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Fiesta to take place in downtown Bryan
By: Vicky Flores
Issue date: 9/18/09 Section: News
Fiesta Patrias Mexicanas, a festival celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, will take place Saturday and Sunday in downtown Bryan.
Ballet folkórico from Yucatan, México, and the Aggieland Mariachi will be featured at the Palace Theater from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
Sunday's festival kicks off with a parade at noon leading to Main Street followed by the beginning of the celebration. The festival continues until 10:30 p.m.
Many people from Houston, Laredo, San Antonio and Corpus Christi come to share authentic Mexican culture, said Fiesta Patrias President Alma Villarreal.
"Everything is very authentic- we are trying to keep the culture alive for the Hispanic community," Villarreal said.
There will be music, arts and crafts and dancing. Booths will provide authentic Mexican food, face painting, Mexican embroideries and T-shirt painting.
There are seven live bands set to perform Sunday. The festival King and Queen will be announced from five candidates, each of which will receive a sholarship.
All proceeds from the festival go to scholarships for high school seniors and college students.
The organization that sponsors the event is a non-profit organization and is expecting around 8,000 people to attend the celebration.
Fiesta Patrias Mexicanas has already given a $25,000 endowment to Blinn College and plans to contribute to A&M in the future, Villarreal said.
Ballet folkórico from Yucatan, México, and the Aggieland Mariachi will be featured at the Palace Theater from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
Sunday's festival kicks off with a parade at noon leading to Main Street followed by the beginning of the celebration. The festival continues until 10:30 p.m.
Many people from Houston, Laredo, San Antonio and Corpus Christi come to share authentic Mexican culture, said Fiesta Patrias President Alma Villarreal.
"Everything is very authentic- we are trying to keep the culture alive for the Hispanic community," Villarreal said.
There will be music, arts and crafts and dancing. Booths will provide authentic Mexican food, face painting, Mexican embroideries and T-shirt painting.
There are seven live bands set to perform Sunday. The festival King and Queen will be announced from five candidates, each of which will receive a sholarship.
All proceeds from the festival go to scholarships for high school seniors and college students.
The organization that sponsors the event is a non-profit organization and is expecting around 8,000 people to attend the celebration.
Fiesta Patrias Mexicanas has already given a $25,000 endowment to Blinn College and plans to contribute to A&M in the future, Villarreal said.
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