Photo by Alex Buck
OXNARD — The Comité Cultural Mexicano will present the traditional costume contest (“Certamen Señorita Fiestas Patrias Traje Típico“) at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25 at Pacifica High School, 600 E. Gonzalez Road, Oxnard. Contestants this year include Daisy Ramires, representing Aguascalientes; Emely Baez (Estado de México); Jocelyn González (Michoacán); Estephanie Vázquez (Distrito Federal); Martha Alicia Lona (Guanajuato); Marina Zetina (Sinaloa); Erica Reyes (Zacatecas); and Brenda Topete (Jalisco). There is a suggested donation of $5. Future scheduled events include:
- The gala dinner and crowing of the Fiestas Patrias queen (“Cena-Gala de Coronación“) will be held from 5:30 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Sept. 7 at the Ventura Beach Marriott Hotel, 2055 E. Harbor Blvd., Ventura. There is a suggested donation of $60.
- The Fiesta in the Plaza (“Fiesta en la Palcita de Oxnard”) will be held from noon to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14 in downtown Oxnard.
- The Fiestas Patrias 2013 parade (“Desfile Commemorativo“) will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 15 on C Street in downtown Oxnard.
- The traditional Cry for Independence (“Grito de Independencia“) will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15 at Plaza Park in downtown Oxnard.
Call 805-217-0005 for more information.
