Conexión Folké: UABC students stage a free folk festival on Avenida Revolución on Saturday, Nov. 14

Avenida Revolución gets a free folk festival on Saturday, Nov. 14. Conexión Folké will run for five hours on the stretch between Calle Cuarta (Díaz Mirón) and Calle Séptima (Galeana), around the Quinta and Sexta blocks, with performances by folk dance groups, shows by regional dance academies, artisan pavilions, booths for independent producers and local entrepreneurs, and food samples, Tijuana en Línea reported. Entry is free, and people can walk in.

The festival is organized by fifth-semester students of the tourism management degree at UABC’s Facultad de Turismo y Mercadotecnia as part of an event-planning course; the faculty’s director, Mariana Rodríguez Ruiz, said the course has students handle real municipal permits, sponsor coordination and ties with business groups. Juan Coronado Ruiz, director of the Comité de Turismo y Convenciones de Tijuana (Cotuco), joined the announcement and said the city’s tourist areas should double as showcases for Mexican culture. The event’s general coordinator, Ana Itzel Portugal, described it as a chance to share roots and put local talent in front of an audience.

Before you go

• The report doesn’t give a start time yet; we’ll add it when organizers publish it.
• The report doesn’t mention street closures, but authorities expect more foot traffic and recommended parking in public lots near Calle Constitución and Calle Niños Héroes, especially if you’re driving in from Zona Río or Playas.
• It’s a busy weekend downtown: the autumn Feria del Vinilo runs Nov. 14–15 in Pasaje Rodríguez, El Buen Fin sales run Nov. 13–17, and Monday, Nov. 16, is the Revolution Day holiday (our story).

More plans for that weekend are on the calendar.