2012 Festival Colombiano Los Angeles, Orange County y San Diego

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Colombian Festival Los Angeles/Orange County

We are proud to announce that this year’s Colombian Festival in Los Angeles/Orange County will be held on July 22, 2012. This year we will have more bands, more food and more events. Last year’s Colombian Festival was a big success. We had a lot of local sponsors and we were covered by the Orange County Weekly, check out the article here: Orange County Weekly covers the Colombian Festival in Orange Count. Our Colombian Festival was also covered by the Orange County Register, check out the article here: Orange County Register covers the Colombian Festival in Orange Count. The 2012 Colombian Festival is going to be bigger and better.

You're Invited

Colombianos are very proud of their culture and their history. We would love to share it with all of Los Angeles and Orange County. This year’s Colombian Independence Day Festival will be in held in Orange County. This party is a family event, with live music, folk dancing, Colombian food and drinks and much more.

Colombian Customs

Colombian Independence Day - On July 20, 1810, Colombianos stirred the population of Bogotá into street protests against Spanish rule. The Viceroy, under pressure, was forced to agree to allow for a limited independence which later became permanent. Today, July 20 is celebrated in Colombia and by Colombianos worldwide as Independence Day. On August 7th, 1819, the Colombian people fought the last battle at Boyaca's bridge and the patriot army won it. The Spanish army had a lot of cannons, guns, rifles, horses and soldiers. The patriot soldiers had only spears, knives, and lances (simple weapons) because they were a very poor army. They didn't have uniforms; they looked like homeless people because they had walked from Venezuela and they had crossed the Andes Mountains. A lot of soldiers died from cold temperatures and the rest were very tired, but they had strong faith. Their commander was Simon Bolivar who liberated five countries in South America. He was born in Venezuela, but he lived many years in Colombia and died there.