{"id":3124,"date":"2015-09-18T05:24:56","date_gmt":"2015-09-18T05:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/166.62.41.2\/~holaamericanews\/2015\/09\/18\/latino-festival-releases-entertainment-schedule-begins-festival-with-opening-ceremonies\/"},"modified":"2015-09-18T05:24:56","modified_gmt":"2015-09-18T05:24:56","slug":"latino-festival-releases-entertainment-schedule-begins-festival-with-opening-ceremonies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/latino-festival-releases-entertainment-schedule-begins-festival-with-opening-ceremonies\/","title":{"rendered":"Latino Festival releases entertainment schedule, begins festival with opening ceremonies"},"content":{"rendered":"

DES MOINES, IA \u2013 Iowa\u2019s Latino Heritage Festival<\/strong><\/a> will kick off with an opening ceremonies event, where key individuals including scholarship recipients and the festival\u2019s sponsors will be recognized.<\/p>\n

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Ceremonies will begin at 12:30 p.m. Sept. 26 on the main stage. The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. that day and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 27.<\/p>

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\u201cWe want to thank our sponsors for their commitment to the festival, because without them we would not be able to host this amazing cultural event for our community,\u201d said Joe Gonzalez, executive director of Latino Resources Inc., the umbrella organization that oversees the festival.<\/p>\n

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New this year is a VIP hospitality tent for local elected officials and event sponsors. There will be different cultural foods and live music.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s an opportunity to network and mingle and have a good time,\u201d said Brenda Phongsavanh, a member of the Latino Resources Board.<\/p>\n

The festival takes place on the Walnut Street and Court Avenue bridges in downtown. It includes various musical entertainment, dancers, martial arts performers, a children\u2019s area, Latin American foods, booths about the countries represented at the festival and more.<\/p>

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This year\u2019s entertainment schedule:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sept. 26<\/strong><\/p>

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10:30 to 11:25 a.m.: Los Ninos de Tepeyac<\/p>\n

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11:30 a.m. to 12:25 p.m.: Mariachi Zapata<\/p>

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12:30 to 1 p.m.: Festival Opening Ceremonies<\/p>\n

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1:15 to 2 p.m.: Chicos Kumbia<\/p>

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2:20 to 3:20 p.m.: Estrofia<\/p>\n

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3:40 to 4:40 p.m.: Izcalli<\/p>\n

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5 to 5:45 p.m.: Chicos Kumbia<\/p>\n

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6 to 6:40 p.m.: Yamir<\/p>\n

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7 to 8:30 p.m.: Parranderos<\/strong><\/p>\n

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9 to 11 p.m.: La Obra<\/p>\n

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Sept. 27<\/p>\n

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11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Los Ninos de Tepeyac<\/p>\n

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12:45 to 2 p.m.: Mariachi Zapata<\/p>\n

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2:30 to 3:15 p.m.: Yamir<\/p>\n

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3:45 to 5:30 p.m.: Parranderos<\/p>\n

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There also will be a health village; a civic engagement booth; and an expanded artwork display that will continue to showcase the work of veterans but also young Latinos and Latinas\u2019 art, as well as live art.<\/p>\n

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Cost to attend is $5 for adults and $1 for children 12 and younger . For more information, visit www.latinoheritagefestival.org<\/strong><\/a> , or contact Melissa Walker at 515-681-7731 or Melissa@mwmediaconsultants.com . Visit Iowa\u2019s Latino Heritage Festival on Facebook and #ialatinoheritagefestival on Instagram.<\/p>\n

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