Oxnard : las fiestas patrias set at college park


Oxnard : las fiestas patrias set at college park

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Las Fiestas Patrias, or Mexican Independence Day celebration, will be held Saturday and Sunday at College Park in Oxnard. The festival will feature Mexican cuisine, carnival rides, arts and


crafts, and entertainment on two stages. This year’s featured performers, La Sonora Dinamita, a Colombian band with several hits on the international charts, will sing Sunday. Other groups


playing this weekend are Grupo Zarko, Grupo Inovacion and La Banda Guadalajara. There will be performances by Ballet Folklorico as well. Admission to the festival, which runs from 11 a.m.


until 10 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, is $4 for adults; $3 for senior citizens, disabled residents and children between ages 6 and 12, and free for children under 5. For more


information, call the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce at 486-0266. MORE TO READ