Fiesta Day 2007
Suit Any Taste!
Day returns to Historic Ybor City on Saturday, February 24th
from
10:00 am to 6:00 pm. Fiesta Day is Ybor
City’s official day of rest and celebration of its magnificent ethnic heritage
and culture! Several other
flavorful events are taking
place on the same day in Historic Ybor City!
Fiesta
Day
presented by Metro PCS offers complimentary Spanish Cuisine presented by Macy’s
to the first one thousand visitors. The
International Parade of Flags marches down Historic 7th Avenue
showcasing musical rhythm, ethnic dress and vibrant colors as a beautiful
tribute to the cultures it represents. Fiesta Day hosts an Arts Marketplace,
Ethnic Foods, and Multicultural Exhibits and Entertainment. Florida Dairy Farmers brings us Children’s
Fiesta presented by Wendy’s, part of Fiesta Day. New in ‘07, Fiesta Day will host the first
annual Black Bean Blowout - Iron Chef Style.
Fiesta Day truly
offers flavor to suit any taste!
Fiesta Day and the Ybor City
Saturday Market will also host Flan Fest
in Centennial Park from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Join in on a "Flan-Tastic" Day featuring Flan
Baking and Flan Tasting Contests. The
Edgar J. Guzman Law Firm bring this "authentic" and "original" flavor to Fiesta
Day!
Florida Brewer’s Guild and Tampa
Bay Brewing Company will be hosting their Ybor City Beer Fest between 2:00 p.m.
and 6:00 p.m. at Tampa Bay Brewing
Company. Beer judges will announce
the winners for the Best Florida Beer Championships and the Annual John G. Doble
Brewers Scholarship Award.
The Ybor City Museum will be
hosting Tampa Y Cuba: The 500 Year Connection beginning at 10:00 a.m. This exhibit explores the historic
connections between the Tampa Bay Area and the Island of Cuba. The exhibit will offer live Cuban music,
local Cuban artists, Cuban cooking demonstrations, and a round table discussion
about Cuban culture in Tampa beginning at 10:30 a.m. Don’t miss this entertaining and educational
exhibit.
Ybor City has "Flavor to
Suit Any Taste" and in one day offers you a variety of entertainment,
education, shopping, and great food!
Fiesta Day and Flan Fest are free, a nominal charge does apply to Both Ybor City’s Beer Fest and the
exhibition presented by The Ybor CityMuseum Society. And don’t forget the fabulous Cigar
Shops, Coffee Houses, Restaurants, Bars, and Unique Shopping of Ybor City. For
a day full of flavor - be sure to visit Ybor City’s Fiesta Day on Saturday,
February
24th.
more information, please call 813.248.0721 or visit us on the
web at www.cc-events.org; For information regarding Ybor City’s
Beer Fest, go to www.floridabrewersguild.org; For information
regarding Tampa y Cuba: The 500 Year Connection, please call
247.6323 or go to
www.ybormuseum.org
