Long Beach’s third annual Mariachi Festival will return this Saturday with a packed lineup of musicians, including an all-female ensemble who starred alongside Bad Bunny in this year’s Super Bowl halftime show.
Saturday’s free event at Veterans Park has taken on a special significance in the wake of federal immigration raids that hit communities across the region starting last summer.
It’s among the first major public events celebrating Latino culture in Long Beach since the city cancelled last year’s Dia De Los Muertos parade over fears it could be targeted by immigration officials…