BCA Spring Festival: Palladium Style! Celebrating the Golden Era of Dance

Join us for The Spring Awakening Festival on Tuesday, May 30, 2026, from 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM at Williamsbridge Oval. This dynamic event will activate The Bronx with live performances by local DJs and musicians, showcasing the best of Bronx talent.

Palladium Style! Celebrating the Golden Era of Dance is a free, family-friendly Spring festival honoring musicians and dancers who revolutionized the Latin craze of the 1950s. From mambo, rumba, cha-cha, salsa, and pachanga, this festival will feature a live band covering music from Tito Puente, Tito Rodriguez, and Machito (“The Big Three”) and professional dancers paying tribute to trailblazers Millie Donay, Carlos "ChaCha Taps" Arroyo, and Carmen Cruz.

Festival Guests will enjoy:

🪘Land & Ancestor Acknowledgment plus performances by Bombazo

🎺 Live music performed by Carlos Jimenez & Mambo Dulcet

💃🏽 Dance performances and live dance demos

🎶 Salsa, Freestyle, Bachata, Dembow, Reggeaton & More Sounds by Total XTC

🎨 Art activation with DIY hand percussion instruments

👪 Family-friendly games and activities

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Host or Publisher Bronx Council on the Arts