Name one thing that makes a taco bar even better? A WALKING TACO BAR. That’s right, one of the coolest and easiest taco bar party ideas for, Cinco de Mayo, for a crowd, graduation, or any occasion! This is the perfect party idea that everyone will enjoy and make for a memorable fiesta!

How to Throw a Walking Taco Bar Party

I know what you’re thinking, what’s so great about a walking taco bar? With a walking taco bar, we’re trading in the tortillas for chip bags! Fun right? Have all your same taco meat and topping choices in a bag and mix it all together, SO YUM! Believe it or not, this is tasty with a mix of chips and is something different. There’s also the option to dump out the chips and make a taco bag out of the chip bag. A walking taco bar party makes for fun decorating ideas as well. I’ve been to a couple of graduation parties where there was a walking taco bar and we had our own! There are countless ways to go about a walking taco bar in this post we have the best walking taco bar ideas for you!

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Walking Taco Bar Ideas

Make the Guest List

Who do you want at your party?! How do you plan to invite them? This is the first step to your walking taco bar party. Who do you want to celebrate with? Who loves tacos and chips? Sending out invitations or making a Facebook event or sending a group text is encouraged! Either of these is a great way to get the word out and know who will be at your party!

Planning Decorations

My favorite part, the party decorating! I recommend ordering a bunch of different decorations online (Amazon) or the dollar store in advance so you don’t have to stress about having good decorations! What kind of decorations does one need for a walking taco bar party? Buying a ton of chips bags and hanging those is such a cute idea. What makes you think fiesta? A good taco sign or something funny is always good, strung lights and flags, etc. There are so many ways to go about creating the “look” for a cool walking taco bar.

Planning the Walking Taco Menu

What makes a walking taco bar fun is the menu. Including an assortment of chips and of course all the ingredients for tacos. When planning the menu, think of everything you would want in a taco (bag) and provide options for guests! You can get as creative as you want, the more options the better! You can also ask guests to help bring food to keep costs down and have a variety to enjoy. Whether it be homemade or something you buy, here are ideas of what we had on our walking taco bar party menu:

chip bags (many different kinds)
choices of meat
toppings:
cheese
choices of salsa/ hot sauce
guac
sour cream
olives
lettuce
tomatoes

Shopping

Now to make the walking taco bar happen, shopping! The first step is making a list of EVERYTHING that you might need or want for the party. You can set a budget for yourself and write down the absolute needs, or just keep track of everything you want to make/buy. As far as decorations, Amazon is amazing for finding the best walking taco bar decoration ideas and getting them in time! Here’s the shopping list that we went off of:

taco essentials
chip bags
toppings
plates/napkins/silverware
beverages (tequila??)
juice/soda
ice
taco bar menu sign
succulents or cacti
balloons
backdrop or taco party sign
fun props
paper tassel
table runner/cover
napkins
decorations (from Amazon or dollar store)

Setting Up the Day Of

For a smooth planning process, I recommend setting up the day before your walking taco bar party or getting up early to make sure you have enough time for everything to be ready! The more you have ready and set up, the less stressful it’ll be and you can just enjoy it! The decorating and placing of the food is most important on the day of. Defintely begin with where you want food to be and the order of everything, then go to town decorating! There is no right or wrong way to set up a walking taco bar, whatever looks best and feels like a fiesta to you!! Just know ahead of time how long drinks and food will take to prepare and then you can work around that with setting up.

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Walking Taco Bar Menu

Name one thing that makes a taco bar even better? A WALKING TACO BAR. We're trading in the tortillas for chips bags and making it a memorable fiesta for family and friends! Check out some awesome taco party ideas that everyone will enjoy!

Materials

taco essentials
chip bags
toppings
plates/napkins/silverware
beverages (tequila??)
juice/soda
ice
taco bar menu sign
succulents or cacti
balloons
backdrop or taco party sign
fun props
paper tassel
table runner/cover
napkins
decorations (from Amazon or dollar store)

Instructions

1. Make a guest list

2. Send out invites

3. Plan decorations and brainstorm

4. Plan out what food/beverages/ingredients are needed

5. Go shopping

6. Set out dishes in the order the food will be placed

7. Decide where chip bags will go/hang them

7. Decorate for the party

8. Set everything up the day of

Be sure to pin the walking taco bar pin for later on Pinterest so you can get back to it!

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