Bistro, was awarded gift certificates to the Plant Haus 2 toward the purchase of homegrown ingredients to add to the Bistro's offering.
Other winners, based on a total of 400 votes from 200+ tasters:
RED SALSA Category:
Honorable Mention (17 votes) - Riverside Nature Center
Honorable Mention (18 votes) - Shim's Be Blessed Catering
Honorable Mention (20 votes) - San Saba Cap Co.
3rd (21 votes) - Vecinos
2nd (22 votes) - Arreola Ranch
1st (30 votes) - Central Provisions
GREEN SALSA Category:
Honorable Mention (13 votes each) - Hill Country Men's Health and Central Provisions
Honorable Mention (14 votes) - Schreiner University Hospitality
Honorable Mention (16 votes) - Rancho Arreola
3rd (27 votes) - Vecinos
2nd (30 votes) - NAPA
1st (54 votes) - Tailchasers Patio+Pub
Huge thanks to Jacobi Caldwell and Schreiner University Songkeepers for sound support, our bands Bovine Sounds and the Travis Pierce Band, wood-fired pizza vendor Bakery JoJu, Trailhead staff, our chip slingers Carolyn, Stan, Mary, and Jack, Schreiner University Community Design Department block printing crew, photographer Mackenzie Wade Partida (Stillstone Photography), Justin Tenery and ProServe for the chip warmer, and Doyle Community Center executive director Rae Cardenas for their efforts to help make this thing roll!
And an even huger thanks to our sponsors!
Peterson Health
KPUB
Schreiner University
Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country
Full photo gallery provided by Mackenzie Partida can be found on her website:
https://stillstone.passgallery.com/-salsa-fest-2026/gallery