Vida - Melbourne Latin Summer Festival 2020 - Two weekends

Celebrate Summer! Casablanca Events with the support of City of Melbourne presents: VIDA - Melbourne Latin Summer Festival 2020 - FREE EVENT VIDA M.L.S.F. is one of the of the most anticipated events calendar in Summer for Melburnians and why wouldn’t it be? Who wouldn't love to eat an authentic Paella and drink a Mojito while dancing Salsa? ;) Where: Tom's Block – Kings Domain On St Kilda Rd across from the National Gallery of Victoria. (Ref. Tom's Block) Dates: First Weekend Friday 10th of January Saturday 11th of January Sunday 12th of January Closing Weekend Saturday 18th of January Sunday 19th of January This Summer celebrate with us at our FREE ANNUAL FESTIVAL with over 40.000 people attending every year. Authentic Cuisine, Music, Performances, Art, Massive Latin Beer Garden and much more... Two weekend full of flavours, aromas and great experiences. After seven consecutive years, VIDA - Melbourne Latin Summer Festival 2020 is the continuation of our commitment to bring you the best of the Latin American culture to Melbourne. Entertainment: * Over 200 artists will be taking over the city. Our Iconic Latin Carnival parade this year will be bigger and louder….inspired performances, circus, musicians and many different styles will be on the menu… Samba, Tango, Salsa, Reggaeton, Capoerira, Cumbia and Bachata to mention just a few. * Two multicultural hubs with acoustic live bands. * More than 20 DJs performing throughout the entire event. * Outdoor dance classes. Exotic cuisine: * More than 25 vendors providing a wide range of street foods predominantly focused on Latin cuisines from Peru, Chile, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina and Brazil, just to name a few. Kids Area: * A specialised area only for kids with different attractions and children’s activities. Face painting, maraca making workshop using recycling materials. • Handcrafts and Art Exhibits: Local manufacturers and importers displaying a selection of Latin American art and hand crafted products. • Massive Latin Beer Garden with $5 Coronas before 4:00 pm DJ's, performances, bands and more. A fully licensed area offering exquisite cocktails and Latin American beer and drinks. .Top Latin DJs across the day and night! Melbourne Latin Summer Festival 2020 Two weekends full of flavours, aromas and great experiences… Share the Love… don’t keep it to yourself :) See you all there! *** VIDA MLSF CLOSING WEEKEND ITINERARY *** *** SATURDAY 18TH *** - BEER GARDEN - $5 beer before 4:00 pm 12:00 pm to 11:00 pm 12:00 pm DJ Gomez ( Col ) Salsa, Merengue, Reggaeton 1:00 pm Orquesta La 45' - Salsa Orquestra Formed in 2011 by the ‘Estrada brothers’, Orquesta La45’ provide nothing but pure salsa, taking you back to the eras where raw and classic salsa music were produced in Colombia, New York, Puerto Rico and Venezuela in the 1970s-1990s. 1:45 pm Latin Fun Dance Party with Latinas - Latin rhythms classes 2:00 pm Orquesta La 45' - Salsa orquestra Second Set 2:45 pm Interective Entertaiment Fiesta Flashback 3:00 pm Grupo Vallenato Cumva - Latin Band Colombian and Latinoamerican Cumbia and Vallenato 3:40 pm The Salsa Foundation Melbourne CBD Show/Class salsa 4:00 pm Cumva - Latin Band - Second set Colombian and Latinoamerican Cumbia and Vallenato 4:45 pm Salsa Fundation Show- Class Reggaeton 7:00 pm to 9:00pm Dj Castillo - Salsa, Merengue, Reggeton 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm DJ Don Salazar - Cumbia, Brazil, Reggaeton, Comercial - John Salazar - CULTURAL SPOT - 2:00 pm to 6::00pm ​2:00 pm Alu Crespo - Performance 3:00 pm Roya The-DestRoya - Performance 3:10 pm Silvia Gabriela - Performance 4:00 pm Roya de Destroya - Second set - Performance 4:10pm Pablo Guzzo - Performance 5:00 pm ** VIDA FEST PARADE! ** VIDA MELBOURNE LATIN SUMMER FESTIVAL PARADES ** Bloco 3k - Sambasita - Infinity Dance Company - Maracatu Strela do Mar ** 5:30pm Forro Melbourne - Forro Classes ​ *** SUNDAY 19TH *** - BEER GARDEN - $5 beer before 4:00 pm 12:00 pm to 11:00 pm 12:00 pm DJ Sabor Latino - Salsa, Merengue, Samba 1:00 pm Bahia - Salsa and soulful beats Orquestra Bahia is one of the first original Salsa bands to introduce Melbourne to the joys of Latin American music. Our passion is Latin Music and delivering these soulful beats to Australian audiences. 1:45 pm Party with Latinas - Interective Entertaiment Clasics Mix 2:00 pm Bahia - Salsa and soulful beats Orquestra - Second set 2:45pm Party with Latinas - Interective Entertaiment Latin Top Hits 3:00 pm Cuban Salsa Class with AContra 4:00 pm DJ Latin Songs 5:00 pm VIDA FEST PARADE! VIDA MELBOURNE LATIN SUMMER FESTIVAL PARADES ** Bloco 3k - Sambasita - Infinity Dance Company - Maracatu Strela do Mar ** 6:00 to 8:00 pm DJ Diego Rey - Salsa, Merengue, Reggeton - Djdiegoreyes_grupocrea 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm DJ Castillo - Salsa Brava, Old School Reggaeton - CULTURAL SPOT - 2:00 pm to 6:00pm 1:00 pm Pablo Guzzo - Performance 2:00 pm Silvia Gabriela - Performance 3:00 pm Palmar Musica - Performance 4:00 pm MIlena - Performance 5:00 pm VIDA FEST PARADE! 5:30 pm Sebastian Gonzalez Lugo - Sebaticas - Solo Performance Special Recommendations: 1. Don't drink and drive 2. We recommend you arrive by using either public transport, by foot or bicycle. 3. Remember to bring your sun screen and a hat as we are expecting a hot day. 4. We will have a hydration station at the festival, so please remember to stay hydrated. 5. There are plenty of open areas.So bring a rug to sit down and relax! 6. Remember to dispose of your waste appropriately in the bins provided. We are encouraging an environmentally friendly event! =================================== Getting there: Only 400m from Federation Square Trams: 1, 3, 3a, 5, 6, 8, 16, 64, 67, 72. Stop 13. =================================== Vida Melbourne Latin Summer Festival respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, the Boon Wurrung and Woiwurrung (Wurundjeri) peoples of the Kulin Nation and pays respect to their Elders, past and present. This event would not be possible without the support of: City Of Melbourne https://whatson.melbourne.vic.gov.au/whatson/ Victorian Government https://www.vic.gov.au/ Victorian Multicultural Commission https://www.multicultural.vic.gov.au Casablanca Latin Nights www.casablancalatinnights.com.au Italktravel Brighton http://brighton.italk.travel/home South East Water www.southeastwater.com.au OFFICIAL WEBSITES: www.melbournelatinsummerfestival.com www.casablancaevents.com.au www.latinperformersaustralia.org.au ============================================== Our next festival: www.stkildalatinfestival.com.au