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Tens of thousands attend Festival Hispano

Annual event celebrates music, culture and food
A big crowd, estimated at 15,000 to 20,000 people, attends the 26th annual Festival Hispano in downtown Georgetown all day Sept. 17. The festival featured ethnic foods of every kind, entertainment, games and more than 100 booths offering freebies. RON MACARTHUR PHOTOS
Ron MacArthur
September 21, 2023

The 26th annual Festival Hispano in downtown Georgetown may have set an attendance record exceeding 20,000, which is how many attended the event last year.

Dating back to 1996, the festival started in Georgetown, moved to Millsboro and back to Georgetown in 2015. This year’s event was held Sept. 16.

Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long and volunteer Cynthia Gooch Copley presented festival organizer and sponsor Voice Radio Network President Kevin Andrade with a state proclamation. Andrade started his station in 2015 after immigrating from Ecuador. Joining him on the stage were sponsors, Georgetown officials and representatives from nonprofit organizations tied to the event.

The festival featured a full day of top-name and local entertainment, hundreds of vendors lining both sides of North Race Street, games, and a food festival featuring food from several Central and South American countries such as Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala.

The festival featured a variety of healthcare, business, car dealer, human service, banks, Realtor, insurance and state agency vendors.

Flags of 22 nations were flying over the festival from atop the stage.

 

Event organizer and Voice Radio Network President Kevin Andrade accepts a Delaware proclamation on behalf of his dedicated committee and sponsors.
Sponsors, Georgetown officials and nonprofit groups supporting Hispanic residents join on the stage with event organizer Kevin Andrade to accept a governor’s and lieutenant governor’s proclamation.
Taking a shot. The line is long to kick a soccer ball through targets to win a prize.
Adrian Israel Sanchez, 5, of Georgetown is dressed for the festival in a traditional costume.
Members of Grupo Miramar perform for their fans during a day featuring seven bands and local talent under the lights. Grupo Miramar, formed in 1972 in Mexico, has gone through several name and performer changes over the years.
Youngsters (l-r) Brandon Raygadas, Angelic Cortez and Samantha Raygades pose for a photo with Georgetown Chief of Police Ralph Holm.
Denisse Torres applies some artwork to the arm of 3-year-old Ariel Cazares in the Rehoboth Beach Coastal Kids Pediatric Dentistry booth.
John Ramirez has the hot job of cooking kebabs. The event included a tastes festival with food from several South and Central American countries.
Lilia Martinez, right, and Lucio Fernandez work nonstop to make street corn.
Kids enjoy a train ride as part of the carnival games and events offered during the festival.
Cooks prepare traditional El Salvadoran food at their busy booth. Dozens of food vendors lined North Race Street.
Festivalgoers crowd into place near the entertainment stage.
Hertrich employees man a booth with giveaways and a spinning wheel of prizes.
A large crowd enjoys the international bands performing during the festival.

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