CultureFest 305

This weekend is CultureFest 305, a folklife festival celebrating life in the Magic City! Take in the unique sights, sounds, and flavors that make Miami, Miami.

Enjoy a jam-packed day of music, dance, food, and art. This festival brings together the city’s finest traditional artists for a day of performances and demonstrations and activities for all ages. Discover all that makes Miami the diverse, vibrant, and extraordinary city we love!

Festival Schedule (subject to change)

Performances:

  12:30 – 1:15 Willie Stewart, Rhythms In Conversation Percussion Performance

  2:00 – 2:30 Clarita Filgueiras & Flamenco Puro Dance Company, Flamenco Music and Dance

  3:30 – 4:00 Bachaco, Reggae Rock & Latin Roots

Demonstrations:

  12:00 – 12:30 Louines Louinis Haitian Dance Theater, Haitian Drumming and Storytelling

  1:30 – 1:50 Ukrainian Dancers of Miami, Ukrainian Folk Dance Demonstration

  2:45 – 3:15 Rhythms School of Dance, Indian Dance Workshop

Ongoing Demonstrators

11:00 AM – 4:00 PM 

  Miami Beach lifeguard tower model-making, Alcibiades Cerrud 

  Chinese calligraphy, Asian American Advisory Board & World Languages Department at Miami Dade College

  Local food culture, Edible South Florida & Aloha Redland

  Live digital painting demonstrations, Izia Lindsay

  Marimba music demonstrations, Mexican folklife, and cafesito, Mi Folklor y Cafesito

  Live painting demonstrations, Omar Corrales Mora and Futurama Art Galleries

  Connection Bingo, Radical Partners & Global Shapers Community Miami

  Live woodturning demonstrations, South Florida Woodturners Guild

  Ukrainian folk traditions, Ukrainian Dancers of Miami

Museum Gallery Tours

  1:00 – 1:30 PM Folklife Gallery/History & Ourselves Highlights Tour

  2:30 – 3:00 PM It’s a Miami Thing Highlights Tour

Ongoing Activities

  11:00 – 4:00 Poster Signing with Artist, Izia Lindsay

  11:00 – 4:00 Take-Away Craft Activities

  11:00 – 4:00 Food and Drink Vendors

Join the fun Saturday, November 13th. The festival is free admission! For more information, click here.