Festival de Loiza

About the Loiza Festival:

 The Festival de Loiza is a traditional celebration originating in the
coastal Northeastern region of Loiza in Puerto Rico where its
community traces its ancestry back to Africa. The migration of many of
the Loiza residents over time to El Barrio/East Harlem motivated the
re-creation of this traditional festival to the urban setting of East
Harlem. The Hermanos Fraternos de Loiza an East Harlem organization
has organized the three day festival for the past 30 years by bringing
the traditional costumes, music, dance, handcrafts and foods that
celebrates the Puerto Rican community in New York.