Saturday, September 13, 2025
3:00-10:00 p.m.
Memorial Park, St. James
Free and Open to the Public
Cultural Music and Dance
Ethnic Food Vendors
Children's Games
Information & Craft Tables
All Are Welcome!
Celebrate our diverse community!
Saturday, September 13, 2025
3:00-10:00 p.m.
Memorial Park, St. James
Free and Open to the Public
Cultural Music and Dance
Ethnic Food Vendors
Children's Games
Information & Craft Tables
All Are Welcome!
Celebrate our diverse community!
Sábado 13 de septiembre de 2025
3:00-10:00 p.m.
Memorial Park en St. James
Gratis y abierto al público
Música y danza cultural
Vendedores de comida étnica
Juegos para niños
Mesas de información y artesanía
Todos son Bienvenidos!
Celebra nuestra comunidad diversa!
We need your help! Sign up here to be a volunteer: https://tinyurl.com/FiestaVolunteers2025!
¡Necesitamos tu ayuda! Inscríbete aquí para ser voluntario: https://tinyurl.com/FiestaVolunteers2025.
Order Fiesta gear! Deadline September 4, pick up at the Fiesta or at Armstrong School.
¡Encarga tus camisetas de la Fiesta! Fecha límite: 4 de septiembre. Recógelo en la Fiesta o en la Escuela Armstrong.
Please park in the areas highlighted yellow. Some areas will be marked "No Parking" so that vendors and performers can use those areas. When parking along the lakeshore, only use marked parking spaces. Do not block traffic in the road.
Estacione en las áreas resaltadas en amarillo. Algunas áreas estarán marcadas como "Prohibido estacionar" para que los vendedores y artistas puedan usarlas. Cuando estacione a lo largo de la orilla del lago, use solo los espacios de estacionamiento marcados. No bloquee el tráfico en la calle.
3:00 - National Anthem (St. James High School singers) 🇺🇸
3:05 - St. James Mayor Chris Whitehead 🇺🇸
3:10 - Twin Cities Metro Pipe Band (Scottish) 🇬🇧
3:30 - Swedish Trio with Dancers 🇸🇪
4:00 - Native Arts Collaborative Part 1 (Red Lake Nation Ojibwe)
4:30 - Nkauj Hmoob Dancers Southwest 🇱🇦🇻🇳
4:50 - Mexico Lindo Dancers (Part 1) 🇲🇽
5:20 - Eva Regina Miranda Miranda 🎤🇬🇹
5:25 - Mexico Lindo Dancers (Part 2) 🇲🇽
5:55 - Native Arts Collaborative Part 2 (Red Lake Nation Ojibwe)
6:25 - Guatemalan Dancers 🇬🇹
6:35 - Sofia Alcocer Lopez 🎤🇲🇽
6:50 - Contests & Games / Concursos y Juegos
7:15 - Andrea Lyn 🪕🇺🇸
7:45 - Street Dance / Baile (DJ Victor 1200)
Master of Ceremonies / Maestro de ceremonias: Luis Orozco
3:00-6:00
Coloring / Coloreando
Bean Bag Toss / Bolsas de Frijoles
Duck Pond / Estanque de patos
Horseshoes / Herrón
Mini Basketball Hoop / Mini aro de baloncesto
Prizes / Premios
Ring Toss / Lanzamiento de aros
Seek & Find / Buscar y encontrar
Sucker Tree / Árbol lechón
4:00-7:00
Fire Truck Rides / Paseos en camiones de bomberos
Food Trucks / Trocas
La Inolvidable
La Michoacana Minnesota
Las Tres Mariposas
Legacy BBQ
MGLX Food and Drink
Rosita Taqueria y Antojitos
Taqueria Las 3 Lunas
Food & Dessert Vendors / Vendedores de comida y postres
Awesome Fiesta Entertainment
Just Sweets
Letty's Gummies
Nanas Antojitos
Plaza Jalisco
St. James Women of Today
The Sugar Shack
Tía Menche's Pupusas
Sweet Treats by Jenn
Taqueria Barrios
10,000 Families Study: University of Minnesota
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Minnesota and Blue Plus
CADA MN
City of St. James EDA: Economic Development Authority
COPAL: Comunidades Organizando el Poder y la Acción Latina
Counseling Services of Southern Minnesota
First Presbyterian Church, St. James
HACER: Hispanic American Center for Economic Research
Horizon Homes, Inc.
Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota
Jehovah's Witnesses
Madelia Health
Minnesota State University, Mankato: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
North Star Data Partners
Open Door Health Center
Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council
Region 9 IEIC - Help Me Grow
Resettlement Programs Office (DHS)
Run for Change (5K and 2 Mile)
Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Service
Uniting Cultures/Uniendo Culturas
Watonwan County 4-H
Watonwan County Corn & Soybean Growers
Watonwan County Library
Watonwan County Public Health
Artesanias Elvira
Lakota Made LLC
La Plaza Fiesta Market
Mundo de Juguete
Tipicos Roxana
Unique Items by April
Valvi Accessories
DaNiella's Face Painting
Pintura de cara de DaNiella
Bouncy Houses: Awesome Fiesta Entertainment
Casas Inflables: Awesome Fiesta Entertainment
The Multicultural Fiesta is an annual event put on by Uniting Cultures/Uniendo Culturas in partnership with Convivencia Hispana.
La Fiesta Multicultural es un evento anual organizado por Uniting Cultures/Uniendo Culturas en colaboración con Convivencia Hispana.
This activity is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
We are grateful for additional financial support from these generous sponsors who donated in 2025:
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
Butterfield Foods
Mayo Clinic Health System
Minnesota State University, Mankato: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Pioneer Bank
Rotary International (St. James chapter)
Sertoma (St. James chapter)
Smithfield Foods
St. James Community Fund
St. James Pioneer Railroad Days Committee
Tony Downs Foods
Thank you to the following organizations for volunteering their time this year:
4-H
Early Childhood & Family Education (St. James Community Education)
St. James Fire Department
St. James High School Football Team
St. James High School Girls Tennis Team
St. James High School National Honor Society
Photographer: Casey Ek
Slideshow from 2017-2019 Fiestas
2022 Video (credit: Triple Falls Productions)
2019 Video (credit: Convivencia Hispana)