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Viva Mexico!
Saturday, Sept 14th, 2024 5:00-9:00pm
Oswaldo Cantu Pan Am Recreation Center
2100 E 3rd St, Austin, TX 78702
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✨ The Oswaldo A.B. Cantu Pan American Recreation Center and Neighborhood Park will be hosting this year's Viva Mexico event by the MACC! Celebrate Mexican Independence with us! We will have plenty of activities for the whole familia!
⏰ Saturday, September 14th, 2024 5:00pm-9:00pm
🏡 Oswaldo A.B. Cantu Pan American Neighborhood Park
📌 2100 E. 3rd St, Austin, TX78702
The Emma S. Barrientos Mexican-American Cultural Center (ESB MACC) will host its 17th annual Viva México celebration outside of the Oswaldo A.B. Cantu/Pan American Recreation Center on Saturday, September 14th from 5:00-9:00 pm. This lively outdoor celebration on the hillside includes live mariachi music and folkloric dance performances, family-friendly art activities, and a vendor market. Master of Ceremonies Claudia Talamantez from Univision will lead the evening’s entertainment, and Mexican Consul Humberto Hernández Haddad will give the Grito de Independencia.
Viva Mexico is an Austin tradition that pays tribute to both Mexico’s Independence Day and to the diverse cultural traditions of Austin’s Mexican, Mexican-American, Latino, Chicano, and Tejano community. While the ESB MACC is closed for Phase 2 renovations, it is important to continue this annual celebration; an East Austin tradition that brings the Austin Latino (Latina/e/x) community together.
Viva Mexico 2024 Performance Schedule:
5:00 PM Welcome and Announcements with Claudia Talamantez
5:10 PM Danza Azteca Guadalupana
5:50 PM Organización Kumbiambera
6:30 PM Grito de la Independencia with Mexican Consul Hernández Haddad
6:45 PM Desperadoz
8:00 PM Mariachi Clasico
8:30 PM Round Rock Ballet Folklorico
8:50 PM Grand Finale performance with Ballet Folklorico and Mariachi Clásico
*** Performance times are estimated only and are highly subject to change!
Stay tuned on the MACC social media (@ESBMACC) for “know before you go” information/ travel tips.
Shuttle Information:
There will be a free shuttle bus from 4:00pm-10:00pm making trips to and from the Pan American Recreation Center. Guests may park in the neighborhood around it and take the free shuttle to and from the event.
2024 Viva Mexico Partners and Activities
Univision
Our local Spanish-language news station will be providing a bilingual Master of Ceremonies for the event! They bring high-energy excitement to our announcements! Bilingual Spanish/ English. Our MC for the evening is Claudia Talamantez from Univision!
Consulado General de Austin
It is a MACC tradition to invite our Mexican Consulate to commemorate this annual Viva Mexico event. Consul General Humberto Hernández Haddad will give the “Grito” of Independence. El Grito de Dolores or Grito de Independencia, was a speech given by Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla on September 16, 1810, in Dolores, Mexico, that called for Mexicans to fight for independence from Spain. Hidalgo rang the church bell to gather the village and encouraged them to revolt against the Spanish authorities, triggering the Mexican War of Independence.
Danza Azteca Guadalupana
A local dance group founded in 2011 by the Flores family, these dancers bring traditions from San Luis de La Paz, Guanajuato. This ancient dance is rooted in Mexico’s indigenous history. The sacred garments worn in Aztec dance promote the traditions of Pre-Columbian Mexico that are now being carried on by new generations on both sides of the US-Mexico border.
Organización Kumbiambera
Local group in Austin, TX.
Desperadoz
Local group in Austin, TX.
Mariachi Clasico
Established in 2019, Mariachi Clasico has quickly become Austin's most trusted and followed mariachi. Combining their traditional musical style with clean harmonies, Mariachi Clasico prides themselves in delivering top performances that are both pleasing to the ear as well as the eye. They have delighted audiences both small and large and were honored to accompany Ana Gabriel on her local stop with the “Por Amor A Ustedes” World Tour. Composed of both male and female veteran mariachis, some of the musicians have been performing for over 20 years. Mariachi Clasico was founded in Kyle, Tx and services the surrounding area. www.mariachiclasico.com
Instagram and Facebook @austinclasico
Round Rock Ballet Folklorico
Yolanda Sanchez founded Round Rock Ballet Folklórico in 1988, to offer everyone an opportunity to learn and grow through dance. She has been an educator for over 35 years and an instrumental influence in developing cultural programs throughout the city. Each student who participates walks away with a different perspective about Mexican heritage and the cultures that have influenced Mexico for generations.
The MACC Education team will be providing free children activities including hands-on crafts.