Fiesta

The Main Music Stage

Music is one of the basic elements of Fiesta. The Coca-Cola - McDonald’s Main Music Stage, located in front of City Hall facing into Linn Park, will featured a variety of Hispanic Music. Talented artists have entertained thousands of patrons in Linn Park throughout the day. This year's musical lineup includes Grupo Vallenato, Son de Atlanta, Hometown Boys and closes with a much anticipated performance by Las Tres Divas!

The Arts Village

The Alabama Power Company and the Birmingham Museum of Art will join forces once again to host the Arts Village, this year located outside the Museum. Younger visitors will be able to engage in easy-to-learn, make and take art activities based on works by Hispanic artists in the Museum’s permanent collection. These activities include, making collages, figurative sculptures, creating tondo or round paintings of family, making Aztec calendars, and actively participating in archeological digs. Our younger visitors will also enjoy making The World’s Largest Balloon Sculpture or bouncing and climbing on large inflatables. Families are invited to tour the museum's permanent collection of Pre-Colombian art after they have finished making their own art work in the Arts Village!

Cultural Village

The Cultural Village, located in Linn Park, is always a favorite of Fiesta guests. Connections are made in the Cultural Village, friendships are formed and reunions occur each and every year by representatives from approximately 20 Latin American countries. The Cultural Village features several one-on-one domino tournaments, a staple to the Hispanic culture. In addition, performances from individual countries are encouraged and will perform in front of the main stage between noon and 2 p.m. on Fiesta day. And it's not unusual for music and dancing to break out all over the village throughout the day. Year after year, the Cultural village serves as a colorful, interactive source of information for all patrons to enjoy.

The Storytelling Village

The Fiesta Storytelling Village was introduced in 2007 and is located next to the Arts Village, across the street from the Birmingham Museum of Art. This village focuses on the interactive performance art form of Storytelling and is a collaboration with the Jefferson County Library Cooperative and The Department of Foreign Languages andLiterature at UAB.

Fiesta was truly blessed to have the opportunity to bring in an additional partner for the 2008 event - award winning, world renowned storyteller and author Antonio Sacre. Antonio delights attendees with his touching and humorous bilingual stories. His performance appeals to all ages and ethnicities. Sacre’s repertoire, tailored to his audience, includes his own stories of growing up bi-culturally in a Cuban and Irish-American household. Antonio’s stories motivate culturally diverse youth to learn English, while at the same time preserving their heritage.

The 2009 storytelling village guest will be released very soon!!

The Soccer Village

The Alabama Youth Soccer Futbol Village hosts 3-on-3 tournament play. Sign up will be held at the event for Under 8, 8 -12 year olds, and 12 - 14 year olds. Have fun playing 20 minute games and compete for trophies and prizes! Fiesta 2009 will be the inaugural year for the ESOL Village - English for Speakers of Other Languages.

The Health and Wellness Village

The purpose of the Health and Wellness Village is to assess the community's medical needs and to provide attendees with educational materials and professional assistance. The goal is to help familiarize guests, both Hispanic and non-Hispanic with the medical options and resources that are available to them.

Any medical organization, both for-profit and non-profit, who would like to be a part of the Fiesta Health and Wellness Village will receive the following:

Booth space in the Health and Wellness Tent (including table and chairs);
Captive audience, that is separate from the other components of Fiesta;
Advertisement on or inside the printed take-away bags.

If your organization would like the opportunity to participate in the Fiesta 2008 Health and Wellness Village please either complete the attached form or contact Edwina Taylor at Edwina@cahabavalleyhealthcare.org

Click here to download the Health and Wellness Application (.pdf)

The Multi-Cultural Food Village

Not surprisingly, the Multi-Cultural Food Village is always a favorite of Fiesta patrons. Attendees are able to purchase cuisine from different vendors to satisfy tastes ranging from authentic Hispanic food representing various countries to hamburgers and hot dogs. Soft drinks and other beverages are available as well.

If your restaurant would like the opportunity to participate in the Fiesta 2009 Multi-Cultural Food Village please either complete the attached form or contact Taylor Anderson at jtanders85@gmail.com.

Click here to download the Food Vendor Application (.pdf)

City of Birmingham Community Village

The Community Village, located in Linn Park near Boutwell Auditorium, showcases the not-for profit organizations desirous to educate attendees about the benefits and resources they offer. Many organizations from in and around our community are on hand to show what services they had to offer.

If your organization would like the opportunity to participate in the Fiesta 2009 Community Village please either complete the attached form or contact Taylor Anderson at jtanders85@gmail.com.

Click here to download the Non-Profit Application (.pdf)

The ESOL Village

ESOL educator camaraderie, fun and true Hispanic outreach as a participant in this year’s Fiesta in Linn Park. Fiesta 2009 will be the inaugural year for the ESOL Village. The purpose of this new village is to bring together community ESOL providers and allow them to showcase their programs to potential learners as well as the general community. Last year, Fiesta drew between 15,000 and 20,000 people. It is estimated that approximately 60% of those visitors were Hispanic, and of those, it is safe to say that many spoke a native language that is not English.