HoLa Festival 2022
Oct. 8 & 9, 2022
World’s Fair Park Performance Lawn
Home of the HoLa Festival, TN’s largest arts and culture festival celebrating Latin American and Hispanic Heritage Month, and the Casa HoLa Art Gallery and Artisan Shop at the Emporium for the Arts.
Our mission is to promote unity in the community by creating bridges between the Hispanic /LatinX communities and the community at large through art, culture, education, and leadership.
HoLa Festival 2022
The 22nd annual HoLa Festival celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month will return to the beautiful World’s Fair Park Performance Lawn for another weekend of delicious food, music, dance, authentic Latin arts and crafts, and fun for the whole family on Saturday and Sunday, October 8th and 9th, 2022!
Festival HoLa 2022
El 22 Festival HoLa celebrando el Mes de la Herencia Hispana retornará al World’s Fair Park Performance Lawn de nuevo para un fin de semana con rica comida latina, música, baile, artesanías auténticas latinas, y mucha diversión para toda la familia el sábado y domingo, 8 y 9 de octubre, 2022!
First Friday Valentine's Day, Friday, February 4, 2022, 5pm-9pm
Primer viernes Día de San Valentín, 4 de febrero, 2022, 5pm-9pm
¡Acompáñenos a la celabración del Día de los tres Reyes Magos el 7 de enero, de las 5pm hasta las 9pm, con artesanías importadas y hechas por artistas locales, accesorios, joyas, tarjetas, piñatas, alebijres, juguetes gratis para los niños (mientras queden), tamales, y mucho más en Casa HoLa dentro del edificio Emporium for the Arts en 100 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902.
Encuéntranos Facebook e Instagram @HoLaHoraLatina y en Twitter @CasaHoLa.
Celebrate el Día de los Tres Reyes Magos (Three Kings' Day) with HoLa Hora Latina
HoLa Hora Latina regularly contributes to the Visit Knoxville blog. You can read the latest collaboration here:
https://www.visitknoxville.com/blog/post/6-places-to-enjoy-empanadas-in-knoxville/
6 Places to Enjoy Empanadas in Knoxville
HoLa Hora Latina regularly contributes to the Visit Knoxville blog. You can read the latest collaboration here:
https://www.visitknoxville.com/blog/post/6-places-to-enjoy-empanadas-in-knoxville/
7 Places to Enjoy a Tamal in Knoxville
https://www.visitknoxville.com/blog/post/7-places-to-enjoy-a-tamale-in-knoxville/
Some of our Favorite Mexican Restaurants in Knoxville
HoLa Hora Latina regularly contributes to the Visit Knoxville blog. Read about some of our favorite Mexican restaurants here:
https://www.visitknoxville.com/blog/post/favorite-mexican-restaurants-in-knoxville/
Culinary Tour of Latin America in Knoxville
HoLa Hora Latina regularly contributes to the Visit Knoxville blog. Read about some of our favorite Latin restaurants here:
https://www.visitknoxville.com/blog/post/culinary-tour-of-latin-america-in-knoxville/
Celebrate el Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) with HoLa Hora Latina
HoLa Hora Latina regularly contributes to the Visit Knoxville blog. Read about the best tamales in Knoxville here:
https://www.visitknoxville.com/blog/post/how-to-celebrate-el-da-de-los-muertos-day-of-the-dead/
HoLa Festival 2021
The HoLa Festival 2021 moved to the Performance Lawn at World’s Fair Park on Saturday and Sunday September 25th and 26th this year and will be returning to this wonderful location for our 22nd HoLa Festival on Saturday and Sunday October 8th and 9th, 2022!
The fun begins Saturday night with a Fiesta Latina; live music, dancing, homecooked Latin food, draft beer, and artisan craft vendors. The celebration continues Sunday afternoon with more live music and performances, more food and cold drinks, crafts, our Parade of Nations, 20+ Hispanic heritage booths and educational children’s acitivites, and community resources.
A $1 donation will be required by each person 12 years and up to enter the Festival except for current HoLa Hora Latina memebership holders. Click here to learn more about memership at our organization.
Given the unkowns of the COVID-19 pandemic, this event is subject to changes.
Special thank to Sponsor of the Year: Hipotecasa MIG, a division of the Mortgage Investment Group
Additional thanks to Gold level sponsors GEICO, DICK’S Sporting Goods, Downtown Knoxville, NALAC, Cherokee Distributing Company, Modelo Especial, Miller Lite, the Arts and Culture Alliance, the Tennessee Arts Commission and the East Tennessee Foundation, Silver level sponsors All Occasions Party Rentals, Pepsi Beverage Company, the City of Knoxville, Apex Bank, Promesa De Fe Iglesia, Travelers Insurance, Bronze level sponsors DENSO North America, Sherwin-Williams, SunTrust/ BB&T now Truist, Visit Knoxville, Cricket Wireless, and the Knoxville Museum of Art, and Small Businesses La Líder 93.5FM, El Estilo de Knoxville, and Simpli Insurance.
HoLa Festival 2021
El Festival HoLa 2021 tuvo lugar el sábado y domingo 25 y 26 de septiembre en el campo de presentaciones en el parque de la Feria Mundial (World’s Fair Park) y retornará a esta bella locación el sábado y domingo 8 y 9 de octubre, 2022!
La celebración empieza el sábado con la Fiesta Latina; música en vivo, baile, comida casera latina, cerveza tirada y artesanías. Continuamos el domingo con más música, presentaciones de baile, comida , bebidas, artesanías, el Desfile de las Naciones Hispanas, 20+ casetas educativas sobre los países hispanos, actividades para niños y recursos comunitarios.
Se requiere una donación de $1 por cada persona mayor de 12 años para entrar en el Festival excepto por los miembros actuales de HoLa Hora Latina. Haga clic aquí para aprender más información sobre la membrecía.
Debido a la incertidumbre acerca de la pandemia del COVID-19, este evento está sujeto a cambios.
Many thanks to our HoLa Festival 2021 sponsors. This celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month would not be possible without your very generous support. We are so grateful that you join us to celebrate and share the beauty and diversity of Hispanic and Latin American cultures with our East Tennessee communities.
Muchas gracias a los patrocinadores del Festival HoLa 2021. La celebración del Mes de la Herencia Hispana no habría sido posible sin su apoyo generoso. Agradecemos mucho que se unan con nosotros para celebrar y compartir la belleza y diversidad de las culturas hispanas y latinas con las comunidades del Este de Tennessee.
Special thanks to our HoLa Festival 2021 Sponsor of the Year:
Hipotecasa MIG!
El presetamista hopetacrio líder del sureste
Additional thanks to our Gold level sponsors: GEICO, DICK’S House of Sport, Cherokee Distributing Co., Modelo Especial, Miller Lite, and the Downtown Knoxville Alliance.
Thanks to our Silver level sponsors: Apex Bank, Travelers Insurance, and Promesa de Fe Iglesia
And thanks to our Bronze level sponsors: BB&T/Suntrust now Truist, Denso, Sherwin Williams, Cricket Wireless,
Visit Knoxville, and the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority.
Much appreciation to the organizations that support HoLa Hora Latina and the HoLa Festival: All Occasions Party Rentals, the City of Knoxville, the Arts and Culture Alliance, Pepsi Co., El Estilo de Knoxville, the Knoxville Museum of Art, La Líder WKZX 93.5FM, the East Tennessee Foundation, the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture, the Tennessee Arts Commission, and the Cumberland House Hotel.
Special thanks to our HoLa Festival 2021 Sponsor of the Year: Hipotecasa MIG!
El presetamista hopetacrio líder del sureste
Please click on the arrow for a virtual music gift from
Jimmy Bonilla and his Orchestra
Por favor haga click en la flecha para recibir un regalo virtual musical de
Jimmy Bonilla y su Orquesta
"Lograré mis sueños" by Jimmy Bonilla and his Orchestra
Información importante para la comunidad
Important information for the community
HoLa Hora Latina is thankful for the support from the East TN Foundation ArtsFund for their help in continuining to offer the community a Latinx cultural experience through Art, Music and Education.
ARTS FUND FOR EAST TENNESSEE
Due to the severe economic disruptions COVID-19 is causing to professional arts organizations in our region, East Tennessee Foundation is taking immediate steps to help these organizations survive. We cannot imagine East Tennessee without its museums, theaters, and performing arts.
Arts Fund 2020 grants will help ensure the continuity and sustainability of our region’s arts organizations by awarding emergency grants through a simplified and expedited application and process.
The Arts Fund for East Tennessee was established in 1986 to serve as a source of funds to support excellence in the arts, expand access to the arts, and connect artists with each other and with East Tennessee communities.
HoLa Hora Latina thanks the Central Appalachian Asemble ArtPlace Fund for its support in 2020-2021.
HoLa Festival 2022
A Celebration of Hispanic Art, Culture and Education. Oct. 8 and 9 @ World’s Fair Park
Free entry for HoLa members, $1 donation for guests ages 12+
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Stay tuned for updates here at our website or on Facebook and Instagram @HoLaHoraLatina and Twitter @CasaHoLa
Please enjoy this video from the 2019 HoLa Festival at Market Square. Currently the HoLa Festival has found its new home at the World’s Fair Park Performance Lawn! Join us October 8th and 9th, 2022!
HoLa is supported by our community. Apply for membership or pay your dues online.
Visit our gallery in downtown Knoxville, or even purchase art through our online store.
Thank you to our on going sponsors!
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