Bolivian Community Promotes Homeland Carnival
With Majestic Display Of Folkloric Dances In
Arlington VA.
Carnaval De Oruro Parade
South Four Mile Run Drive
Arlington, VA 22204
The Pro Bolivian Committee is pleased to invite everyone to the third Bolivian Carnival to be held in
Arlington VA. The Pro Bolivian Committee, a local organization based in the metropolitan area of
Washington Dc, Maryland and Northern Virginia with the goal of enhancing and promoting Bolivian
culture in our area Will present a taste of Bolivia’s rich dance traditions with hundreds of dancers
representing many of the areas of Bolivian folklore, the dance groups will perform in south four mile run
drive, Arlington VA 22204, Sunday April the 17th 2016, from 9:00 am -3:00pm
The annual parade celebrates the Oruro Carnival, a Religious Festival which dates back 2000 years. The
parade will feature 40 groups of folk dancers performing traditional dances, costumes, music and mobile
floats.
Many people within the Greater Washington DC metropolitan area have caught a glimpse of one or more
of the area’s Bolivian folkloric dance groups performing in parades, festivals and more. The colorful
costumes, high display of energy and the sounds of traditional music bring to life a culture rich in tradition
and pageantry. To help keep their connection to those traditions, many from the area’s large BolivianAmerican community to take part in this festival – called “Carnival of Oruro” 2016 in Arlington VA.
Several streets will be closed near Shirlington on Sunday for the Carnaval de Oruro parade.
The parade is scheduled to kick off at 10:00 a.m. on S Four Mile Run, between and Walter Reed Drive.
Based on a 2,000+ year-old religious and cultural tradition in Bolivia, the parade will feature music and
folk dancers.
Police are planning the following road closures on Sunday:
Right lane of southbound Walter Reed Drive near S. Four Mile Run Drive will be closed from 9:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Westbound lanes of S. Four Mile Run Drive will be closed from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. westbound
traffic will be directed onto the Four Mile Run Drive access road.
Right lane of northbound S. George Mason Drive near Four Mile Run Drive will be closed from
9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Temporary “no parking” signs will also be posted along the parade rout