Krispy Kreme releasing Big Red-filled doughnut for Barbacoa and Big Red Festival

Krispy Kreme will sell the Big Red doughnut during the Big Red and Barbacoa Festival, which will take place over two days on May 16-17. (KSAT)

SAN ANTONIO – Big Red doughnuts are back.

Krispy Kreme will sell the sweet treat for $2 during the Big Red and Barbacoa Festival, which will take place over two days on May 16-17.

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The festival announced the doughnuts, which will feature a Big Red filling lined with red glaze, earlier this week.

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🚨 New Doughnut Alert 🚨 Krispy Kreme San Antonio will be debuting a brand new Big Red filled doughnut at the festival which is happening on May 16th and 17th at the The Greenline SA inside Brooks.

Posted by Barbacoa & Big Red Festival on Monday, March 2, 2020

This isn’t the first time the soda and doughnut icons have teamed up; specialty doughnuts have been sold in 2018 and 2019 in conjunction with the festival.

But 2020 does mark the first year the festival will span two days.

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Tony Villarreal, one of the festival’s owners, previously told KSAT that they expanded the festival in response to the large turnout last year, which led to long lines at the entrance and dozens of complaints.

The festival, which calls for live music, food trucks and vendors, will be held at The Greenline inside Brooks. Music lineup, ticket prices and other details have yet to be announced.


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