Calle Ocho Festival
calle ocho music festival festival de la calle ocho oneday street festival closing carnaval miami take place march little havana neighborhood miami florida sw th avenue th avenue sw th street festival one largest world one million visitor attend calle ocho event showcasing latin american caribbean culture calle ocho largest hispanic street festival united state started cuban exile festival attracts million people year calle ocho started way cuban immigrant express educate south floridian culture community festival focus grew include participation latin american country festival cancelled due shooting four cuban exile aviator cuban warplane february aviator part brother rescue organization – festival suspended due covid pandemic march miami mayor francis suarez two city official announced press conference miami municipal government denied calle ocho organizer permit hold festival following health concern covid pandemic rd festival returned twoyear hiatus annual festival shuts street block sw th street order host dancing food drink stage live entertainment stage located throughout little havana host variety latin music genre latin america caribbean merengue top pop music carnaval miami organized sponsored kiwanis club little havana stage represent main radio television network country example univisión presented revelation artist urban music new yorker ecuadorian root mando el pelado represented ecuadorian community residing miami festival set guinness world record people world longest conga line worldrecordbreaking pound piñata featured guinness world record set world longest cigar calle ocho broke record domino player event florida legislature identified calle ochoopen house festival official state festival festival broke world record largest flag image ever created flag measured foot long foot wide marched street volunteer