A vendor makes fresh pupusas Oct. 19 at the Pupusa Festival, held at the Hangar at the Stanley. Photo by Philip B. Poston/Sentinel Colorado
  • A tamale and delicious beverage Oct. 19 at the first annual Tamale Fest at Town Center at Aurora. Photo by Philip B. Poston/Sentinel Colorado
    A tamale and favorite soda pop Oct. 19 at the first annual Tamale Fest at Town Center at Aurora. Photo by Philip B. Poston/Sentinel Colorado
  • Tamales get transferred from a cooler to be cooked to hundreds of hungry festival goers Oct. 19 at the first annual Tamale Fest at Town Center at Aurora. Photo by Philip B. Poston/Sentinel Colorado
    Tamales get transferred from a cooler to be cooked to hundreds of hungry festival goers Oct. 19 at the first annual Tamale Fest at Town Center at Aurora. Photo by Philip B. Poston/Sentinel Colorado
  • Tamales and similar cuisine were on deck Oct. 19 at the first annual Tamale Fest at Town Center at Aurora. Photo by Philip B. Poston/Sentinel Colorado
    Tamales and similar cuisine were on deck Oct. 19 at the first annual Tamale Fest at Town Center at Aurora. Photo by Philip B. Poston/Sentinel Colorado
  • Bella Anderson reacts as the giant game of Jenga topples as Aaliyah Garcia tries to catch the falling pieces, Oct. 19 at the first annual Tamale Fest at Town Center at Aurora. Photo by Philip B. Poston/Sentinel Colorado
    Bella Anderson reacts as the giant game of Jenga topples as Aaliyah Garcia tries to catch the falling pieces, Oct. 19 at the first annual Tamale Fest at Town Center at Aurora. Photo by Philip B. Poston/Sentinel Colorado
  • Performers during the first annual Tamale Festival, Oct. 19, at the Town Center at Aurora. Photo by Philip B. Poston/Sentinel Colorado
    Performers during the first annual Tamale Festival, Oct. 19, at the Town Center at Aurora. Photo by Philip B. Poston/Sentinel Colorado
  • A vendor makes fresh pupusas Oct. 19 at the Pupusa Festival, held at the Hangar at the Stanley. Photo by Philip B. Poston/Sentinel Colorado
    A vendor makes fresh pupusas Oct. 19 at the Pupusa Festival, held at the Hangar at the Stanley. Photo by Philip B. Poston/Sentinel Colorado
  • Dozens wait in line for freshly made pupusas, Oct. 19 at the Pupusa Festival, held at the Hangar at the Stanley. Photo by Philip B. Poston/Sentinel Colorado
    Dozens wait in line for freshly made pupusas, Oct. 19 at the Pupusa Festival, held at the Hangar at the Stanley. Photo by Philip B. Poston/Sentinel Colorado
  • Dozens wait in line for freshly made pupusas, Oct. 19 at the Pupusa Festival, held at the Hangar at the Stanley. Photo by Philip B. Poston/Sentinel Colorado
    Dozens wait in line for freshly made pupusas, Oct. 19 at the Pupusa Festival, held at the Hangar at the Stanley. Photo by Philip B. Poston/Sentinel Colorado
  • A vendor makes fresh pupusas Oct. 19 at the Pupusa Festival, held at the Hangar at the Stanley. Photo by Philip B. Poston/Sentinel Colorado
    A vendor makes fresh pupusas Oct. 19 at the Pupusa Festival, held at the Hangar at the Stanley. Photo by Philip B. Poston/Sentinel Colorado
  • A vendor makes fresh pupusas Oct. 19 at the Pupusa Festival, held at the Hangar at the Stanley. Photo by Philip B. Poston/Sentinel Colorado
    A vendor makes fresh pupusas Oct. 19 at the Pupusa Festival, held at the Hangar at the Stanley. Photo by Philip B. Poston/Sentinel Colorado

AURORA | It was a day with mild weather and wild Latin delicacies in Aurora on Saturday.

Music, craft beer and a bevy of all kinds of tamales took center stage at a first-ever Talmale Festival at the Town Center of Aurora mall.

Tamale Festival by Fitzsimons Credit Union had activities for every age. There were bounce houses, a catalogue of craft beers and plenty of tamales.

The famous masa rolls were the main attraction but the festival also offered strolling mariachi musicians, a live band, and folklorico dancers.

Farther north, The Stanley Marketplace was host to a Pupusa Festival. The El Salvadoran specialty, similar to Venezuelan arepas, drew long lines for the event.