{"id":1796,"date":"2012-09-07T20:52:14","date_gmt":"2012-09-07T20:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/166.62.41.2\/~holaamericanews\/2012\/09\/07\/new-thrills-for-the-2012-iowas-latino-heritage-festival\/"},"modified":"2012-09-07T20:52:14","modified_gmt":"2012-09-07T20:52:14","slug":"new-thrills-for-the-2012-iowas-latino-heritage-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/new-thrills-for-the-2012-iowas-latino-heritage-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"New Thrills for the 2012 Iowa\u2019s Latino Heritage Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

Des Moines, Iowa \u2013 August 28, 2012 \u2013Iowa\u2019s Latino Heritage Festival has been one of the states\u2019 most widely attended cultural events for the past 10 years, and 2012 will be no exception. September 15th and 16th the event will be returning to the downtown bridges on Locust and Walnut in front of the Embassy Suites. Organizers expect this year\u2019s festival will attract the largest crowd yet. Every year, the festival attracts nearly 50,000 people who want to experience the rich and varied Latin-American cultures and traditions.<\/span><\/h3>\n

This year fun things you will see include a Salsa\/Bachata contest, a \u201cGrito Contest, a Tribal Contest, an Elote Eating contest, plus a varied entertainer lineup. In the children\u2019s area they will still enjoy the craft tent, break pi\u00f1atas every hour, free inflatable rides and they will be thrilled to watch \u201cLucha Libre which has something that draws everyone, from grandmas who cheer for their favorite hero, to children who boo the bad guys. It will be a spectacle,\u201d says festival organizer, JoAnn Mackey.<\/p>\n

An all-band line up will feature Mariachi Zapata, Joe Quiles, Xplicit, Banda Sensasion, and the headliner this year is Del Castillo, whose intensisty of their band\u2019s live performance centers around the two guitar playing brothers, Rick and Mark del Castillo. This band has the honor of winning \u201cBest Austin Band of the Year\u201d for several years, and worked and created sound tracks for renown director Robert Rodriguez.<\/p>

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For more information about Iowa\u2019s Latino Heritage Festival, and for vendor applications visit the website at www.latinoheritagefestival.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Iowa\u2019s 10th Annual Latino Heritage Festival will be held the weekend of September 15 and 16th on Locust and Walnut Bridges in front of the Embassy Suites. The event includes a rich variety of traditional food, authentic arts and crafts, and cultural exhibits featuring educational activities for all ages, hours of live entertainment. The festival is only $1 for children 12 and under, $5 for everyone older than 12.<\/p>\n

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