08/01/2024
"Everything's going be Irie, Wepa, and Órale!"
It's going to be a massive party at Walker's Point! Come and check it out!
The 2nd Annual Caribbean & Latin American Festival is more prominent this year. Our event page has only been up for a month and a half, but it already has 10.2 K coming to the festival. Our phones have been blowing up at the office this week with last-minute vendors. We are getting many phone calls from a considerable crossover market.
We have two music stages featuring Salsa, Merengue, Reggae, Spanish Rock, and more. Artists include Jai Lewis, Brenda Jimena, Rich Tunes, Freddy B It Ain't Me, GP El Magico, DJ Fyre, Kalibre, Pulpa De Guayaba, Septeto Charambó, Trio Puerto Rico, Norteño Banda Imerio and Kojo. Kojo will perform a tribute to Bob Marley. It's a buffet of music—our mini music festival.
Danza Folklórico Mixe, Bembé Drum & Dance, Culture Viva, USA, and Salsabrosita are cultural dance groups that are performing.
Festival host are Miguel Ramirez, Telemundo Wisconsin, Mariella Godinez-Muñoz, Hoy Today, Walter Garrow, Conquistador News, and Alejandro "Alex" Preciado, 97.9 FM Radio Caliente.
Foods from Jamaican, Puerto Rican, Mexican, Dominican, and Venezuelan Foods, BBQ, roasted corn, ice cream, and more fill the air in the Walker's Point Area.
The Milwaukee Art Museum has a booth for children to work on art projects. We also have a back-to-school giveaway and Driver's Education courtesy of Crash Course Driver Education Center.
Some of the local businesses in Walker's Point decided to do mini-festivals at their locations around our festival. It's going to be a massive party at Walker's Point! Come and check it out!
A Stop the Violence Peace Rally will be held at the Caribbean Festival at 1 PM; Local Reverends, elected officials, and Darryl Morin, Forward Latino, will join us with a message of hope and peace.
Our sponsors are Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield, United Migrant Opportunity Service, 97.9 FM Caliente Radio, El Rey Foods, Gruber Law Offices, Visit Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Kalibre Entertainment, Jeepresent, La Causa, My City 365, The Pit Boss Monkey, Brown Beret Wisconsin, and El Conquistador Latino Newspaper.
The weather is going to be 90 degrees and sunny! Fantastic!
The Caribbean & Latin American Festival is a multiracial and multilanguage event encompassing many cultures, histories, and traditions. It aims to showcase the diversity of Milwaukee's Caribbean and Latin America. The festival will be held on South 4th Street, between National Avenue and Virginia Street.
For more information about participating in the 2nd Annual Caribbean & Latin American Festival, call 414-383-1000.
