The 68th Annual Fiesta Day Festival Presented by the Ybor City Chamber of Commerce

The Ybor City Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce that the 68th Annual Fiesta Day will be held on February 28, 2015 from 11 am to 6 pm along East 7th Avenue in the Ybor City Historic District. This family-friendly, FREE “street festival” celebrates the cuisine, culture and heritage of the Latin immigrants who settled in Ybor City at the turn of the 19th Century. Fiesta Day started out as a “verbena” or day of rest for the cigar workers who settled in Ybor City, The “Cigar City Capital of the World” from Spain, Cuba, Germany and Italy and now attracts thousands of passionate people to the festival’s exquisite ethnic food and entertainment. In its 68th year, the celebration commemorates these Cuban, Italian, Spanish, Jewish and German immigrants that settled in Ybor City in the late 1800’s as the cigar factories thrived. Fiesta Day attracts families and people of all ages, with an estimated attendance of 10,000. Ybor City’s famed “La Septima” or 7th Avenue is closed to traffic and the festival celebrates the “Best of Ybor” and includes: ethnic food; arts & crafts; and ethnic music on our 7th Avenue Stage. Fiesta Day marks the beginning of the annual Spring Festival Season in the Ybor City Historic District and attracts 10,000’s of local and out of town attendees annually. Sponsorship and Vending opportunities are still available. For more information about Ybor City’s Fiesta Day call 813.248.3712 x24 or email events@ybor.org. Event Sponsorship Information --> http://bit.ly/FiestaDaySponsor Event Vendor Registration Information --> http://bit.ly/FiestaDayVendor