Sun and Salsa Festival
| Sun and Salsa Festival | |
|---|---|
 Kensington during the 2004 Sun and Salsa Festiva | |
| Genre | Food festival, fundraising |
| Dates | Mid July |
| Location(s) | Kensington, Calgary |
| Years active | 1993-2014 |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Website | Sun and Salsa |
The Sun and Salsa Festival was an annual festival put on in the Kensington Business Revitalization Zone (BRZ) of Calgary, Alberta.[1][2][3][4][5] It took place along 10 Street and Kensington Road, which both have parts closed off to traffic.[1] Attendance at the festival has grown to around 100,000 in 2010.[6] In 2015, organisers announced that the festival would be cancelled due to construction developments in the community, citing sidewalks, trees, and streetlights upgrades as key factors.[7][8] Since then, the festival has been under an indefinite hiatus.
Features[edit]
The festival features a competition for the best Salsa, Best Presentation Salsa & Most Creative Salsa.[1][3] It has a variety of merchant booths (food and merchandise). It includes a fashion show to showcase the area's fashion retailers. As well it includes various entertainment, such as musical acts and dancing, on multiple stages. The festival serves as a fundraiser for its charities, which as of 2010, are the Brenda Strafford Centre and Brown Bagging for Calgary's Kids.[9]
Miss Sun and Salsa Pageant[edit]
From 2005 to 2011 the festival featured the Miss Sun and Salsa Pageant. Each year, it selected a "Miss Sun and Salsa", "Sun Princess" and "Salsa Princess" to promote the Kensington community and the festival. They represented the festival around the year, inside and outside of Calgary.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c White, Tarina (21 July 2008). "Smokin' salsa social". Calgary Sun. Canoe Inc. Archived from the original on 29 September 2008. Retrieved 22 July 2008.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ White, Tarina (20 July 2008). "Sun and Salsa suits Calgarians just fine". Calgary Sun. Canoe Inc.
- ^ a b Sylvester, Krista (21 July 2008). "Sun and Salsa serves up spicy Sunday". Metro News (Calgary). Archived from the original on 29 September 2008. Retrieved 22 July 2008.
- ^ Dormer, Dave (20 July 2008). "Sun-sational salsa adds spice to city". Calgary Sun. Canoe Inc.
- ^ "Kensington Heats Up With Sun and Salsa". visitkensington.com/sunsalsa. Kensington BRZ. Archived from the original on 3 June 2008. Retrieved 22 July 2008.
- ^ Dormer, Dave (25 July 2010). "Street fest hot, hot, hot". Calgary Sun. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- ^ Fletcher, Robson (23 April 2015). "Calgary's Sun and Salsa Festival cancelled for 2015 due mostly to construction". Metro News Calgary.
- ^ Corteau, Jill (24 April 2015). "Kensington's Sun and Salsa Festival cancelled for 2015". Global News Calgary.
- ^ "Official Sun and Salsa Festival website". Kensington BRZ. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
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