Celebrate cultural pride on Community Day at The Norton

Free ‘Community Day’ festival to celebrate various cultures

What if you could immerse yourself in happiness, at least for one day? A place where you could join a community of neighbors, friends, strangers and visitors sharing different experiences while eating, singing and dancing together. To get your celebration started, check this out:

Nuestra Cultura Community Day – 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. For Hispanic Heritage Month, the Norton Museum of Art will host a festival honoring the rich, diverse cultures from across South America, Central America, Mexico, the Caribbean, and our own communities.

Featured activities include art, Latin music, dance, workshops and more. This is a free program and the public is invited to help celebrate.

Community Day at The Norton Museum of Art

Traditions explored will be represented from across South America, Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

Live music will be presented, plus the restaurant will be offering traditional snacks, including coffee, pastelitos, empanadas, tamales, Latin American beer, and specialty cocktails for sale.

Courtesy: Norton Museum of Art / credit: Florida Taíno Dancers

Traditional Taíno Dance Performance

According to Wikipedia, the Taíno were a historic indigenous peoples of the Caribbean, whose culture thrived in the late 15th century and they were the principal inhabitants of most of what is now Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Haiti, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, and the northern Lesser Antilles.

Now you can also experience the vibrant Areyto, a traditional Taíno dance led by Kautía Taíno Araguako’ono (Florida Taíno Dancers). This communal gathering honors Taíno ancestry through rhythmic dance, music, and storytelling.

Miami Tango and Tango Bardo Orchestra

Tango is a partner dance influenced by African and European culture and originated in the 1880s along the river border between Argentina and Uruguay in South America. This lively group will perform from 1 to 2 p.m.