Skip to main content

DC to host city’s first-ever Afro Latino Fest on Sunday

To kick off Immigrant Heritage Month, D.C. is hosting its first ever Afro Latino Fest.

Coordinated by the Mayor’s Office on Latino Affairs, the event will spotlight the diversity of the Latino communities in the District.

From 2 to 9 p.m. on Sunday, June 5 in Meridian Hill Park on W Street Northeast, festival-goers can experience live music, cultural performances and take part in activities like yoga or Brazilian capoeira.

Among the live music acts is Cuban drummer Yissy García, Honduran musician Aurelio Martínez, Cuban singer Daymé Arocena and Dominican guitarist Yasser Tejeda.

The event is free to the public.

Freedom 250 Grand Prix turns the National Mall into Lollapalooza for motorsports fans

Day 1 of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix is in the record books, with racing legends, IndyCar drivers and thousands of fans taking over the streets of D.C. Yes, Jeff Gordon swept both IROC races Saturday, with Kurt Busch finishing second in both, as the inaugural race weekend brought motorsports to the heart of the nation’s capital. But the action was not limited to the track. The Air National Guard Fan Zone turned “America’s front yard” into something resembling Lollapalooza for motorsports fans, with a live DJ playing music, picnic tables and umbrellas, and massive screens showing the race, along with food, cornhole games and merchandise trucks.
Read Next Story