Fiesta Georgia celebrates Hispanic Heritage month
Festival-goers can enjoy music, food, family activities
For accessAtlanta
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
September marks Hispanic Heritage month, and Fiesta Georgia kicks things off with an all-day outdoor appreciation of Latino food, music and culture.
Duluth Festival Center plays host to the event, which brings with it a Mexican market feel. It’s brought to life by the Lanza Group, the same producers behind May’s Fiesta Atlanta event.
Lanza Group
Festival-goers at Fiesta Georgia may note similarities to May’s Fiesta Atlanta: They’re put on by the same group.
IF YOU GO
Fiesta Georgia. Free. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sept. 7. Duluth Festival Center, 3142 Hill St., Duluth. 404-350-0200, www.fiestageorgia.com.
Festival-goers can get a taste of Mexican and Central American cuisines from vendors, and there will be family-friendly fair activities such as face painting. But perhaps the biggest draw remains the music.
Popular acts like norteño bands Beto y Sus Canarios and Los Forasteros de San Luis are set to perform, but the big name on the bill is Grupo Montéz de Durango, which specializes in the Durango Step, a style of music that melds quebradita and merengue.
