Taste of Fiesta Returns! Celebrating Hispanic Culture, Food & Community in Sterling & Rock Falls

Join host Kierstyn Long as she sits down with Adriana Cervantes, Nora Rodriguez, and Isabella Garcia to preview the 14th Annual Taste of Fiesta in Rock Falls.

Learn about the history of the festival, what's new for 2026, the scholarship program, this year's King and Queen, folkloric dance performances, family activities, food vendors, live entertainment, and the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. The guests also explain the difference between Taste of Fiesta, the Hispanic Parade, and other September community events.

Taste of Fiesta
📅 Saturday, September 12, 2026
🕛 Noon – 7 p.m.
📍 RB&W Park, Rock Falls, Illinois
🎟️ Free Admission

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🎤 Highlights:00:00 – Welcome to Along the Rock

00:36 – What Is Taste of Fiesta?

01:22 – What’s New at This Year’s Event?

01:55 – Meet the 2026 King & Queen

02:11 – How the King & Queen Are Selected

02:44 – The Taste of Fiesta Scholarship Program

03:29 – A Decade of Taste of Fiesta

04:18 – Planning for the Next Taste of Fiesta

04:53 – Favorite Things About the Festival

05:17 – Dancing, Food, Music & Community

06:22 – Keeping Hispanic Culture & Traditions Alive

06:44 – A Former Dancer Returns

07:15 – Taste of Fiesta vs. the Hispanic Heritage Parade

08:24 – Three Organizations, Three Events

09:28 – When and Where Is Taste of Fiesta?

09:50 – Food Vendors & New Attractions

10:07 – Family Activities & the Alebrije Theme

11:00 – New Taste of Fiesta Shirts

11:39 – How to Follow Taste of Fiesta

12:20 – Celebrating Sterling & Rock Falls

12:27 – Closing

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