Encuentro y Fiesta Nacional de Colectividades
community meeting national celebration spanish encuentro fiesta nacional de colectividades cultural event celebrated annually rosario province santa fe argentina since event showcase diversity custom many established community immigrant live city around locally known simply la colectividades usually held middle spring first day november though celebrated december instead avoid overlapping third international congress spanish language held rosario midnovember tent kiosk several performing stage set national flag park parque nacional la bandera large expanse shore paraná river right opposite national flag memorial immigrant community devote space selling typical food drink well item exhibit stage devoted performance dance music festival attended every year ten thousand local resident tourist recent year colectividades marred poor organization abuse part community effect turned space common openair bar barbecue alcohol abuse attender robbery problem public transportation traffic congestion area festival caused many people complain miss celebration altogether light recently increased touristic flow city municipal government added special requirement community exhibit percentage space devoted cultural activity sale typical food change layout celebration accordingly deemed better organized safer previous one attendance ten day reached million