Performers at this year’s festival include Conjunto Hall of Famers Ruben De La Cruz and Ruben Garza, Grammy-winning Los Texmaniacs and influential singer-songwriter Linda Escobar, known as the “Queen of Conjunto Music.”
This year’s festival will kick off Thursday, May 15, with a seniors conjunto dance at El Progreso Hall, 1306 Guadalupe St., from 10 a.m. to noon. The dance is free for those 55 and older.
At 7 p.m. the same day, the Guadalupe Latino Bookstore, 1300 Guadalupe St., will present a free exhibition titled Archiving and Documenting Our Cultura…