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CultureFest 305 2023
11/04/2023 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Immerse yourself in the magic of our city at HistoryMiami Museum’s seventh annual CultureFest 305, a folklife festival celebrating what makes Miami, Miami! Where else can you experience Afro-Cuban batá drumming, enjoy mariachi music, marvel at dances of Argentina and Serbia, and sample Haitian cuisine, all in one day? Experience this and even more at this free festival highlighting the Magic City’s rich cultural diversity. Connect to 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, registration required.
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Performances
11:00 AM – Association of Performing Arts of India, Indian classical music performance on sitar
12:00 PM – Milos Damnjanovic, Serbian traditional dance
1:00 PM – Rocío Leguizamón y Germán Filipeli, Argentine tango
1:20 PM – DJ Memo of Scratch DJ Academy, DJing and turntablism
1:45 PM – Mariachi Sol de Oro, Mariachi music
3:05 PM – Kuyayky Foundation, Andean music and dance parade
3:15 PM – Ezequiel Torres, Afro-Cuban Orisha batá drum and dance*
Performances will be presented with ASL interpretation.
Demonstrations
11:30 AM – Liliane Nerette-Louis, Marie Romaine Desir, and Marie Reole Moncy, Haitian traditional food demonstration
12:30 PM – Ezequiel Torres, Everglades National Park, and the National Council for the Traditional Arts, Exploring the natural environment in Afro-Cuban Orisha spiritual practices*
2:30 PM – Sangwon Jeong, Korean Taekwondo demonstration and workshop
Demonstrations will be presented with ASL interpretation.
Interactive Demonstrations
- Bolivian quinoa dishes food demonstrations – Ana Chipana
- Thai fruit carving and multilingual calligraphy demonstrations – Asian American Advisory Board
- Serbian and Balkan traditions – Cultural Square, Rakija Lounge, and Milos Damnjanovic
- Food demonstrations – Edible South Florida
- Everglades education and batá drum making – Ezequiel Torres, Everglades National Park, and the National Council for the Traditional Arts*
- Andean traditions – Kuyayky Foundation
- Haitian traditional food demonstrations – Liliane Nerette-Louis, Marie Romaine Desir, and Marie Reole Moncy
- Carnival costume making and steel pan music – Miami Carnival
- DJ Lessons with DJ Smooth – Scratch DJ Academy
- Woodturning demonstrations – South Florida Woodturners Guild
- Live art show and interactive experience featuring local artists – Yo Miami and Bat Conservation International
- Connection Bingo – 10 Days of Connection
Ongoing Activities
Interactive Demonstration Tents – 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Craft Activities – 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Musical Instrument Corner – 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Fun and Games Children’s Activities – 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Zot Artz Arts for All Activities** – 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Sunprint Art – 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Cultural Stories – 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM
Miami Stories Recording Booth – 12:00 – 3:00 PM
Food 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. You can also orient yourself with our Social Narrative about Going to the Festival.
We will be offering:
- Noise reducing headphone loans*
- Sensory backpack loans*
- MDPLS Sensory kit loans**
- Complimentary fidgets*
- A quiet space
- A nursing room
- Adaptive tools for craft activities
- Sign language interpretation for scheduled demonstrations and performances
- *Available at our Visitor Services desk
- **Available at Miami-Dade Main Library Branch front 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.
If you’d like to attend the festival during a quieter time of the day, our lowest attendance is from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
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).
Made possible with support from the National Endowment for the Arts, Café Bustelo, AT&T, the Miami Downtown Development Authority, and National Treasures: A Tour of Culture Bearers in National Parks, a program of the National Council for the Traditional Arts.
With in-kind support from All Kids Included, The Children’s Trust, and the Miami-Dade Public Library System.
*Ezequiel Torres’ participation in CultureFest 305 is made possible, in part, with support from National Treasures: A Tour of Culture Bearers in National Parks. A program of the National Council for the Traditional Arts, National Treasures presents NEA National Heritage Fellows at National Parks and illustrates their connections to signature places throughout the American landscape. For more information visit: https://ncta-usa.org/national-park-service/nationaltreasures/.
** Sponsored in part by the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs All Kids Included initiative. All Kids Included is made possible with the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners, and in part through grant funding provided by The Children’s Trust. The Children’s Trust is a dedicated source of revenue established by voter referendum to improve the lives of children and families in Miami-Dade County. For more information about All Kids Included, visit www.AllKidsIncludedMiami.org.
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