CHICAGO (WLS) — Pilsen Neighbors Community Council (PNCC) proudly announces its 53rd annual Fiesta del Sol festival, which this year will be celebrating 53 years of culture and tradition. This four-day, free admission, family-friendly summer festival is the largest Latino festival of its kind in the country, with over 1.3 million attendees in its four days. The funds from the festival serve for PNCC’s investment in leadership through its annual scholarship program, as well the organization’s year-round community organizing efforts.

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Fiesta del Sol offers live entertainment, great food, activities for children and more. Organizers are proud to announce all the different expositions that will be open to the public, where all festival-goers will have the opportunity to obtain valuable information and guidance about important issues.

“The 53rd Fiesta del Sol committees continue addressing issues from healthcare, housing, education, social justice, immigration reform, and many others. This year, Pilsen Neighbors Community Council, partner organizations, and community members chose a theme that mirrors our work, values, and priorities: Protegiendo Nuestras Familias, Defendiendo Nuestros Derechos – Protecting our Families, Defending our Rights,” Fiesta Del Sol Co-Chair Juana Medina said. “Fiesta del Sol is a celebration of life and the Latino culture, and an opportunity to continue empowering our community; for 53 years, community based organizations have joined Pilsen Neighbors Community Council to continue with this tradition and unity.”

For more information visit www.fiestadelsol.org.

Pilsen Neighbors Community Council (PNCC) also presents The Guadalupe A. Reyes Scholarship Program, which has awarded over $1.2 million across three decades to Southwest Chicago students.

¡Nos vemos en la Fiesta!

What: 53rd annual Fiesta del Sol
When: July 31 – August 3
Thursday: 3 -10 p.m.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday: 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
Where: 1400 W. Cermak Road (Between Morgan Street and Ashland Avenue)
Admission: FREE

About Pilsen Neighbors Community Council (PNCC)

Pilsen Neighbors Community Council (PNCC), Fiesta Del Sol organizer, is a nonprofit organization established in 1954. Our mission is to work to establish policies and practices in Pilsen and the Southwest side areas in Chicago to establish justice and equity by investing in the development of community leaders through leadership training and action. PNCC is part of Gamaliel, a grassroots network of non-partisan, faith-based organizations in 17 U.S. states, South Africa and the United Kingdom.

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