By BOB SHRALUKA
WZBD.com
Music and fun will continue on the Madison St. Plaza in Decatur this Saturday when the second edition of the Festival de Hispanos will be held.
Hours for the festival, which proved to be hugely popular when held for the first time last year, will be 3-9 p.m.
No admission will be charged.
Last year’s event drew an estimated 1,500 people – when 300 or so were expected.
Both the plaza and Second St. will be used for numerous vendors who will be on hand, including a multitude of Hispanic food trucks, according to festival director Carson Canales.
Music will be filling the air most of the day, with four musical acts and two dance troops – one of which will be coming from Indianapolis – performing.
A beer garden will be open and artwork will be on display.
Some of the attractions for the youngsters will be pinatas and face painting.
Another popular feature will be “low riders.” Wikipedia says that type of vehicle “is a customized car with a lowered body that emerged among Mexican-American youth in the 1940s. Lowrider also refers to the driver of the car and their participation in lowrider car clubs, which remain a part of Chicano culture…”
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