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Puerto Plata Merengue Festival

The Puerto Plata Merengue Festival is on for Constitution Day?s long weekend ?
Friday, 7 November through Monday, 10 November. The festival is being sponsored
by the Tourism Ministry, the Puerto Plata Hotel Association and the Governor of
Puerto Plata. On the agenda is a gastronomic festival and merengue bands will
perform at the Puerto Plata?s Malecon, Playa Dorada, Sos?a, Cabarete and Cofres?.
There will be a parade and folkloric dancing on the Malec?n on Friday, November 6.

The schedule of merengue acts is as follows:

Thursday 6 NovemberCofres?
amphitheater – 7:00PM

Kinito Mendez
Pablo Mart?nez y Parada Joven
Heriberto Reynoso

Puntilla del Malec?n – 9:00PM

Los Potros
Los Rosario
Jhonny Ventura
Grupo Atabales Grayumba

Playa Dorada – 7:00PM

Krispy
Diomedes y el grupo mio
Fefita La Grande
Samuelito almonte

Friday 7 November
Playa Dorada Plaza, Playa Dorada – 4:00PM

Local cocktails contest

Cabarete – 7:00PM

Jossie Esteban
Marcos Caminero
Levi y Papulito

Puntilla del Malec?n – 9:00PM

Fernando villalona
Tulile
Tamarindo
Nicol Pe?a

Playa Dorada – 7:00PM

Jhonny Ventura
Leo subervi
Los potros
Ramon Santos

Saturday 8 November

Puntilla del Malec?n – 2:00PM

Preparation of the world’s largest drink: Discovery Cocktail

Sos?a – 7:00PM

La coco Band
Rasputin
Fascualito Henriquez

Puerto Plata Village Hotel – 8:00PM

Dominican cooking contest

Puntilla del Malec?n – 9:00PM

krispy
La India Canela
La Coco Band
Silvio y la mezcla
Grupo camuflaje

Playa Dorada – 7:00PM

Silvio y la mezcla
La india canela
Tamarindo
Ivelisse Tavarez y ballet folklorico (Puerto
Plata)

Sunday 9 November

Luper?n – 7:00PM

Marcos Caminero
La Coco Band
El caballito de Puerto Plata

La Puntilla del Malec?n – 9:00PM

La Coco Band
Kike Mangu
Tamarindo
Top 4
Caf? claro

Playa Dorada – 7:00PM

India Canela
Marcos Caminero
Leo Subervi
Grupo Atabales grayumba

Look for the bands that will be playing at La Puntilla del Malecon, the parking
area of Playa Dorada, the Cofres? amphitheater, Cabarete, Sos?a, Puerto Plata
Village recreational area, the parking area in Sos?a and in Luper?n.
Note: In each of the presentations we’ll
have a fireworks show.