Festival de Bomba y Plena de San Antón

The Festival de Bomba y Plena de San Antón (English: San Anton’s Bomba and Plena Festival), is an annual celebration held in Ponce, Puerto Rico, as an extravaganza celebration of Bomba and Plena music genres and the traditions of Ponce's barrio San Antón. The celebration lasts 10 days and it ends on a Sunday. It is generally held in July but sometimes in November.

Festival de Bomba y Plena de San Antón
Festival de Bomba y Plena de San Antón
Official nameFestival de Bomba y Plena de San Antón
TypeLocal, cultural
CelebrationsMusic, food, dancing
DateVaries (July to November)
FrequencyAnnual
First time1978[1]
Related toBomba and Plena

History

The festival started in 1978.[2] It started when Barrio San Antón residents united to oppose plans by municipal authorities to re-zonify the San Antón area that would had resulted in the replacement of their existing mix of wooden and concrete neighborhood homes and the construction, instead, of multi-story residential buildings.[3] The festival had a 10-year hiatus from 1998 to 2008.[4] It is held at placita Pedro Arce of Barrio San Antón, Ponce, Puerto Rico.[5]It takes place on over 10 days, sometimes on a weekend (3 days).[6]

The festival generated tremendous interest, and other Puerto Rico municipalities have started their own bomba and plena festivals, including Dorado,[7] Aguas Buenas,[8] Loiza,[9] and Mayagüez.[10] In 2010, the Puerto Rico legislative assembly declared Barrio San Antón a historic site and the "cradle of Plena music".[11]

Venues

The festival takes place at Placita Pedro Arce in Barrio San Anton. At times the venue for the activity has been changed to other locations in the municipality, such as Paseo Tablado La Guancha.[12]

List of events

The date of occurrence varies from year to year. A typical schedule of events follows:
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:

See also

References
  1. Ponce celebra Festival de Bomba y Plena: Festival de bomba y plena salvó al barrio San Antón. Noticentro. WAPA-TV. San Juan, Puerto Rico. 17 July 2008. Accessed 11 December 2019.
  2. Ponce celebra Festival de Bomba y Plena: Festival de bomba y plena salvó al barrio San Antón. Associated Press. Noticentro. WAPA-TV. San Juan, Puerto Rico. 17 July 2008. Accessed 11 December 2019.
  3. Ponce, barrio San Antón. Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades. 14 September 2010. Enciclopedia Puerto Rico. Accessed 11 December 2019.
  4. Festival de bomba y plena salvó al barrio San Antón. Jose Fernández Colón. Associated Press. 2008. Accessed 11 December 2019.
  5. Festival de bomba y plena salvó al barrio San Antón. Jose Fernández Colón. Associated Press. 2008. Accessed 11 December 2019.
  6. Festival de bomba y plena salvó al barrio San Antón. Jose Fernández Colón. Associated Press. 2008. Accessed 11 December 2019.
  7. Puerto Rico festeja su 40 Festival de Bomba y Plena. Agencia EFE. 16 November 2013. Accessed 11 December 2019.
  8. Feria de Artesanías. Grupo Editorial Enciclopedia Puerto Rico. EPRL 2017. Accessed 11 December 2019.
  9. Documentan 45 años del Festival de Bomba y Plena: En el libro incluye serigrafías de David Goitía, Rafael Trelles, Luis Maisonet Ramos, Nelson Sambolín, Samuel Lind, y Dennis Mario Rivera, entre otros. Jorge Rodríguez. San Juan, Puerto Rico: El Vocero. 9 August 2018 OR 8 September 2018 (Given date is ambiguous). Accessed 11 December 2019.
  10. Calendario de Fiestas y Festivales en los pueblos: Programa de Promoción Cultural en los Pueblos. Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. San Juan, Puerto Rico. June 2018. Accessed 11 December 2019.
  11. Ley Núm. 91 de 26 de julio de 2010: Ley Núm. 91 del año 2010 (P. de la C. 1392); 2010, ley 91: Para reconocer al Barrio San Antón del Municipio de Ponce, como lugar de interés histórico y cultural, y designarlo como “Cuna de la Plena”, y para disponer para la coordinación entre el Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña y el Municipio de Ponce para implementar lo dispuesto en esta Ley, y para la promoción de los valores históricos y culturales de esta comunidad. Puerto Rico Legislative Assembly. Law 91 of 26 July 2010. (House Bill #1392). 26 July 2010. LexJuris of Puerto Rico. 2010 Laws. Accessed 11 December 2019.
  12. Celebrarán festival de bomba y plena en la Guancha. Periodico El Sol de Puerto Rico. 14 May 2019. Accessed 11 December 2019.

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