Sun & Salsa Festival, Fiestaval
 

With the Stampede just wrapped up, Calgary's festival season is in full gear. This past weekend Kensington's Sun & Salsa festival drew 100,000 festival goers and has evolved into one of the main summer festivals. Fiestaval, a Latino warmup to the bigger Expo Latina was also underway this past weekend.


Fiestaval Takes place at Olympic Plaza and is a warmup festival to August's Expo Latino

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The Sun & Salsa Festival Kensington's summer street party.

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Almost 1000 gallons of Salsa was consumed during the festival :)
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Great pics! Thanks for sharing!

I happened to pass by Olympic plaza during Fiestaval. ( I thought it was Expo Latina) Isn't Expo Latina also at Olympic Plaza, or did they just rename Expo Latina? Anyhow, it was pretty cool.

Expo Latino has moved to Prince's Island Park. Next month.

^Did they move to Prince's Island to get more space? The festival's grown dramatically in the past few years.

Wow some serious HOTTIE action taking in the festivities.

More girls please..

Get your fix here:

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Nice pictures. I forgot the Sun & Salsa was this past weekend. The weather is almost always good for that event, no wonder it's doing so well.

you are a god! :haha: :tup: :slob:

Sunday was a great day weather wise, I wish I had gone. I was planning on it, but the in-laws came up from Lethbridge, and put the kibosh on it :(

Nice to see them get crowds around 100k, it's obviously become very successful. I remember when the festival was just a few tents, and about a dozen competitors. Does anyone remember when this thing started?

I went last year and they had a $10 cover charge to get in and really shitty beer. Was completely unimpressed.

Did you notice the one girl who changed outfits?



Found her in that massive flicker album ksnaden graciously linked to. Turns out she was a model at the fashion show.

^ Sweeet!! Well unfortunetely I can only look at a few at my workplace otherwise I will raise suspicions of being a pervert. rest i look at home.
Thanks for linking ksnaden!

Yeah, they have a sort of bikini contest/fashion show every year..not that I'm complaining.

Gee Bo! In tht one sentence you denied and then confirmed that you are indeed a pervert! :haha: :cheers:

Perverts Unite! :grouphug:

I didn't know what I was missing!