CLEVELAND, Ohio - What goes better with a pile of nachos than a cold margarita? Put the two together and you have a perfect pairing at NachoRita Fest, a new event taking place this weekend.

Nachorita Fest takes place noon-4 p.m., Sunday, April 29 at downtown's Red Space at 2400 Superior Ave. Tickets are $30 to sample the twelve entries in the nacho competition and $20 to taste test six 4-ounce entries in the margarita competition. (Drinks are also available individually at $3 a pop.) You can buy tickets at the door or through online pre-sale.

Co-founder Sandro Galindo was inspired by Nacho Fest in Chicago. "I thought, Cleveland loves nachos, we should do that here!" he says.

Galindo, also the force behind the past soup cook-off event Souper Bowl, was brainstorming foodie events with John Weston, owner of ticketing platform, Wheedle. The pair both have offices at downtown's StartMart and were just toying around with ideas. He pitched the nacho party, Weston added the margarita element and NachoRita was born.

"We need a lot more cool events around here to help promote our local restaurants," Weston says.

Restaurants signed on to participate include Luchita's Mexican Restaurant, BOMBA Tacos & Rum, REBoL, Pizza 216, Graeter's, Barley House, Taqueria Junction, Yuzu, East End and Barrio. Judges will be rating the best nachos, but the event will also have three categories that attendees will choose: best nachos, most unique nachos and best margarita.

On top of the drinks and eats, tickets will also benefit W.A.G.S. 4 Kids, a local nonprofit that pairs service animals with kids.