Hemming Park in downtown Jacksonville is the site of the city’s first Hispanic Heritage Celebration this weekend.
Organizers say it will be a pet-and-family-friendly event with lots of Latin music and plenty of Hispanic food and drink, from tacos to Hispanic craft beer.
The celebration is planned for Saturday from 5 p.m. until 10 p.m., rain or shine.
Folks heading to Hemming Park can take a complimentary Skyway ride downtown.
Don't Miss this Saturday, September 15th - Hispanic Heritage Celebration - https://t.co/jnD16FolgD pic.twitter.com/CshZc4X6sD
— James Weldon Johnson Park (@JWJParkJax) September 12, 2018
JTA said the monorail-system will run from 3 p.m. until 11 p.m. to give people plenty of time to get to and from the festival.
Contact reporter Cyd Hoskinson at choskinson@wjct.org, 904-358-6351 and on Twitter @cydwjctnews.
