To celebrate Mexican Independence Day, Pearl will host a free event featuring a variety of mariachi groups that will play throughout the property including Trio Canteres de Mi Tierra, Las Coronelas and Mariachi Azteca with a guest appearance from Mateo Lopez, the world’s youngest Mariachi. The Viva Dieciséis festivities will also include a traditional grito by Consul General of Mexico in San Antonio Ruben Minutti Zanatta as well as loteria games and a grito contest in partnership with the Mexican Consulate and H-E-B. The full event schedule is as follows:

• 5:00 p.m. – Mariachi Festival kicks off at the shade structure (in front of Southerleigh)
• 5:00 p.m. – Burbank High School mariachi group to perform at Parkito (next to Local Coffee)
• 5:30 p.m. – Loteria games and guitar painting by the Mexican Consulate
• 6:00 p.m. – Harris Middle School mariachi group to perform at Parkito
• 6:00 p.m. – Stilt walkers from Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center perform
• 6:45 p.m. – Grito by Consul General of Mexico and Grito contest takes place under the shade structure
• 6:45 p.m. – Las Coronelas to perform at the shade structure
• 7:00 p.m. – Trio Canteres de Mi Tierra to perform throughout the grounds
• 7:00 p.m. – Mariachi Azteca to perform under the shade structure with guest Mateo Lopez