Cantinaville ~ Salsa Mania

Cantinaville Salsa Mania is a fun, festive food-focused team building experience that challenges teams to work together to create the best salsa this side of the border. It’s equal parts creativity, collaboration, and celebration, built around flavor, presentation, and friendly competition.

Cantinaville Salsa Mania Team Building Experience


Program Highlights

  • Festive, food-focused team building experience
  • Hands-on collaboration centered around salsa and fiesta-style creations
  • Creative themes, presentation, and friendly competition
  • Fun awards including Best Margarita, Best Fiesta Punch, and Sassiest Salsa
  • Optional bonus challenges for teams with extra time
  • All ingredients, tools, and food-safe supplies provided
  • Participant voting combined with judge feedback

The Cantinaville Salsa Mania Experience

Fun and food take center stage as teams step into their own cantina and work together to design a standout culinary creation. The experience is social, hands-on, and designed to encourage participation, creativity, and teamwork in a relaxed, upbeat environment.

During the event, each team:

  • Creates a theme and plate arrangement to showcase their food creations
  • Collaborates to craft a signature salsa and fiesta-style spread
  • Competes for fun awards such as Best Margarita, Best Fiesta Punch, and Sassiest Salsa

Teams with extra time can earn additional points by taking on bonus creations such as a zesty Pico de Gallo or a Black Bean Dip challenge, adding another layer of friendly competition and creativity.


What Venture Up Provides

Venture Up supplies everything teams need to dive into this culinary adventure, allowing participants to focus on collaboration and fun.

  • Fresh and canned ingredients
  • Spices and chips
  • Plates, bowls, cutting boards, trays, and aprons
  • Cutlery for slicing, dicing, and mixing
  • Food-safe sanitizing solutions and related supplies

Competition and Judging

As the clock ticks down, the party energy builds and the competition heats up. Taste-master judges step in while teams visit neighboring cantinas to sample each other’s creations. Final results are determined through a combination of participant voting and judges’ input, keeping the process engaging and lighthearted.

Enhancements and Customization

When time allows, facilitators may lead quick, fun Strategic Energizers to warm up the group before the culinary challenge begins.

While Cantinaville Salsa Mania already has a built-in theme, customization options can be discussed based on your group and event goals. At Venture Up, we make meetings fun — and tasty.