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The 2022-23 season may be over, but the Lloydminster Junior A Bobcats are already looking to next year as they are set to host Flavor Festival.
On May 13, the WLS Convention Centre will be transformed into what could be comparable to A Taste of Edmonton, as food and drink vendors from throughout the region come together to share their creations with the Border City.
The fun starts at 6 p.m. and tickets are $22.63 and available on Eventbrite.
“Both food and drink vendors will be coming in and we’ll have local live entertainment going on throughout the whole night,” said Bobcats head coach and general manager Nigel Dube.
“You can buy your tickets to get in the door, and once inside, you can buy tokens to sample the various products available.”
So far, there’s been quite a few local and regional vendors interested, but Dube isn’t releasing a final number yet.
“We’re not releasing the total number of vendors yet as today we had four more people wanting to be part of it, but we’re right in the ballpark of 25 vendors, which will be a good mixture of food and drinks,” Dube said on Tuesday.
“On the food side, we’ll have anything from something you’d eat at the dinner table to dessert, to something you may put on one of your favourite chips or crackers. There’s a big variety of food, as well as drinks including vodka, gin, wines, beers, seltzers, all different kinds.”
The event, which was planned and is being put on by the Bobcats’ organization, is also acting as a fundraiser for the team.
“This is a fundraiser, so any proceeds that are made that evening will go to the Lloydminster Bobcats,” said Dube.
“We’ve been asked several times ‘who’s putting this event on,’ and it’s solely a Lloydminster Junior A Bobcats. Everything from this event is local and will stay local from this event.”
