Aurora Puerto Rican 50th Anniversary Festivities

THE AURORA PUERTO RICAN COMMUNITY CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF HERITAGE AND CULTURE IN AURORA! After an unprecedented two-year hiatus, the APRCC will celebrate the 50-year milestone paying homage to Puerto Rican Heritage and Culture in Aurora with a one-day festival on Sunday July 31, 2022, at 65 S. Water Street, downtown Aurora (parking Lot B, directly across City Hall) from 1:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. – ADMISSION IS FREE to the public; however, DONATIONS ARE WELCOME! The one-day festival will feature music, live performances, children’s area, novelty vendors, beer garden, authentic Puerto Rican food vendors (among other cuisine), refreshing piña coladas and ice cream vendors! In addition to great entertainment and delicious food, this year the APRCC multicultural scholarship program will proudly award selected scholarship recipients on the main stage with over $15K in scholarships! **FESTIVAL EMCEES** Mike Oquendo FLACO Navaja **MUSIC** DJ Tito Latino **FESTIVAL LIVE PERFORMANCES** ~Trovador Jovino Gonzalez ~Tony y Sus Campesinos ~Bachata Pura ~Impacto Boricua ~LaObra ~Jhonny Vélez (former vocalist with Grupo Mania), “Tribute to Elvis Crespo” **CHILDRENS AREA** Proudly hosted by Simply Destinee **FEST SPONSORS** ▪️Aurora Hispanic Heritage Advisory Board (AHHAB) ▪️Staffing Network ▪️Aurora Township ▪️Cruz Investment & Wealth Management ▪️Midwest Occupational Health ▪️Gerald Nissan North Aurora ▪️Old Second Bank ▪️Orden Fraternal Borinqueño ▪️City of Aurora ▪️La Chicanita Bakery ▪️PrairieView Orthodontics ▪️Aurora Downtown ▪️La Quinta de los Reyes ▪️Rich Vesely ReMax Realtor ▪️BigBoss Barbershop ▪️Hurricane Document Shredding ▪️McCarty Mills ******************* PR FLAG RAISING CEREMONY SATURDAY 7/30/2022 Opening of Puerto Rican Heritage Week in Aurora will kick-off with the Puerto Rico Flag Raising Ceremony on Saturday July 30, 2022, at 9:30 a.m. at One-Aurora Plaza, 8 E. Galena Boulevard. The week leading up to the festival, the APRCC will be holding gatherings and cultural events at local area businesses – locations and times will be announced in the APRCC Facebook page. ******************* PRE-FEST CELEBRATION FRIDAY 7/29/2022 A pre-fest celebration is scheduled to take place at La Quinta de los Reyes outdoor patio, at 36 W. New York St, in Aurora on Friday, July 29, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. Featuring live band CHICAGO LATIN GROOVE! For more information on the upcoming festival and activities, contact Iris V. Miller, APRCC President, at 630-430-4981, or email [email protected] APRCC is a 501c3 registered non-profit organization, whose mission is to encourage and promote Puerto Rican heritage through cultural, ethnic, and civic activities designed to educate the Puerto Rican community and the community at large.