The 7th Palenke Arts Festival is coming back in person to Laguna Grande Park in Seaside! We are again planning a wonderful FREE event full of student and professional performances, children's art activities, live art demos by Paul Richmond, food vendors and community booths. Our featured performers are Sambadá  the premier Brazilian music band on the West Coast led by Dhanda da Hora that will get us all dancing cumbia, salsa and merengue, Calpulli Tonalehqueh (Mexica dancers),  Nā Haumāna (Hula school) and Son Jarocho master's Son de Fandango.

Of course, we will also feature our Afro Caribbean drumming program directed by Javier Muniz, Ballet Folklórico dancers directed by Jenny Robles and Belém Mata, Palenke Arts Dance Crew and Chorus, the Latin Jazz Combo directed by Paul Contos. Our masters of ceremonies will be none other than Claudia Meléndez.