Calle Ocho Festival

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annual event cultural festival street festival

The Calle Ocho Festival is a massive annual street celebration in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood, showcasing Latin American music, food, and culture.

Aliases (2)

Calle Ocho Music Festival ×2
Festival de la Calle Ocho ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	annual event → cultural festival → street festival →
alsoKnownAs	Calle Ocho Music Festival → Festival de la Calle Ocho →
attendance	hundreds of thousands of people → over one million visitors in some years →
beneficiary	Kiwanis Club of Little Havana community initiatives →
country	United States →
culturalFocus	Cuban American culture → Latin American diaspora →
features	Latin American cuisine → Latin music performances → Latin pop music → arts and crafts booths → dance performances → domino tournaments → family activities → live music stages → merengue music → reggaeton music → salsa music → street food vendors →
frequency	annual →
genre	Latin music festival → street party →
hasActivity	children’s activities → dance contests → live DJ sets →
hasTheme	Caribbean culture → Hispanic heritage → Latin American culture →
inception	1978 →
language	English → Spanish →
locatedIn	Florida → Little Havana → Miami → Miami-Dade County → United States →
neighborhood	Little Havana →
organizer	Kiwanis Club of Little Havana →
partOf	Miami Carnival season →
purpose	celebration of Latin American music, food, and culture → fundraising for community programs →
significance	major cultural event in Miami → one of the largest Hispanic festivals in the United States →
street	Southwest 8th Street →
targetAudience	local residents → tourists →
typicalMonthHeld	March →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Calle Ocho Festival ("Calle Ocho Music Festival") → Calle Ocho Festival ("Festival de la Calle Ocho") →	alsoKnownAs
Calle Ocho → Calle Ocho ("Calle Ocho Music Festival") →	knownFor
Calle Ocho →	hasAnnualEvent
Little Havana →	hosts