Calle Ocho

Month : March
Place : Little Havana (Miami), U.S.A
Famous For : Street Festival
Attractions : Popular Music like Reggaeton, Salsa, Bachata and Merengue, Latin music and Community Spirit, Kids Zone, Food Stalls.

The Calle Ocho is a popular street festival celebrated in Little Havana in Miami, U.S.A. Recognized as largest hispanic carnival in the world, the Calle Ocho street festival is a host for two week long celebrations. It is a free street festival with a Caribbean carnival feel sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Little Havana. The festival came into existence in the year 1978, as a result of Willy Bermello's wish to organize something similar to the block parties and street festivals of Philadelphia.

Major Attractions

The street festival of Calle Ocho has emerged as a common platform of different countries. It's a unique stop where different ethnic communities wear colors or flags representing pride in their heritage. This grand festivity also involves selling of foods from different countries & a showcase of popular music like reggaeton, salsa, bachata and merengue. Over 30 stages and hundreds of street vendors participate in the live music street festival now in its 3rd decade. The main highlight of Calle Ocho is a celebration of Latin music and community spirit, with top Latino artists and groups performing at stages and sound systems throughout the area. Besides this, events like a kids zone for families, hundreds of food stalls and kiosks and a hub of many companies offering free samples to promote their products make Calle Ocho street festival an applauding event. An important fact related to Calle Ocho is that it holds the prestigious Guinness Book of World Records when 119,986people formed the world's longest conga line on March 13, 1988.