Fiesta Mexicana won't have carnival this week after all, but food, dance and fun will go on
Fiesta Mexicana is going forward this year — but without its long-established carnival.
"Due to some last-minute things that are out of our control, the carnival will not be coming this year," said 2022 Fiesta Mexicana coordinating committee chair Alicia Guerrero-Chavez.
Though it may be a letdown to children who enjoy the rides, the event will still have plenty to do and see, with food, dance and fun.
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"Fiesta is about so much more than the carnival, and on our year that we are coming back after the pandemic just the opportunity to host the city and enjoy the music and be together in fellowship is really at the heart of what fiesta is about," Guerrero-Chavez said.
The fiesta committee will work to bring back the carnival next year for the fiesta's 90th anniversary.
Children can spend more time listening to the music, watching the dancers and joining in by dancing themselves.
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They can also buy cascarones (hollowed-out eggs filled with confetti) which bring good luck to people whose heads they are broken over.
Catheryn Hrenchir is a feature writer for The Topeka-Capital Journal. She can be reached at chrenchir.gannett.com or (785) 817-6383.
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