HistoryMiami will host its second annual CultureFest 305 on October 13, 2018! We invite you to celebrate life in the Magic City and take in the unique sights, sounds, and flavors that make Miami, Miami. Join us for a jam-packed day of music, dance, food, and art. We’re bringing together the city’s finest traditional musicians, artists, and craftsmen for a day of performances and demonstrations, craft activities for all ages, and cuisine from our favorite local restaurants. This festival celebrates all that makes Miami the diverse, vibrant, and extraordinary city we love.
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Festival Schedule
Performances
2:30 – 3:15 Alligator Alley, Bluegrass music
3:15 – 3:30 Ziwen Qi, Chinese zither performance
4:00 – 4:45 Delou Africa Dance Ensemble, West African drum & dance
5:30 – 6:30 Plena Es, Puerto Rican plena music
7:00 – 8:00 Jahfe, Reggae music
Demonstrations
3:30 – 4:00 Ogundamasa, Afro-Cuban bata drumming
5:00 – 5:30 Master Xiaoming Lu, Martial arts presentation
6:30 – 7:00 Liliane Nérette Louis, Haitian cooking and traditional medicine
Ongoing Interactive Demonstration Tents
2:00 – 7:30
- Mexican handmade crafts, Ameyal Mexican Cultural Organization
- Graffiti demonstrations, Cushy Gigs Creative
- Haitian cooking and traditional medicine demonstrations, Liliane Nérette Louis & Ketsia Theodore-Pharel
- Japanese calligraphy, origami, and ikebana demonstrations, Mieko Kubota & Ikebana International Miami Chapter #131
- Ancient Peruvian ceramic art demonstrations, Polo Ramirez & Kuyayky Foundation
- Chinese calligraphy and papercutting demonstrations, Qidiao Xianming, Yaxi Zhao, Jue Zhou, & Confucius Institute at Miami Dade College
- CultureFest 305 Connection Bingo, Radical Partners
- Iranian music demonstrations, Reza Filsoofi & Asian American Advisory Board
- Chicharron making demonstrations, Sofia Chicharrones
- Interactive percussion demonstrations, South Florida Center for Percussive Arts
- Guayabera shirt designing, Y.A.Bera Clothing
Ongoing Activities
3:00 – 7:00 Miami Stories Recording Booth
2:00 – 6:00 Discovery Area & Storytime by Miami-Dade Public Library System
2:00 – 7:00 Interactive Music Area
2:00 – 8:00 Craft Activities
2:00 – 8:00 Photo Opportunity
Food and Drink Vendors
2:00 – 8:00
Concrete Beach Brewery
Dot’s Thai Food
Naomi’s Garden Restaurant & Lounge
Panther Coffee
Schedule subject to change
Participating Partners
Alligator Alley
Ameyal Mexican Cultural Organization
Amy Lu
Asian American Advisory Board
Cao Chocolates
Concrete Beach Brewery
Confucius Institute at Miami Dade College
Cushy Gigs Creative
Delou Africa Dance Ensemble
Dot’s Thai Food
Edible South Florida
Ikebana International Miami Chapter #131
Jahfe
Jue Zhou
Ketsia Theodore-Pharel
Kuyayky Foundation
Liliane Nérette Louis
Lucy Lu
Master Xiaoming Lu
Miami-Dade Public Library System
Mieko Kubota
Naomi’s Garden Restaurant & Lounge
Ogundamasa
Panther Coffee
Plena Es
Polo Ramirez
Qidiao Xianming
Radical Partners
Reza Filsoofi
Sofia Chicharrones
South Florida Center for Percussive Arts
Y.A.Bera Clothing
Yaxi Zhao
Ziwen Qi
