The largest Latin American cultural festival in the Triangle, organized annually by local organization El Pueblo, will be held on September 21.
RALEIGH, NC.- The non-profit organization, El Pueblo, is one month away from celebrating their annual festival, La Fiesta del Pueblo . The festival is the Triangle’s largest and most diverse festival of Latin American culture, uplifting local talent and businesses in the Latin American community for over 30 years. La Fiesta del Pueblo will be held on Sunday, September 21 from 12PM – 6PM on Fayetteville St. in downtown Raleigh.
“La Fiesta del Pueblo has always been about not only celebrating Latin American culture, but uplifting our communities, and that means supporting local artists, vendors, talent, and businesses.” said Elke Weil-Millan, Development and Special Projects Manager at El Pueblo. “It’s so important to support locally, so that our Triangle community can continue to grow to be a thriving, sustainable, and unique place to live in.”
As a festival celebrating the Latin American heritage and culture of North Carolinians, La Fiesta del Pueblo will showcase talent from local musical artists and dance performers on their stage at City Plaza.
Throughout the day, audiences can expect to hear from a variety of musical genres from across Latin America such as Spanish Rock, Salsa, Mexican Banda, and Merengue. The lineup for the festival this year includes local talent from Zona Tipica, La Nueva 22, La Tropa de Tierra Caliente, and Letal Rock Band!
El Pueblo is also excited to present Monchy, the famous Dominican bachata artist, as the headlining musical act for La Fiesta del Pueblo.
As for dance performers, the festival is welcoming local talent from Colibrí Esmeralda, Cumbión Colombiano, Flor de Hidalgo, Folklorico Club at NC State, Sangre de Campeón Group Dance, and Urban Zumba with Alex.
No festival is complete without offering delicious options for food, and La Fiesta del Pueblo is well known for providing a wide range of options for festival audiences to indulge in the flavors of Latin American cuisine. This year, the festival is counting on 20 food vendors across the map of the festival to provide tasty food options. From empanadas, tacos, street food, plates, sandwiches, coffee, and more, audiences can expect to have a diverse offering of food options from across Latin America cuisine such as Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Venezuela, and Cuba to name a few.
“Culture is celebrated through art, dance, music, food, and community. We’re so proud to be able to bring La Fiesta del Pueblo to the heart of our state in downtown Raleigh so that our Latino community and our wider Triangle community can come together to eat, sing, dance, and celebrate our culture together!” said Karina Neyra, Director of Community investment.
La Fiesta del Pueblo is organized by the local nonprofit, El Pueblo, who this year, celebrates 30 years of advocating for the Latin American community in Wake County and surrounding areas.
To learn more about La Fiesta del Pueblo click here
This program is funded in part by the City of Raleigh based on recommendations of the Raleigh Arts Commission. El Pueblo is supported by the United Arts Wake County.
