Everything You Need to Know if You’re Attending Taco Tour Manchester on May 28, 2026!
T
aco Tour Manchester comes back to Elm Street this Thursday, May 28, 2026! The event will feature 100+ participating restaurants and businesses. This event will feature creative interpretations and spins on the taco as they relate to each specific business.
Bring your friends and family and your appetite and get ready to have a night you won’t forget at Taco Tour Manchester 2026!
THE HIGHLIGHTS
When: May 28, 2026
Time: 4-8 p.m.
Where: Downtown Manchester, NH
What: 100+ restaurants are selling their signature tacos for $3. CASH ONLY.
Vibe: Walk Elm Street & side Streets, consume as many tacos as you can handle, and have fun!
Event is Rain or Shine!
Click Here to Download the Official Taco Tour Map!
THE MAPS
This year, a new Interactive Map has been launched allowing attendees to filter, plan and personalize their Taco Tour experience. Mark your favorites and navigate right to them!
Find the interactive map here!
If you prefer the printable map, don’t worry. We still have it!
NEW! INAUGURAL TACO CEREMONY IN VETERAN’S PARK @ 3:30 p.m.
Join the kick-off at 3:30pm in Veteran’s Park!
The all-new Taco Tour Manchester Inaugural Taco Ceremony at Veterans Park makes the kick-off open to the public for the first time in event history. What was once a small, exclusive gathering for media and press is coming to the community in 2026.
This year’s Grand Marshal will be drawn live at the ceremony – one lucky community member will take the stage and eat the inaugural taco to officially open the tour.
Claim your spot in the park for the chance to catch a Taco Tour Manchester t-shirt!
STREET CLOSURES
To ensure that the setup process and closure of the roads happens in a smooth, timely and safe manner for the event, on May 28, 2026 there will be no parking on Elm Street from Granite/Elm to Bridge/Elm. Any vehicles left on Elm St. within the area mentioned after Noon will be towed, and at the owner’s expense. Chestnut Street will remain open, however most roads will be closed at Chestnut Street headed towards Elm Street inside this area. Lake Ave, Granite Street and Bridge Street will remain open.
Closures include:
- Elm from Bridge to Granite
- Hanover up to Chestnut
- Merrimack up to Chestnut
If you typically park on the street in one of these areas, please move your vehicle before 12 p.m. on Thursday, May 28, or you will be towed.
EVENT PARKING
Some suggestions:
- DoubleTree Parking Garage – Granite Street
- Victory Garage – Vine Street
- Hartnett Lot – Chestnut Street
- Arms Park – Commercial Street
Don’t want to bother with Parking? Take an Uber or Lyft from a location outside of Downtown! Suggested Uber/Lyft delivery locations outside of road closures would be: Victory Street Garage, SNHU Arena.
BIKE PARKING
Thanks to Queen City Bike Collective, Bicycle Parking at Taco Tour Manchester is available for FREE at Stanton Plaza, 700 Elm Street, Manchester.
While it is not required to get a “ticket” to park your bike, if you do, it will help QC Bike plan so that they can make every effort to take your bike, even when they are filling up!
Ride your bike to the event and leave it safely with Queen City Bike Collective at Stanton Plaza, 700 Elm Street!
SAFETY
Any alcoholic beverages purchased at any stop along the Taco Tour MUST BE consumed on the premises of the establishment where purchased. Take a break and grab a cold Dos Equis at any of our great downtown establishments along the tour. Please drink responsibly!
TACO TOUR MANCHESTER MUSIC STAGES POWERED BY 92.5 THE RIVER
Grab some $3 tacos and also enjoy live music on two different, centrally located stages powered by 92.5 The River:
- The Band Stage sponsored by Brady Sullivan Properties at 1000 Elm Street
- Joe Deleault & Cody James 4:15-5:30 p.m.
- The Jonathan Sarty Band 6-7:30 p.m.
- The Artist Stage on Hanover Street, across from the Chamber
- Dave Carson 4-5 p.m.
- Rhythm & Roots 5-5:20 p.m.
- Alli Beaudry 5:20-6:20 p.m.
- Magic Man DaSean Greene with Pumps & Pirouettes 6:20-6:45 p.m.
- Brother Seamus 6:45-7:45 p.m.
VOTING
Click here to VOTE for Best Taco during Taco Tour Manchester! There is also voting for Most Creative Taco!
Voting begins on May 28, at 4 p.m.
PAYMENT
Bring CASH to pay for your $3 tacos. There are many ATM’s throughout downtown, but stop by a bank before to stock up on one dollar bills!
TRASH
Please help keep our downtown clean. There will be trash bins throughout downtown courtesy of the Manchester Highway Department. Many restaurants may also have trash bins. Please do not throw trash onto the street – and always place it in a trash bin. If a trash bin is overflowing or too full, please let a Taco Tour Manchester Volunteer or Staff Member know and they can take care of it.
Additionally, posters and other promotional items are not allowed on city property and will be removed.
OTHER TIDBITS TO KNOW WHILE YOU TACO!
- Family Fun Zone on Mechanic Street: Sponsored by Camden National Bank with various family fun activities, including caricatures
- Sensory Friendly Zone @ Singer Center for the Arts (77 Amherst Street): SEE Science Center presents this new space in partnership with Unchartered. A quieter, calming space to step away from the crowds with sensory-friendly activities, dim lighting, noise reduction tools, seating and calming resources.
- Check out Participating Retailers with fun, taco-themed items and activities (see the Interactive Map, under Vendors)
