Next weekend, Central Minnesotans will be gathering to find out who's got the right stuff when it comes to making Bloody Mary's and Margaritas. The Central Minnesota Bloody Mary & Margarita Festival is coming up, and the contest just dropped the list of who will be in attendance. The vendor list includes some past winners of previous competitions, so experience should be fun. Here's who is expected to be there.

Bragging Rights Are On The Line Feb 21

The Central Minnesota Bloody Mary & Margarita Festival is going to be on February 21st, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at The Regency Venue, located in downtown Saint Cloud at 912 W St Germain St.

This is a ticketed event, but those who participate will be offered unlimited "bloody marys, margaritas, craft beer, and samples" according to the social media event page. 

The contest will have a featured vodka for the Bloody Marys. This contest's featured vodka is North Star Vodka.

Who Is Going To Be At The Contest?

The vendor list just dropped, and it includes some familiar names and some not-so-familiar ones. Here's the list of vendors that are expected to be at the festival:

American Rebel

Beatbox: Pickle Margarita, Sweet Heat, Mystic Grape

Best Day: NA Beer

Coborn's

Cutwater: Lime Margarita, Spicy Mango Margarita, Chocolate Espresso, Strawberry Margarita

Daily's Bloody Mary

Demitri's: Bloody Mary, Margarita

Firesticks Pretzels

Fulton Brewing

Good Boy: Citrus Circus, Blackberry

Iron Street Distillery

Lupulin

Manea's Meats

Mr. & Mrs. T: Bloody Mary, Watermelon Margarita

Northern Plains Jerky Outpost

Nurtl: Strawberry, Peach, Blueberry

Obbink Distilling: Bloody Mary, Pickled Lemonade, Lazy River Lemonade, Old Fashioned

Peggy's Bloody Mary Mix

Phorm Energy: Grape, Screaming Lightening, Paradise Punch, Silver Lighting

Remedy Bloody Mary

Slurps Margarita Jello Shots

Spylt: Cookies & Cream, Chocolate

Summer Lakes Beverage: Bootleg, Luna Paloma, Perfect Press Margarita, Jalapeno Margarita

Surfside: Strawberry Lemonade, Blueberry Lemonade, 1/2 and 1/2

The Flaming Dragon: Hot Sauce, Bloody Mary

The Red Rooster

Vodkade: Raspberry, Lemon Lime, Fruit Punch, Orange, Grape, Cranberry

Welch's: Grape, Cranberry

Don't Drink No Problem

There are designated driver tickets and alcohol free mixes for you to enjoy, if you don't drink and still want to partake in the festival.

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Learn more about the event, including ticket prices, by either heading to the social media event page or the promoter's website. 

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