CLEVELAND — Caribbean culture and rhythms fill the air at Estabrook Park, where thousands of people are joining for the third annual Dominican Cultural Festival in Cleveland.
What You Need To Know
- The Club Dominicano de Cleveland is bringing a small slice of the Dominican Republic over 1,700 miles north to Ohio.
- Event organizers said they’re expecting around 5,000 to 6,000 people to attend this year’s festival.
- The festival falls on August 16th, which is Restoration Day in the Dominican Republic, honoring the country’s second independence from Spain.
Dulce Sanchez is the vice president of the Dominican Club of Cleveland, which is bringing back its yearly tradition. This year, she said the event is featuring authentic foods, traditional folkloric dances, live music and a basketball tournament with players from abroad.
But at the heart of their festivities is an important piece of the island’s history, Sanchez said, observed each year on August 16th…