2024 Fiesta Photos / Fotos de la Fiesta 2024
Photographer: Casey Ek
Saturday, September 14, 2024
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 14 de septiembre de 2024
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!
PaRKING / EsTacionamiento
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.
Entertainment / ENTRETENEMIENTO
3:00 - National Anthem (St. James High School students) 🇺🇸
3:10 - St. James "Just for Kix" youth dancers 🇺🇸
3:30 - Tjärnblom 🇸🇪
4:00 - Nkauj Hmoob Dancers Southwest 🇱🇦🇻🇳
4:20 - Andrea Lyn 🪕🇺🇸
4:50 - Native Arts Collaborative (Red Lake Nation Ojibwe)
5:20 - St. James Mayor John Wilson 🇺🇸
5:25 - Twin Cities Metro Pipe Band (Scottish) 🇬🇧
5:55 - Mexico Lindo Dancers (part 1) 🇲🇽
6:25 - Sofia Alcocer Lopez 🎤🇲🇽
6:40 - Mexico Lindo (part 2) 🇲🇽
7:10 - Guatemalan Marimba 🇬🇹
7:35 - Tonantzi Tlalli Guadalupe (Aztec) 🇲🇽
7:55 - Street Dance / Baile (DJ Victor 1200)
Master of Ceremonies / Maestro de ceremonias: Luis Orozco
for Kids / para niños
3:30-5:30
Fire Truck Rides / Paseos en camiones de bomberos
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
Available for Purchase / Disponible para compra
Daniella's Face Painting / Pintura de cara de Daniella
Food / Comida
Food Trucks / Trocas
Angela's Egg Roll
Awesome Fiesta Party Events
El Mexicano
La Michoacana Ice Cream Shop
La Tejanita
Las Tres Mariposas
Ole's Gathering Place
Rosita's Taqueria y Antojitos
Taqueria Las 3 Lunas
Food & Dessert Vendors / Vendedores de comida y postres
The Candy Shop
D Sinaloa Salsas y Más
Just Sweets
Letty's Gummies
Los Primos
MK Delicious Bites
Nanas Antojitos
Normas
Panta Ta Ethne Cocina Puertorriqueña
Postres Tamaulipas
Pupusas Salvadoreñas
Salvadoran Panes
TNT Goodies
Information Tables /
Mesas de información
Mesas de información
ACLU: American Civil Liberties Union
CADA MN
City of St. James EDA: Economic Development Authority
Convivencia Hispana and Region Nine Development Commission
Climate Smart St. James
COPAL: Comunidades Organizando el Poder y la Acción Latina
FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency
First Presbyterian Church, St. James
HACER: Hispanic American Center for Economic Research
Help Me Grow/Help Me Connect (Riverbend Education District)
Horizon Homes
Madelia Health - St. James Clinic
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
Minnesota State University, Mankato: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
SMRLS: Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Service
St. James Adult Basic Education: ESL, GED, & Citizenship
St. James Police Department
St. James Splash Pad Committee
State Farm Insurance (Keith Boeve)
Uniting Cultures/Uniendo Culturas
Watonwan County 4-H
Watonwan County Health and Human Services
Wellspring Faith in Action
CRAFT Vendors/ Vendedores de artesanía
Artesanias de Magdalena
Cali Toys / Mundo de Juguete
Fiesta Market
Tipicos Roxana
Unique Items by April
Valvi Accessories
download program /
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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 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:
Butterfield Foods
First National Bank
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
Tony Downs Foods
Welcoming America
Thank you to the following organizations for volunteering their time:
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
Slideshow from 2017-2019 Fiestas
2022 Video (credit: Triple Falls Productions)
2019 Video (credit: Convivencia Hispana)