The Sun and Salsa Festival was an annual festival put on in the Kensington Business Revitalization Zone (BRZ) of Calgary, Alberta.[1][2][3][4][5] It took place along 10 Street and Kensington Road, which both have parts closed off to traffic.[1] Attendance at the festival has grown to around 100,000 in 2010.[6] In 2015, organisers announced that the festival would be cancelled due to construction developments in the community, citing sidewalks, trees, and streetlights upgrades as key factors.[7][8] Since then, the festival has been under an indefinite hiatus.
| Sun and Salsa Festival | |
|---|---|
 Kensington during the 2004 Sun and Salsa Festiva | |
| Genre | Food festival, fundraising |
| Dates | Mid July |
| Location(s) | Kensington, Calgary |
| Years active | 1993-2014 |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Website | Sun and Salsa |
Features
editThe festival features a competition for the best Salsa, Best Presentation Salsa & Most Creative Salsa.[1][3] It has a variety of merchant booths (food and merchandise). It includes a fashion show to showcase the area's fashion retailers. As well it includes various entertainment, such as musical acts and dancing, on multiple stages. The festival serves as a fundraiser for its charities, which as of 2010, are the Brenda Strafford Centre and Brown Bagging for Calgary's Kids.[9]
Miss Sun and Salsa Pageant
editFrom 2005 to 2011 the festival featured the Miss Sun and Salsa Pageant. Each year, it selected a "Miss Sun and Salsa", "Sun Princess" and "Salsa Princess" to promote the Kensington community and the festival. They represented the festival around the year, inside and outside of Calgary.
References
edit- ^ a b c White, Tarina (21 July 2008). "Smokin' salsa social". Calgary Sun. Canoe Inc. Archived from the original on 29 September 2008. Retrieved 22 July 2008.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ White, Tarina (20 July 2008). "Sun and Salsa suits Calgarians just fine". Calgary Sun. Canoe Inc.
- ^ a b Sylvester, Krista (21 July 2008). "Sun and Salsa serves up spicy Sunday". Metro News (Calgary). Archived from the original on 29 September 2008. Retrieved 22 July 2008.
- ^ Dormer, Dave (20 July 2008). "Sun-sational salsa adds spice to city". Calgary Sun. Canoe Inc.
- ^ "Kensington Heats Up With Sun and Salsa". visitkensington.com/sunsalsa. Kensington BRZ. Archived from the original on 3 June 2008. Retrieved 22 July 2008.
- ^ Dormer, Dave (25 July 2010). "Street fest hot, hot, hot". Calgary Sun. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- ^ Fletcher, Robson (23 April 2015). "Calgary's Sun and Salsa Festival cancelled for 2015 due mostly to construction". Metro News Calgary.
- ^ Corteau, Jill (24 April 2015). "Kensington's Sun and Salsa Festival cancelled for 2015". Global News Calgary.
- ^ "Official Sun and Salsa Festival website". Kensington BRZ. Retrieved 10 August 2010.