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.