Dana Dexter - Ward 3 Alderman, Manchester NH

Welcome to Downtown Manchester for Taco Tour 2026! 🌮🎉

We’re excited to welcome thousands of residents and visitors to our city tonight for one of Manchester’s biggest and most anticipated community events. Taco Tour Manchester returns Thursday, May 28, from 4:00–8:00 PM, bringing over 100 food and beverage vendors and more than 20,000 attendees to downtown Manchester.

This year’s event features:
🌮 A new interactive mobile-friendly map to help you navigate vendors, dietary options, desserts, beverages, and more
🎶 Two stages of live music throughout downtown
👨‍👩‍👧 A family zone and sponsor activities
🧘 A new sensory-friendly area for attendees needing a quieter space
🎁 Giveaways and entertainment all evening long

The festivities begin early with the Inaugural Taco Ceremony at Veterans Park at 3:30 PM — open to the public for the first time ever! One lucky attendee present at the ceremony will be selected live as this year’s Grand Marshal and will officially open Taco Tour by eating the inaugural taco.

You can explore the interactive map and event details at:tacotourmanchester.com/map

You can also text Taco2026 to 65513 for updates and direct access to the event map.

Please plan ahead for increased traffic, parking limitations, and large crowds downtown. Most importantly, support our local restaurants, businesses, and community organizations that help make this event such a success year after year.

Thank you to the Greater Manchester Chamber, the City of Manchester, event sponsors, volunteers, public safety personnel, and everyone working behind the scenes to make Taco Tour possible.

Have a safe, fun, and delicious evening in Downtown Manchester!

— Dana Dexter
Ward 3 Alderman

This Memorial Day, we pause to remember the courageous men and women who gave their lives in service to our nation.

We honor their sacrifice, reflect on the freedoms they helped preserve, and keep their memory close in our hearts.

May we never forget.

Welcoming 77 new housing units and some commercial space to Central St. was the highlight of my day! Congratulation on getting to the finish line.

Great Day riding the MTA Bus Route 8 and learning about the Bus Buddy Program!

MTA Staff welcome Alderman Trisciani, Alderman Dexter and Alderman Kantor with SNHPC staff on a Route 8 ride along.

I’m hosting a community conversation in Ward 3 and would appreciate you joining me.

Brewing Up a Budget ☕ will be held at Moka Pot on Monday, April 20 from 4:00–6:00 PM.

This is an opportunity to talk about the current city budget and hear directly from you about priorities for Ward 3.

☕ Coffee and drinks will be available from 4:00–4:30
💬 Informal, drop-in conversations from 4:00–6:00

👉 Full details here: https://www.facebook.com/share/1HQ4L3zxji/?mibextid=wwXIfr

I hope you’ll stop by, grab a coffee, and share your thoughts.