Multicultural Fiesta logo with world map background, colorful letters, and confetti

Saturday, September 17

3:00-10:00 p.m.

Downtown 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!

More details below

Sábado 17 de septiembre

3:00-10:00 p.m.

El centro de 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!

Más detalles a continuación

download program / descargar programa

Click here to download the program for today's event, or scroll down for the schedule and list of vendors and sponsors.


Haga clic aquí para descargar el programa del evento de hoy, o desplácese hacia abajo para ver el calendario y la lista de vendedores y patrocinadores.

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Entertainment / ENTRETENEMIENTO

3:00 - National Anthem (St. James High School students) 🇺🇸

3:10 - Narren of New Ulm 🇩🇪

3:40 - Native Pride Dancers (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe)

4:10 - Andrea Lyn 🪕🇺🇸

4:40 - Mexico Lindo (part 1) 🇲🇽

5:10 - Kalpulli KetzalCoatlicue (Nahuatl/Aztec) 🇲🇽

5:40 - Mexico Lindo (part 2) 🇲🇽

6:10 - Sofia Alcocer Lopez 🎤🇲🇽

6:15 - Tjärnblom 🇸🇪

6:45 - Twin Cities Metro Pipe Band (Scottish) 🇬🇧

7:15 - Guatemalan Family Dancers 🇬🇹

7:35 - Anahi Rodriguez 🎤🇲🇽

7:40 - Street Dance (DJ Olguin)


Master of Ceremonies: Luis Orozco

for Kids / para niños

Fire Truck Rides / Paseos en camiones de bomberos

Bouncy House / Casa inflable

Duck & Fishing Pond / Pato y estanque de pescados

Plinko - Spin the Wheel / Gira la rueda

Balloon Art / Arte con globos

Face Painting / Pintura en la cara

Ring Toss / Lanzamiento de aros

Seek & Find / Buscar y encontrar

Sucker Tree / Árbol lechón

Bean Bags / Bolsas de Frijoles

Food / Comida

Food Trucks:
Angela's Egg Rolls 🇨🇳 🇹🇭

Taqueria Las 3 Lunas 🇲🇽

Norma Andrade 🇲🇽

Food Vendors:
Plaza Jalisco 🇲🇽

Marco's Chili Hot Dogs 🇲🇽 🇺🇸

Menche's Pupusas 🇸🇻

Corina 🇬🇹

Lep's Take Me Out 🇹🇭 🇱🇦

Information Tables / Mesas de información

The Arc MN (Southwest Region)
COPAL: Comunidades Organizando el Poder y la Acción Latina
First Lutheran Church, St. James
First Presbyterian Church, St. James
HACER:
Hispanic American Center for Economic Research
High School in the USA
Horses and Hearing
Law Enforcement (St. James Police Dept.)
Lions Club, St. James
Mayo Clinic Health System in St. James
Mental Health Awareness - Local Advisory Council/WCHS
MVAC:
Minnesota Valley Action Council
Open Door Health Center
The People's Canvass
Southern MN Regional Legal Services
St. James Public Schools & Community Education
St. Paul's Lutheran School, St. James
Watonwan County 4-H
Watonwan County Library
Watonwan County Public Health
Wellspring Faith in Action

CRAFT Vendors/ Vendedores de artesanía

Unique Items by April

Samadhi Bows

Izel Boutique & Home Decór

Trajes Típicos Roxana

Maria y Adela

Artesania Mexicana

Jenny's Creation

Hortencio's Guatemalan Art/Craft

Thank you to our many sponsors!

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 a grant fund from Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council from funds appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature from its general fund.

This project is also made possible by a grant provided by the Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative and was funded in part with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage fund.

We are grateful for additional financial support from these local organizations:

  • St. James American Legion

  • Minnesota State University, Mankato: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

  • Mayo Clinic Health System in St. James

  • Pioneer Bank

  • St. James VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars)

  • Smithfield Foods

  • St. James Area Foundation

  • Tony Downs Foods

  • Butterfield Foods

  • First National Bank

  • Rotary International (St. James chapter)

  • Sertoma (St. James chapter)

  • St. James American Legion Auxiliary

  • St. James Plaindealer

Thank you to the following organizations for making our children's games possible:

  • 4H

  • Early Childhood & Family Education (St. James Community Education)

  • Watonwan County Youth Development

  • St. Paul's Lutheran Church, St. James

  • Watonwan County Library

Share your beautiful photos of the 2022 Fiesta here!

¡Comparta aquí sus hermosas fotos de la Fiesta 2022!

Slideshow from 2017-2019 Fiestas

Photos from 2017-2019 Fiestas

2022 Video (credit: Triple Falls Productions)

2019 Video (credit: Convivencia Hispana)