Puerto Rican Day Festival Returns To Bristol Waterfront This Weekend

Credit: Elisa Baxt/LevittownNow.com

After a two year pause due to COVID-19, the Puerto Rican Day Festival will return to Bristol Borough for its 49th year on Saturday.

The festivities hosted by the Puerto Rican Cultural Association of Bucks County will run from noon to 8 p.m. at the waterfront park in the borough. A rain date on Sunday has been set.

The event will feature the sounds of the Puerto Rican culture, dancing, food, and activities. Performances by Cynthia, Coro, the Cintron Salsa Band, and DJ Chepo, among others, will take place.

Below is the schedule released by organizers:

12:00pm:
Boat Dock – Procession

12:15pm:
Gazebo/Stage – Blessing: Father Mooney, National Anthem: Frankie Rivera, Puerto Rican Anthem: Isia Crespo & Eric Crespo Welcome & PRCABC Board Introduction – Nereida McCulley-Breustedt, President

12:30pm:
Wharf – Domination Dancers

12:45pm:
Gazebo/Stage – Trio Renacer

Children’s Workshop – Los Bomberos de la Calle | Bomba Music and Dance

Workshop – Bucks County Genealogy Society – Trace Your Puerto Rican Roots

Workshop – Meet the Author – Carlos Adorno, F.A.H.

Children’s Cultural Tent – Open Arts and Crafts

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1:00 pm: Workshop – Cooking with Carmen Ruiz & Norma Suarez – Sofrito & Arroz con Gandules

Workshop – Bucks County Genealogy Society – Trace Your Puerto Rican Root

Workshop – Meet the Author – Carlos Adorno, F.A.H.

Children’s Cultural Tent – Open Arts and Crafts

1:30pm:
Gazebo/Stage – Scholarships Awarded – President

Children’s Workshop – AMLA’s Artist in Education – The Roots of
Puerto Rican Music

Workshop – Bucks County Genealogy Society – Trace Your Puerto Rican Roots

Workshop – Meet the Author – Carlos Adorno, F.A.H.

1:45pm:
Gazebo/Stage – Los Bomberos de la Calle (Pleneros)

Workshop – Bucks County Genealogy Society – Trace Your Puerto Rican Roots

Workshop – Meet the Author – Carlos Adorno, F.A.H.

2:00pm:
Workshop – Coqui folkloric dance lessons & Coqui Hunt with Kayla Ruiz

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Workshop – Bucks County Genealogy Society – Trace Your Puerto Rican Roots

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Workshop – Meet the Author – Carlos Adorno, F.A.H.

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Children’s Cultural Tent – open arts and crafts

2:30pm:
Gazebo/Stage – Los Caribeños (Música Jíbara)

3:00pm:
Wharf – Merengue & Bachata Band – Swing de Guille

Cooking Workshop #2 – The Healthy Rican Mayra Luz Colon

Workshop – Bucks County Genealogy Society – Trace Your Puerto Rican Roots

Workshop – Meet the Author – Carlos Adorno, F.A.H.

Children’s Cultural Tent – Open Arts and Crafts.

3:30pm:
Gazebo/Stage – Cynthia (Freestyle Music)
Gazebo/Stage – Estilo Dancers

Workshop – Los Bomberos de la Calle – Bomba music and dance workshop for adults

Workshop – Bucks County Genealogy Society – Trace Your Puerto Rican Roots

Workshop – Meet the Author – Carlos Adorno, F.A.H.

4:00pm:
Gazebo/Stage: DJ Chepo

Workshop – AMLA’s Artist in Education – The Roots of Puerto Rican Music

Children’s Story Time – Bucks County Genealogy Society – book “Roberto Clemente – Pride of Workshop – the Pittsburgh Pirates” by Jonah Winter

Workshop – Meet the Author – Carlos Adorno, F.A.H.

Children’s Cultural Tent – Open Arts and Crafts

4:30pm:
Gazebo/Stage – Coro (Freestyle Music)

5:00pm:
Gazebo/Stage – Cintron Salsa Band

Workshop – Cooking Hermie Rivera – Mofongo

Workshop – Bucks County Genealogy Society – Trace Your Puerto Rican Roots

Workshop – Meet the Author – Carlos Adorno, F.A.H.

Children’s Cultural Tent – open arts and crafts

5:45pm:
Gazebo/Stage – Los Caribeños (Música Jíbara)

5:15pm:
Gazebo/Stage – Cintron Salsa Band
Salsa Dancers: Los Rumberitos – José Maldonado

6:00pm: DJ Chepo

7:00pm: Gazebo/Stage – Cintron Salsa Band

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