Latin American Festival relocates - Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte’s largest celebration of Latin American culture will move to a new home in October after years at the Mint Museum in the Eastover neighborhood.

The Latin American Festival will take place on Sunday, Oct. 12, at Symphony Park near SouthPark mall, an organizer confirmed to the Observer’s Spanish-language blog, Entérese Charlotte.

The event draws thousands of people from throughout the region for Latin music, food and arts and crafts. Last year, about 25,000 people attended the daylong event.”*

*From: http://www.charlotte.com/
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