After a two year pause due to COVID-19, the Puerto Rican Day Festival will return to Bristol Borough for its 49th year on Saturday.
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The festivities hosted by the Puerto Rican Cultural Association of Bucks County will run from noon to 8 p.m. at the waterfront park in the borough. A rain date on Sunday has been set.
The event will feature the sounds of the Puerto Rican culture, dancing, food, and activities. Performances by Cynthia, Coro, the Cintron Salsa Band, and DJ Chepo, among others, will take place.
Below is the schedule released by organizers:
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12:00pm:
Boat Dock – Procession
12:15pm:
Gazebo/Stage – Blessing: Father Mooney, National Anthem: Frankie Rivera, Puerto Rican Anthem: Isia Crespo & Eric Crespo Welcome & PRCABC Board Introduction – Nereida McCulley-Breustedt, President
12:30pm:
Wharf – Domination Dancers
12:45pm:
Gazebo/Stage – Trio Renacer
Children’s Workshop – Los Bomberos de la Calle | Bomba Music and Dance
Workshop – Bucks County Genealogy Society – Trace Your Puerto Rican Roots
Workshop – Meet the Author – Carlos Adorno, F.A.H.
Children’s Cultural Tent – Open Arts and Crafts
1:00 pm: Workshop – Cooking with Carmen Ruiz & Norma Suarez – Sofrito & Arroz con Gandules
Workshop – Bucks County Genealogy Society – Trace Your Puerto Rican Root
Workshop – Meet the Author – Carlos Adorno, F.A.H.
Children’s Cultural Tent – Open Arts and Crafts
1:30pm:
Gazebo/Stage – Scholarships Awarded – President
Children’s Workshop – AMLA’s Artist in Education – The Roots of
Puerto Rican Music
Workshop – Bucks County Genealogy Society – Trace Your Puerto Rican Roots
Workshop – Meet the Author – Carlos Adorno, F.A.H.
1:45pm:
Gazebo/Stage – Los Bomberos de la Calle (Pleneros)
Workshop – Bucks County Genealogy Society – Trace Your Puerto Rican Roots
Workshop – Meet the Author – Carlos Adorno, F.A.H.
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2:00pm:
Workshop – Coqui folkloric dance lessons & Coqui Hunt with Kayla Ruiz
Workshop – Bucks County Genealogy Society – Trace Your Puerto Rican Roots
Workshop – Meet the Author – Carlos Adorno, F.A.H.
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Children’s Cultural Tent – open arts and crafts
2:30pm:
Gazebo/Stage – Los Caribeños (Música Jíbara)
3:00pm:
Wharf – Merengue & Bachata Band – Swing de Guille
Cooking Workshop #2 – The Healthy Rican Mayra Luz Colon
Workshop – Bucks County Genealogy Society – Trace Your Puerto Rican Roots
Workshop – Meet the Author – Carlos Adorno, F.A.H.
Children’s Cultural Tent – Open Arts and Crafts.
3:30pm:
Gazebo/Stage – Cynthia (Freestyle Music)
Gazebo/Stage – Estilo Dancers
Workshop – Los Bomberos de la Calle – Bomba music and dance workshop for adults
Workshop – Bucks County Genealogy Society – Trace Your Puerto Rican Roots
Workshop – Meet the Author – Carlos Adorno, F.A.H.
4:00pm:
Gazebo/Stage: DJ Chepo
Workshop – AMLA’s Artist in Education – The Roots of Puerto Rican Music
Children’s Story Time – Bucks County Genealogy Society – book “Roberto Clemente – Pride of Workshop – the Pittsburgh Pirates” by Jonah Winter
Workshop – Meet the Author – Carlos Adorno, F.A.H.
Children’s Cultural Tent – Open Arts and Crafts
4:30pm:
Gazebo/Stage – Coro (Freestyle Music)
5:00pm:
Gazebo/Stage – Cintron Salsa Band
Workshop – Cooking Hermie Rivera – Mofongo
Workshop – Bucks County Genealogy Society – Trace Your Puerto Rican Roots
Workshop – Meet the Author – Carlos Adorno, F.A.H.
Children’s Cultural Tent – open arts and crafts
5:45pm:
Gazebo/Stage – Los Caribeños (Música Jíbara)
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5:15pm:
Gazebo/Stage – Cintron Salsa Band
Salsa Dancers: Los Rumberitos – José Maldonado
6:00pm: DJ Chepo
7:00pm: Gazebo/Stage – Cintron Salsa Band
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