After a two year pause due to COVID-19, the Puerto Rican Day Festival will return to Bristol Borough for its 49th year on Saturday.

The festivities hosted by the Puerto Rican Cultural Association of Bucks County will run from noon to 8 p.m. at the waterfront park in the borough. A rain date on Sunday has been set.

The event will feature the sounds of the Puerto Rican culture, dancing, food, and activities. Performances by Cynthia, Coro, the Cintron Salsa Band, and DJ Chepo, among others, will take place.

Below is the schedule released by organizers:

12:00pm: Boat Dock – Procession 12:15pm: Gazebo/Stage – Blessing: Father Mooney, National Anthem: Frankie Rivera, Puerto Rican Anthem: Isia Crespo & Eric Crespo Welcome & PRCABC Board Introduction – Nereida McCulley-Breustedt, President 12:30pm: Wharf – Domination Dancers 12:45pm: Gazebo/Stage – Trio Renacer Children’s Workshop – Los Bomberos de la Calle | Bomba Music and Dance Workshop – Bucks County Genealogy Society – Trace Your Puerto Rican Roots Workshop – Meet the Author – Carlos Adorno, F.A.H. Children’s Cultural Tent – Open Arts and Crafts

1:00 pm: Workshop – Cooking with Carmen Ruiz & Norma Suarez – Sofrito & Arroz con Gandules Workshop – Bucks County Genealogy Society – Trace Your Puerto Rican Root Workshop – Meet the Author – Carlos Adorno, F.A.H. Children’s Cultural Tent – Open Arts and Crafts 1:30pm: Gazebo/Stage – Scholarships Awarded – President Children’s Workshop – AMLA’s Artist in Education – The Roots of Puerto Rican Music Workshop – Bucks County Genealogy Society – Trace Your Puerto Rican Roots Workshop – Meet the Author – Carlos Adorno, F.A.H. 1:45pm: Gazebo/Stage – Los Bomberos de la Calle (Pleneros) Workshop – Bucks County Genealogy Society – Trace Your Puerto Rican Roots Workshop – Meet the Author – Carlos Adorno, F.A.H.

2:00pm: Workshop – Coqui folkloric dance lessons & Coqui Hunt with Kayla Ruiz

Workshop – Bucks County Genealogy Society – Trace Your Puerto Rican Roots

Workshop – Meet the Author – Carlos Adorno, F.A.H.

Children’s Cultural Tent – open arts and crafts 2:30pm: Gazebo/Stage – Los Caribeños (Música Jíbara) 3:00pm: Wharf – Merengue & Bachata Band – Swing de Guille Cooking Workshop #2 – The Healthy Rican Mayra Luz Colon Workshop – Bucks County Genealogy Society – Trace Your Puerto Rican Roots Workshop – Meet the Author – Carlos Adorno, F.A.H. Children’s Cultural Tent – Open Arts and Crafts. 3:30pm: Gazebo/Stage – Cynthia (Freestyle Music) Gazebo/Stage – Estilo Dancers Workshop – Los Bomberos de la Calle – Bomba music and dance workshop for adults Workshop – Bucks County Genealogy Society – Trace Your Puerto Rican Roots Workshop – Meet the Author – Carlos Adorno, F.A.H.

4:00pm: Gazebo/Stage: DJ Chepo Workshop – AMLA’s Artist in Education – The Roots of Puerto Rican Music Children’s Story Time – Bucks County Genealogy Society – book “Roberto Clemente – Pride of Workshop – the Pittsburgh Pirates” by Jonah Winter Workshop – Meet the Author – Carlos Adorno, F.A.H. Children’s Cultural Tent – Open Arts and Crafts 4:30pm: Gazebo/Stage – Coro (Freestyle Music) 5:00pm: Gazebo/Stage – Cintron Salsa Band Workshop – Cooking Hermie Rivera – Mofongo Workshop – Bucks County Genealogy Society – Trace Your Puerto Rican Roots Workshop – Meet the Author – Carlos Adorno, F.A.H. Children’s Cultural Tent – open arts and crafts 5:45pm: Gazebo/Stage – Los Caribeños (Música Jíbara)

5:15pm: Gazebo/Stage – Cintron Salsa Band Salsa Dancers: Los Rumberitos – José Maldonado 6:00pm: DJ Chepo 7:00pm: Gazebo/Stage – Cintron Salsa Band

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