Arizona Bao and Dumpling Festival with the Nom Nom Noodles Fest

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.

DETAILS:

For our sixth 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 garages. 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!

Menu/vendors subject to change. 

• 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

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

Event Venue

Centennial Plaza Park, 8401 W Monroe St, Peoria AZ 85345, Peoria, United States