Festival Hispano 2005 will be on Sunday, August 21, 2005, from 12 noon to 6:00 pm at the Millsboro Little League Complex on State Street.  This will be the 11^th year that Festival Hispano will be celebrated in Sussex County, and the 5^th year that Festival Hispano will be celebrated in Millsboro.

Festival Hispano 2005 is free and open to anyone who wants to celebrate Latino cultural heritage.  This day includes beautiful music, folkloric dances, plenty of delicious Mexican and Latin American food, and once again a special area will be dedicated exclusively to children's entertainment and activities.

Festival Hispano is one of the many activities sponsored by the local arts organization known as El Centro Cultural.   Formed in 1995 to provide more artistic, cultural and social programs, El Centro Cultural plays an important role in discovering and promoting local Hispanic artists, supporting local arts education, and coordinating local community events.

Festival Hispano 2005 is made possible by important grants from the Delaware Division of the Arts, and by the National Endowment for the Arts, Bayhealth Medical Center, Beebe Medical Center, Delaware Electric Cooperative, Discover Bank, the Governor’s Advisory Council on Hispanic Affairs, Mountaire Farms of Delaware, Perdue Farms, Sussex County Council, and UFCW-Local 27.  El Centro Cultural would also like to recognize the Town of Millsboro, the Millsboro Chamber of Commerce and the Millsboro Little League for their remarkable support.

Festival Hispano was nominated by former Senator Bill Roth and was selected by the Library of Congress as a “Delaware Local Legacy.”  This recognizes that within the last 11 years, the Hispanic community has become a part of Delaware’s culture and history.