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At Savor Santa Ana celebrated on Thursday, Sept. 14 from 5 to 9:30 p.m. nearly 40 downtown Santa Ana restaurants will fling open their doors for small bites and libations as you meander through music-filled streets of DTSA.

At the tasting event, you can walk door-to-door or take a trolley to hear live musicians and student performers, meet local food scene entrepreneurs, taste from local restaurants, and see downtown Santa Ana’s historic buildings beautifully restored with wood, brick, glass and steel.

Savor Santa Ana tickets are just $10 for 5 tasting tickets and are available online at savorsantaana.com and onsite at the event.

Since it debuted in 2014, Savor Santa Ana has become a huge hit as an all-ages family outing, date night, or night out with a big group of friends or work colleagues. The easy event flow and ready-to-eat samples create a casual environment that is entertaining, social, and delicious.

Downtown Santa Ana (DTSA) is emerging as one of Orange County’s favorite food districts with not one but two food halls, and dozens of food options that feature everything from Santa Ana’s hallmark traditional cuisines from Latin America, to millennial-generation experimental foods, modern Mexican, modern Filipino, wine bars and bistros, and central and southeast Asian traditional and fusion fares.

The event also features East End incubator kitchen tastings, free trolley rides,main stage music featuring Santa Ana Unified School District youth performers, and 4 Busker music stations curated by Beatnik Bandito. And of course, cool craft beer and cocktails for the adults!

Food photographers can join an Instagram Food Photo Contest: Tag your Savor photos on Instagram with #SavorSantaAna. The winner gets $50 and a photo repost to Downtown Santa Ana's 40,000 followers.

Tickets are also available for purchase during Savor Santa Ana at two locations: East End: 4th and Spurgeon, and West End: 4th and Broadway. Ticket booths will open at 4:30 pm and will be CASH ONLY.