On Thursday, August 31, Ray Ray’s Sonoran Spirit Tea is hosting a Night Market and Cocktail Competition at Playground, 278 E. Congress St.

From 7 – 10 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.), Playground’s rooftop bar will be loaded with music from old-school vinyl DJ Buttafly, live screen printing from CREAM Design & Print, a night market of local makers, and a cocktail competition featuring Ray Ray’s Sonoran Spirit Tea.

Competitors will bring their own ingredients or utilize the market to enhance their cocktail, sample them out to attendees and judges, and then the winner will be selected by three judges.

Plus, the event is totally free to attend.

Cocktail Competition Judges

• Melissa Cordero (marketing connoisseur and Board Member at the Tucson LGBT Chamber of Commerce)
• Ashley La Russa (Founder of Blax Friday and Roux Events)
• Feng-Feng Yeh (Chef, Writer, Food Artist, and Founder of Chinese Chorizo Project)

Participating Vendors

• Baked
• Jabari Sauce
• Five-To-Oh! Coffee
• Wild Child Family Farm
• Stash’s Juice Joint
• Melisa’s Enchilado
• Our Urban Grove
• Awareness Ranch
• More TBA…

Playground is located at 278 E. Congress St. For more information, call (520) 396-3691 or visit playgroundtucson.com. Ray Ray’s Sonoran Spirit Tea is a family-owned, spiked tea business, inspired by the Sonoran Desert. For more information, follow @RayRaysSonoran or visit CocktailLabAz.com.

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