Why Should Delaware Care?
Southern Delaware is a gathering hotspot for the Hispanic community, with many working at the area’s poultry farms, or setting up successful businesses. Georgetown held its annual Festival Hispano on Sunday, where families spent their afternoon shopping, dancing and dining together.
Georgetown’s main street is lined up with back-to-back Latino-owned businesses offering a multitude of services. There’s tax services, artisanal shops and restaurants. Last weekend the street was also home to the annual Festival Hispano, or Hispanic Festival.
Families, groups of friends, advocates and elected officials poured in to feast on sizzling pupusas, or Salvadorean meat pies; play a round of balloon darts; and spin around to the sounds of salsa music.
The street’s businesses are a testament to Georgetown’s established Hispanic community, such as La Esperanza, which has offered social services for three decades.
The family event was organized by First State Community Action and The Voice Radio Network, which hosts multiple Spanish-language talk shows.
Spotlight Delaware captured both vendors and community members on Sunday who came together amid Hispanic Heritage Month.
Festival Hispano’s main stage featured multiple headliners ranging from salsa music to regional Mexican music. | SPOTLIGHT DELAWARE PHOTO BY CRISTAL SANCHEZ 
Isabella Ayala tries one of the many beverage offerings at Georgetown’s Festival Hispano. She came to the festival representing her mother’s home country, Mexico. | SPOTLIGHT DELAWARE PHOTO BY NATHALY SUQUINAGUA 
Indumentaria Maya is a clothing shop that sells traditional wear and caters to soccer fanatics in Southern Delaware. Normally both women are found at the Laurel Junction Flea Market where they hold a small post. | SPOTLIGHT DELAWARE PHOTO BY CRISTAL SANCHEZ 
Eiser Milian, Roberto Milian, and Carlos Izaguirre said they look forward to attending Georgetown’s Festival Hispano each year. | SPOTLIGHT DELAWARE PHOTO BY NATHALY SUQUINAGUA 
Ava’s mother brougher to Festival Hispano to enjoy the activities geared toward for younger attendees, such as the costumed characters walking around and the small train driving children around. | SPOTLIGHT DELAWARE PHOTO BY CRISTAL SANCHEZ 
Naydeline Lopez, who owns Nassi’s Face Painting, set up her paint palettes in preparation for any designs attendees requested, such as flags or butterflies. Here, she’s painting Milagros Pacheco’s cheek. | SPOTLIGHT DELAWARE PHOTO BY CRISTAL SANCHEZ 
Towards the end of Festival Hispano, Charlie Cruz and his percussion players are seen playing salsa rhythms to the crowd listening in. | SPOTLIGHT DELAWARE PHOTO BY NATHALY SUQUINAGUA 
Las Cuatro Hermanas is a Salvadorean pupuseria from Millsboro that handmakes savory meat and cheese pies. | SPOTLIGHT DELAWARE PHOTO BY CRISTAL SANCHEZ 
Festival Hispano featured two stages for live performances by Latin artists. Three women formed a circle and danced to the music’s rhythm. | SPOTLIGHT DELAWARE PHOTO BY CRISTAL SANCHEZ 
Brittney and Jose attended Festival Hispano to enjoy the cultural food, such as chopped up fruit with spicy tajin and chamoy, as well as aguas frescas made from hibiscus. | SPOTLIGHT DELAWARE PHOTO BY CRISTAL SANCHEZ
Nathaly Suquinagua contributed to this report.
