Promotional poster for the 2010 Festival Nacional de la Quenepa
Official name
Festival Nacional de la Quenepa
Also called
Festival de la Quenepa
Observed by
Puerto Ricans in Ponce, Puerto Rico
Type
Local, cultural
Significance
The city's official fruit
Celebrations
Music, dancing, crafts, food
Observances
Yearly
Date
August or September
Frequency
Annual
First time
2008[3]
Related to
Genip fruit
The Festival Nacional de la Quenepa (English: National Genip Fruit Festival) is a cultural celebration that takes place every year in Ponce, Puerto Rico.[5] The festival centers around the genip fruit, the city's official fruit.[6] The celebration lasts three days and takes place over a weekend (Friday through Sunday). It is generally held on the second weekend of August, but occasionally during a weekend in September. It is sponsored by the Oficina de Desarrollo Cultural[7] (Office of Cultural Development) of the Ponce Municipal Government.[8]
^Endulzada la fiesta de la quenepa: Ponce realiza festival que rinde tributo a este fruto. El Nuevo Dia. 16 August 2009. Accessed 11 January 2019.
^Reaparece el Festival de la Quenepa. Carmen Cila Rodríguez. La Perla del Sur. 22 August 2012. Accessed 11 January 2019. Archived.
^Endulzada la fiesta de la quenepa: Ponce realiza festival que rinde tributo a este fruto. El Nuevo Dia. 16 August 2009. Accessed 5 March 2020.
^Fiesta de la Plena y la Quenepa en Ponce: La plaza Las Delicias en la Ciudad Señorial se vestirá de verde, anaranjado y mucho sabor. Periódico La Perla del Sur. 10 September 2019. Accessed 11 September 2019. Archived.
^Celebra Ponce a su mimada quenepa. Ana María Rolón Romero. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 26, Issue 1535. Page 26. 12 August 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2013. Archived.
^Quenepas – A Taste of Ponce. Archived 2013-06-16 at archive.today See Puerto Rico.com Puerto Rico Tourism Company. Government of Puerto Rico. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
^Reaparece el Festival de la Quenepa. Archived 25 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine Carmen Cila Rodríguez. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2016. Updated Weblink 24 April 2018.
^Resolucion 32; Serie 2009-2010: Para Autorizar a la Administracion Municipal de Ponce a Otorgar Premiaciones en Metalico a los Participantes Ganadores del Concurso de Recetas; Asi com a los Ganadores de un Concurso de Trovadores, Eventos que se Realizaran Como Parte de las Actividaded de la Segunda Fiesta Nacional de la Quenepa a Celebrarse del 14 al 16 de Agosto de 2009; Y Para Otros Fines.[permanent dead link] Ponce Municipal Legislature. Government of the Municipality of Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 12 August 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
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