Cuban Festivals include activities such as music, dancing, consumption of alcohol and all kinds of beverages and is the ideal time to attract pleasure seeking visitors to the land of Cuba.
IFÉ-ILÉ AFRO-CUBAN DANCE AND MUSIC
Based in Miami, Florida IFÉ-ILÉ seeks to develop cross-cultural understanding, to educate community members, visitors through their traditional and contemporary dances, music performances, festivals. For over 10 years IFÉ-ILÉ has been a pioneer promoting Afro-Cuban culture. IFÉ-ILÉ organization continues to be a source of inspiration and a model for many locally and abroad, making it the most important Afro-Cuban dance company in the U.S.
THIS MONTH: June 29 - July 1
The 2007 IFE-ILE Afro-Cuban Dance Festival
This year's popular IFE-ILE Afro-Cuban Dance Festival has separate classes for beginners and intermediate or advanced students, plus a maximum class size. All-Access registrants gets the Cultural Heritage tour of Little Havana, plus free tickets to the Dance Gala. This year's Dance Gala is the premier of Wemilere: Feast for the Orishas/Fiesta de los Orichas, on June 30th, 2007 at 8 pm at the Arts & Mind Center's Teatro Abanico (in Coconut Grove).
On top of that they are also organizing the IFE-ILE Afro-Cuban Dance Festival West, the second festival of the year 2007in September 1 - 3, in Boulder, Colorado.
ANNUAL CUBA JAZZ FESTIVAL
Jazz in Cuba is a fusion of African, North American and Spanish musical traditions.* Cuba has become a Mecca to International Jazz musicians. This festival provides a superlative educational platform for young Canadian and Cuban instrumentalist.
MINOR FESTIVALS OF CUBA
- Festival of youth and students
- Havana cigar festival
Thus Cuban festival is all about dancing, merry-making and enjoying the rich culture and heritage.