Wahoo! If you missed this year’s Frugal Fest, watch it on video! Many thanks to Herber Lovato for making this piece. Love the music!
I was invited onto NBC to talk about the Festival the night before (June 24, 2011). Check out my conversation with Ana Garcia on Nonstop LA!
View more videos at: http://www.nbclosangeles.com.
We compiled a complete list of raffle and door prizes at Frugal Festival Food! this Saturday, June 25, in LA. Yowza!
Did you win one of two copies of “Money-Saving Recipes” in yesterday’s giveaway? Winners have been announced.
Final ONLINE Festival cookbook giveaway is today for “$5 Dinner Mom.” We saved a good one for last.
Big news as we approach Frugal Festival Food! on June 25 in Canoga Park!
LOZO is raffling off five $50 American Express gift cards to celebrate it’s upcoming new tool that finds coupons for your grocery list. You get one free raffle ticket with admission so everyone is eligible to win!
The Stand is bringing free hot dogs and chili to share with everyone at the Festival. YUM!
By Bobbi Burger Brunoehler of BobbisBargains.
UPDATE: There IS going to be a free food swap at Frugal Festival Food! Get your food swap ticket here.
PREVIOUSLY: I went to my first food swap this weekend and I immediately asked myself – Should we have a food swap at Frugal Festival Food! on June 25? I am hopelessly hooked on this new trend, and you will be too. Almost everyone there was a newbie. Even the hostess of the event, Faith Landsman, had only been to two previous food swaps. I don’t want to sound redundant, but REALLY, everyone was going around the room saying the same thing. “This is so much fun!”
What is a food swap?
A food swap is an activity where people bring homemade foods that they have prepared and packaged in such a way that
Check out the free Festival bags!
Swag bags for Frugal Festival Food! on June 25 just arrived!!! Man, these Envirosax reusable bags are niiiiiice. I’m surprised they only sell for $9. You get one free with admission!
Plus, here’s where to park for free at the Festival.
Frugal Festival Food!
Canoga Park High School
6850 Topanga Canyon Blvd.
Canoga Park, CA 91303
June 25, 11am-2pm
Win one of 100 books at Frugal Festival Food!
We have 100 amazing books to give out at Frugal Festival Food!
- 80 are door prizes for the event June 25 in Canoga Park
- 20 are recipe raffle prizes for the ONLINE event June 13-24
Plus, we’d really like to borrow your megaphone and/or two large water cooler/dispensers (like the ones you see at sporting events) so we can serve free water and lemonade.
Date night? Win a $175 date night package at Frugal Festival Food! Credit: madmolecule/Flickr
Phew! All these raffle prizes at Frugal Festival Food! on June 25 in Los Angeles are getting hard to keep track of. The latest two additions include 10 $30 eco-lunchbox and matching cooler bags sets, and a $175 date night package THAT INCLUDES BABYSITTING.
Does it get better than that?
Wahoo! Get your ticket now!
Free $9 Envirosax bag with admission to Frugal Festival Food!
Two hot tidbits of Frugal Festival Food! news to share:
Our 50 VIP tickets for the Festival on June 25, 2011 in Los Angeles have sold out!
The reusable Envirosax bags we are giving away with admission to the Festival are worth $9 alone! With the goodies inside the bag and the $5 grocery gift card you can get inside the Festival, you’re making a sweet profit! Tickets are $5 with a canned good donation after all.
If you haven’t heard, Frugal Festival Food! is all about saving money on food. Get your tickets now!
Shortcuts.com is giving away $5 grocery gift cards at Frugal Festival Food! w/ easy signup!
One of our sponsors, Shortcuts.com, is giving away $5 Ralphs gift cards to anyone at Frugal Festival Food! who joins its email list, which means you essentially make your money back!!!
What? You missed the post about how to get into the Festival on June 25 in Los Angeles for $5? (That’s $5 off the normal ticket price of $10.)
Are kids allowed/invited to Frugal Festival Food!? Readers Arikka, Gina Marie, and Dee have been asking. The answer is yes! Find out what kids activities we’ll have on the Festival blog.
Win this coupon organizer at Frugal Festival Food!
Just wanted to share our latest Frugal Festival Food! raffle prize announcement! The Coupon Wallet has donated 25 of its Coupon Organizers for the free raffle.
How do you win? By coming to the Festival on June 25 in Los Angeles, silly! Tickets are $5-$15 and include one raffle ticket in your swag bag (another perk of coming – free stuff). VIPs will get a second ticket to double their chances of winning.
Plus, the event supports the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, so you can feel good knowing that $1 from each ticket goes to them. Get your tickets now!
Bonus: Sign up for email alerts about Frugal Festival.
Click above to save $5 on your Frugal Festival Food! ticket.
Tickets to this year’s Frugal Festival Food! are $10-$15. Find out how to get a $5 discount to the Festival on the Frugal Festival blog.
This year’s Frugal Festival is Saturday, June 25, 2011 at Canoga Park High School, 6850 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 91303. Tickets are being sold exclusively through Goldstar.
Win this prize at Frugal Festival Food!
The first of many raffle prizes at Frugal Festival Food! is…drumroll please…a $250 kitchen package from Pyrex and Chicago Cutlery!
What exactly is in the $250 raffle prize package? The entire list is on this FrugalFestival.com prize post. A a free raffle ticket is included in your $5-$15 ticket to Frugal Festival Food! so get yours now. Our $15 VIP tickets will sell out!
Come hungry, leave full of money-saving tips!
Today we are announcing the third annual Frugal Festival – this time devoted to food!
What – Free food samples, coupon lessons, cooking demos by celebrity chefs, and more!
When – Saturday, June 25, 2011 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Where – Canoga Park High School, 6850 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 91303
Online – For the first time ever the event has an online component. Stay tuned for details!
Tickets – Sold exclusively through Goldstar. Tickets are $5 if you bring a canned good donation to benefit the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank! We have 50 VIP tickets for $15 each, which sold out last year!
Raffle – Admission includes one free raffle ticket. Prizes range from Starbucks gift packs to $100 gift cards! Lots more details on raffle prizes coming soon.
Get more info – A full post on Frugal Festival Food, including more raffle prizes, activities, and sponsors is waiting for you at FrugalFestival.com. Note, this year it is NOT a swap.
The owner of this pantry prefers Trader Joe's! Credit: paulcole/Flickr
I’m brainstorming a list of food brands that are a good value as part of research for this year’s Frugal Festival. An announcement about the date, location, and theme of this year’s event is coming soon!
In the meantime, let me know which food brands you rely on to save money at the grocery store, warehouse, or other place where edibles are sold. Beyond generic brands, which are often a great deal, what labels do you like because they mean value, in your mind?
Thanks for your help!
If you are new to clothing swaps or missed the Frugal Festival, this video explains what a swap is and how they work, plus shows you how much fun this year’s event was. If you attended the Frugal Fest on June 19, look for your cameo. There are a lot of them! Click on the video below to watch.
