Free Hispanic heritage festival set for Saturday afternoon at Land O' Lakes Heritage Park

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A free Hispanic heritage celebration is planned for Saturday afternoon at Land O' Lakes Heritage Park, 5401 Land O' Lakes Blvd. The Fantastic Hispanic Heritage Festival Celebration starts at 3 p.m. Oct. 10, according to a 10 Tampa Bay roundup of Hispanic Heritage Month events by Elisabeth Gaffney published Sept. 22.

The listing describes it as a free community and family event with live Latin music, food trucks, games, bounce houses for kids and booths from local vendors. Admission is free, and the event is billed as open to all ages.

What's still unclear

No organizer has been publicly identified in the available listings, and the only published start time is 3 p.m.; an end time is not given in those listings. Heritage Park has hosted Hispanic heritage festivals in past years, but this one carries a different name and it is not clear whether it continues that series or is a separate celebration. Residents planning the trip may want to confirm details before heading out.

The park itself

Pasco County's park page lists Heritage Park at 16.47 acres with a playground, restrooms, a shelter, grills, an event area and a stage/band shelter — the kind of setup that supports live music and food trucks on the lawn. Regular park hours run 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

The festival falls in the final week of Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs Sept. 15 through Oct. 15.