Son Latino Band will be the headliner this Saturday for the inaugural Brandon Multicultural Summer Festival.

The festival at Princess Park (Eighth Street and Princess Avenue) will feature a Salsa dance show, local dance groups, a dance contest, various invited bands and a sizzling performance by Son Latino Band.

The music runs from 4 to 10 p.m. and is free and open to all family members.

Also featured will be vendors and activities for kids.

Son Latino band Leader Jaime Chinchilla said that "the

event aims at promoting integration and cultural merging two goals that are present in all of our events.”

Helping festival organizers get the event off the ground have been a number of organizations, Brandon Neighbourhood Renewal Corporation, Rennaisance Brandon, Brandon Cultural Awareness Network, Community Futures Westman, Brandon Latina Women Association Inc., Westman Immigrant Services and Brandon Folk Music and Arts

Society.

This festival is still accepting donations, volunteers and vendors. Contact Jaime Chinchilla at

725-0075 or email him at sonlatinoband@gmail.com if you’re interested.