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CultureFest 305 2022
11/12/2022 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Immerse yourself in the magic of our city at HistoryMiami Museum’s sixth annual CultureFest 305, a folklife festival celebrating what makes Miami, Miami! Where else can you marvel at the music and dance of Cuba, Thailand, and Panama, learn hip hop moves or a Yiddish folk song, and sample pastelitos and Haitian epis, all in one day? Experience this and even more at this free festival highlighting the Magic City’s rich cultural diversity. Connect with your community during this jam-packed afternoon and explore the sights, sounds, and flavors of Miami with performances, demonstrations, and activities for all ages.
FREE ADMISSION
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Festival Schedule
Performances
12:00 PM – Thai Dance Troupe of Miami, Thai folk dance
1:15 PM – Middle Eastern Cultural Arts (MECA) Dance Ensemble, Iranian traditional dance
1:30 PM – Ballet Folklorico Aires Panameños, Panamanian music and dance
2:30 PM – Cortadito, Cuban son music
3:05 PM – Bahamas Junkanoo Revue, Bahamian Junkanoo parade
Performances will be presented with ASL interpretation.
Demonstrations
11:30 AM – Alejandra Czarny, Yiddish folk songs
12:45 PM – Pastelito Papi, Pastelito-making
2:15 PM – World Class Martial Arts, Taekwondo
3:30 PM – Centro Cultural Boliviano Masis, Bolivian dance and folk costume fashion show
Demonstrations will be presented with ASL interpretation.
Interactive Demonstrations
- Seminole traditions and dugout canoe carving – Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum
- Chinese, Japanese, and Thai calligraphy – Asian American Advisory Board and World Languages Department at Miami Dade College
- Junkanoo costume-making – Bahamas Junkanoo Revue
- Bolivian folk traditions – Centro Cultural Boliviano Masis
- Iranian folk traditions – Iranian American Foundation
- Interactive mural art – Krave Art
- Hip Hop arts and culture – PATH, Inc.
- Plastic fishing and art-making – Plastic Fisherman
- Connection Bingo – Radical Partners and The Children’s Trust Youth Advisory Council
- Live woodturning demonstrations – South Florida Woodturners Guild
- Cuban cigar and coffee culture – Tres Lindas Cubanas
- Syrian food demonstrations and local food culture – Zaytouna Foods and Edible South Florida
Gallery Tour
2:00 PM – Tropical Dreams: A People’s History of South Florida Touch Tour
Ongoing Activities
Interactive Demonstration Tents
Craft Activities
Miami Stories Recording Booth
Parent Club Read-Alouds – Presented by FIU Center for Children and Families and The Children’s Trust
Zot Artz Arts for All Activities – Presented by All Kids Included, Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, and The Children’s Trust
Cultural Stories – Presented by Miami-Dade Public Library System
Special Collections Showcase – Short Films: Florida Cultural Heritage and Folklife– Presented by Miami-Dade Public Library System
Crafts and Build & Play Playground – Presented by Miami-Dade Public Library System
Food and Drink Vendors
*Schedule subject to change
Accessibility
HistoryMiami Museum is committed to providing inclusive experiences for all visitors. You can learn more by visiting our accessibility information page which includes our Cultural Plaza Map. We will be offering:
- Noise reducing headphone loans*
- Sensory backpack loans*
- Complimentary fidgets*
- A quiet space
- A nursing room
- Touch tours
- Adaptive tools for craft activities
- Sign language interpretation for scheduled demonstrations and performances.
- *Available at our Visitor Services desk
For more accessibility information about our partners at the Miami Dade Main Library Branch, please visit their webpage and orient yourself with the Social Narrative about Visiting the Library.
This event will be presented with ASL interpretation.
To request materials in accessible format, sign language interpreters, and/or any disability accommodation, please contact Hana Squires, Accessibility Coordinator, at accessibility@historymiami.org or call (305) 375-1621 at least two weeks in advance of the program to initiate your request. TTY users may also call 711 (Florida Relay Service).
Presented by Badia Spices, Inc. and supported by the Miami Downtown Development Authority and the National Endowment for the Arts, with in-kind support from All Kids Included, The Children’s Trust, FIU Center for Children and Families, Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, and Miami-Dade Public Library System.
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By entering the premises, you consent to interview(s), photography, audio recording, video recording and its/their release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction to be used for news, web casts, promotional purposes, telecasts, advertising, inclusion on web sites, or any other purpose by HistoryMiami Museum (HMM) and its affiliates and representatives. You release HistoryMiami Museum (HMM) its officers and employees, and each and all persons involved from any liability connected with the taking, recording, digitizing, or publication of interviews, photographs, computer images, video and/or or sound recordings. By entering the premises, you waive all rights you may have to any claims for payment or royalties in connection with any exhibition, streaming, webcasting, televising, or other publication of these materials, regardless of the purpose or sponsoring of such exhibiting, broadcasting, webcasting, or other publication irrespective of whether a fee for admission or sponsorship is charged. You also waive any right to inspect or approve any photo, video, or audio recording taken by HistoryMiami Museum (HMM) or the person or entity designated to do so by HistoryMiami Museum (HMM) You have been fully informed of your consent, waiver of liability, and release before entering the premise.