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Ariel Rivera 'honored' to perform at Miramichi summer festival

Filipino culture and heritage are on spotlight in this year's summer festival in Miramichi.

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<div><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B2efbv8HGbw?&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe> </div>The traveling summer festival, Fiesta Extravaganza, once again brought smiles and excitement to Miramichi, New Brunswick, during its celebration from Aug. 10 to 11.This year’s theme, “Sining, Saya, at Sayaw,” was a showcase of Filipino culture and heritage.The festival&#x27;s main highlight was a special performance by Filipino-Canadian singer Ariel Rivera.Many were thrilled when he handed out roses to lucky fans.&quot;I love it here,&quot; Rivera said. &quot;This is my vibe, small towns with these Filipinos. It&#x27;s just like when you go to provinces in the Philippines. They&#x27;re very warm.&quot;The actor-singer added: &quot;I&#x27;m thrilled to perform here in front of our &#x27;Kababayans.&#x27; It&#x27;s an honor for me.&quot;The mayor of Miramichi, who was present during the event, expressed his admiration for the Filipino community.&quot;We&#x27;re welcoming to our Filipino community,&quot; said Adam Lordon, &quot;which is the largest visible minority group in Miramichi. We&#x27;re so proud of that, over a thousand Filipinos in our little town of 18,000,&quot;The lobster-eating contest was another highlight of the festival.The game was participated in even by non-Filipinos, who competed to eat the most lobsters within five minutes.The Fiesta Extravaganza, which began in Vaughan, Ontario, in 2018, has now expanded to 10 provinces across Canada.It has become a major cultural event in Miramichi, home to over a thousand Filipinos.&quot;We’re also helping the province, especially the city of Miramichi, by improving what’s called the retention rate,&quot; said the fiesta&#x27;s founder Von Canton, &quot;encouraging people to stay here and helping them develop a sense of identity in the area.&quot;Canton said this year’s festival not only celebrated Filipino culture but also marked the 75th anniversary of Philippine-Canada bilateral relations.He also announced that Fiesta Extravaganza will expand its reach to additional cities across Canada and will make its debut in Las Vegas in the U.S. next year.

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Ariel Rivera 'honored' to perform at Miramichi summer festival

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Ariel Rivera 'honored' to perform at Miramichi summer festival

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Jocelyn Reyes Sambilay | TFC News New Brunswick

Published Aug 23, 2024 08:25 PM PHT

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