Fiesta Latina organizers last year drew a record crowd, estimated at 1,500 people — and attracted easily more than 500 in the first half hour alone amid the tunes of a spirited mariachi band.
“We received a lot of comments from people telling us, ‘This is great,'” said Luz Elena Michel, among the organizers of the event.
The latest version of the annual south-of-the-border-style celebration and street party — one focusing this year on Mexico and Venezuela — will be held from 5 to 10 p.m. Friday along Fourth Street in downtown Columbus.
The upcoming fifth annual event with music, dance, food, arts and crafts, cultural information and more is hosted by Su Casa Columbus and the Community Education Coalition’s Latino Education and Outreach Program.
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