Patrons gather for the 17th annual Fiesta, Alabama’s largest celebration of Hispanic culture and heritage in Birmingham’s Linn Park. (Amarr Croskey, For The Birmingham Times)
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Fiesta, Alabama’s largest celebration of Hispanic culture and heritage, was held Saturday at Birmingham’s Linn Park. Since its inception in 2003, Fiesta has served as a bridge, celebrating the culturally diverse traditions of Latin America’s various Spanish-speaking countries in Birmingham. With the goal of educating the public about the many different Hispanic countries and their cultures, Fiesta provides the opportunity for more than 15,000 patrons to journey through 20 represented countries and experience the best of Hispanic art, music, food, and dance. Not-for-profit organizations attended Fiesta to educate attendees about the benefits and resources they offer and businesses were also on hand to enlighten attendees about their many goods, services, and employment opportunities.
Patrons gather for the 17th annual Fiesta, Alabama’s largest celebration of Hispanic culture and heritage in Birmingham’s Linn Park. (Amarr Croskey, For The Birmingham Times)
Jessica Ponte and Jorge Torres of Heart Beat Dance Company during the 17th annual Fiesta, Alabama’s largest celebration of Hispanic culture and heritage in Birmingham’s Linn Park. (Amarr Croskey, For The Birmingham Times)
From left, dancers Thi Kim Tran Nguyen and Steven, and Jorge Torres and Jessica Ponte during the 17th annual Fiesta, Alabama’s largest celebration of Hispanic culture and heritage in Birmingham’s Linn Park. (Amarr Croskey, For The Birmingham Times)
From left, dancers Thi Kim Tran Nguyen and Steven, and Jorge Torres and Jessica Ponte during the 17th annual Fiesta, Alabama’s largest celebration of Hispanic culture and heritage in Birmingham’s Linn Park. (Amarr Croskey, For The Birmingham Times)
Jose Chaves cooks up tasty tacos during the 17th annual Fiesta, Alabama’s largest celebration of Hispanic culture and heritage in Birmingham’s Linn Park. (Amarr Croskey, For The Birmingham Times)
Haydee Baylon displays handcrafted artistic rugs, quilts and dishes that pay honor to her native Peru heritage during the 17th annual Fiesta, Alabama’s largest celebration of Hispanic culture and heritage in Birmingham’s Linn Park. (Amarr Croskey, For The Birmingham Times)
Steven T. Hammond, owner of the Coconut Hut, breaks coconuts open with machete to extract the prized coconut water during the 17th annual Fiesta, Alabama’s largest celebration of Hispanic culture and heritage in Birmingham’s Linn Park. (Amarr Croskey, For The Birmingham Times)
