Folklife Festival Coming to Sponge Docks

Folk  performers and artists from throughout Florida are converging on the Sponge Docks Oct. 6. The Gulf Coast Folklife Festival, presented by the City of Tarpon in honor of Florida’s Viva 500 anniversary celebration will feature musicians.

Artists will also be showing off their textiles, instruments, ritual arts and costumes and their process of making them.

Hispanic culture will take the spotlight, with the festival ending with a street dance led by Orquesta Infinidad of Tampa!  

The festival is free to attend and lasts from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6.

Below is the schedule of featured performers: 

 11:30 a.m. -12 p.m. Bouzouki Orquestra

12 p.m.-12:30 p.m. Ballet Folklorico de Bomba y Plena Lanzo 

12:30 p.m.-1 p.m. Ezequiel Torres & Friends/Afro-Cuban batá drumming & dance

1 p.m.-1:30 p.m.  Mahetsi - Mexican dance group 

1:30 p.m.-2 p.m. Halau Na Hui Inua 'Imi Na'auao-Hawaiian dance & music

2 p.m.-2:30 p.m. David Penaflor - Pre-Colombian Musical Encounter 

2:30 p.m.-3 p.m. Amistad Huasteco-Mexican music from the Huasteco region

3 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Mahetsi - Mexican dance group 

3:30 p.m.-4:15 p.m. Ezequiel Torres & Friends/Afro-Cuban batá drumming & dance

4:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m. Halau Na Hui Inua 'Imi Na'auao-Hawaiian dance & music 

4:45 p.m. -5:15 p.m. Ballet Folklorico de Bomba y Plena Lanzo

5:15 p.m.-6  p.m. Amistad Huasteco-Mexican music from the Huasteco region 

6 p.m.-6:45 p.m. Latin dance workshop-Jairo Garcia

6:45 p.m.-8 p.m. Orquesta Infinidad