SoCal Taco Week in Santa Ana

Santa Ana is in the middle of SoCal Taco Week, an April 19–26 promotion with fixed-price taco specials across participating restaurants, food trucks, and pop-ups. (travelsantaana.com) Travel Santa Ana says participating businesses are offering tacos or combos priced at $5, $10, $15, and $20, with availability varying by location for dine-in, takeout, or delivery. The tourism group’s event page lists the promotion as citywide in Santa Ana and part of a broader Southern California taco week. (travelsantaana.com) The city’s official tourism site frames the week as a taco-focused version of Restaurant Week and says diners can build their own taco tour while voting in Golden Taco Awards categories including Best Street Taco, Best Fish Taco, and Best Specialty Taco. The Santa Ana guide says local participants include taquerías, restaurants, food trucks, and pop-ups. (travelsantaana.com) That pitch lands in a city Travel Santa Ana markets as one of Orange County’s taco hubs. Its dining guides highlight Santa Ana’s Mexican food scene, from street-style taquerías to larger restaurants, and its taco guide maps more than a dozen local spots. (travelsantaana.com, travelsantaana.com) The 2026 taco week guide spotlights specific Santa Ana deals rather than a single festival site. Travel Santa Ana’s post lists Tacompadre’s $12 Taco Chingón Plate with two campechano tacos on handmade heirloom blue corn tortillas, plus Casa Ramos’ $20 Mexico City Trio Taco Combo served with either a 16-ounce draft beer or a house margarita. (travelsantaana.com) The same guide presents the event as a tourism draw as much as a food promotion. Travel Santa Ana, the city’s destination marketing organization, says its website is built to help visitors plan stays around dining, events, and hotel bookings in Santa Ana. (travelsantaana.com) For diners, the practical detail is that the specials are spread across separate businesses with separate hours and service formats. Travel Santa Ana’s event and blog pages direct people to check the participating-shop list before heading out. (travelsantaana.com, travelsantaana.com) The window closes Saturday, April 26. After that, Santa Ana’s taco map stays put, but the week’s fixed-price specials and award voting are scheduled to end. (travelsantaana.com, travelsantaana.com)