{"id":465364,"date":"2026-10-14T02:34:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T02:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/465364\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T02:34:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T02:34:21","slug":"sonidos-del-summer-brings-generations-together-through-music-and-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/465364\/","title":{"rendered":"Sonidos Del Summer brings generations together through music and culture"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Elvis Martinez-Cartagena, Fort Worth Report
October 13, 2026<\/p>\n

Candy-coated lowriders bounced in sync with attendees as Tejano music echoed throughout Marine Park during Sonidos Del Summer in Fort Worth\u2019s Historic Northside District.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Saturday Bidi Bidi Back to the Park event was part of a concert series aimed at revitalizing the park, which has previously hosted<\/a> artists like Selena Quintanilla-P\u00e9rez.<\/p>\n

\"\"Vendors, lowriders and attendees fill Marine Park during a Sonidos Del Summer event on Oct. 10, 2026, in Fort Worth. (Elvis Martinez-Cartagena | Fort Worth Report)<\/p>\n

Esmeralda Ochoa, 48, cheered as the Alianza Mexicana Ballet Folklorico dance group performed traditional Mexican folk dances for a crowd seated on the grass and in folding chairs.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt just brings me back to when I was like 15. I came to watch Selena,\u201d Ochoa said. \u201cIt just brings back so many memories of my childhood.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Esmeralda Ochoa smiles and claps while watching a performance during a Sonidos Del Summer event at Marine Park on Oct. 10, 2026, in Fort Worth. (Elvis Martinez-Cartagena | Fort Worth Report)<\/p>\n

\"\"Members of the Alianza Mexicana Ballet Folklorico dance group perform during a Sonidos Del Summer event at Marine Park on Oct. 10, 2026, in Fort Worth. (Elvis Martinez-Cartagena | Fort Worth Report)<\/p>\n

Ochoa said events like Sonidos Del Summer are important in passing down Mexican cultural traditions to younger generations.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur kids, I want generations to know who these artists were, what our values are, and our traditions,\u201d Ochoa said.<\/p>\n

\"\"A coconut shell sun mask hangs at a vendor\u2019s booth during a Sonidos Del Summer event at Marine Park on Oct. 10, 2026, in Fort Worth. (Elvis Martinez-Cartagena | Fort Worth Report)<\/p>\n

\"\"Lionicio Saenz sings during a Sonidos Del Summer event at Marine Park on Oct. 10, 2026, in Fort Worth. (Elvis Martinez-Cartagena | Fort Worth Report)<\/p>\n

Vendors lined the perimeter of the park, selling colorful clay sculptures, charcoal drawings and aguas frescas.<\/p>\n

Rubi Minyard, owner of Aguas Chulas, said she takes pride in sharing her culture through the traditional drinks she sells.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want people to connect with our culture, the recipes that our grandparents taught us,\u201d Minyard said.<\/p>\n

\"\"Rubi Minyard, owner of Aguas Chulas, prepares a mango-flavored agua fresca for a customer during a Sonidos Del Summer event at Marine Park on Oct. 10, 2026, in Fort Worth. (Elvis Martinez-Cartagena | Fort Worth Report)<\/p>\n

Returning to the park where she used to watch different Tejano concerts, Minyard finds meaning in giving back to the same community that supported her when she was younger.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe lowriders, all of this is part of my beginning. So I feel like I\u2019ve come full circle,\u201d Minyard said.<\/p>\n

\"\"Attendees look at a vendor\u2019s pen inventory during a Sonidos Del Summer event at Marine Park on Oct. 10, 2026, in Fort Worth. (Elvis Martinez-Cartagena | Fort Worth Report)<\/p>\n

\"\"Customers wait in line to give Ernesto Pingarron Rojas, owner of Noolroots, their order during a Sonidos Del Summer event at Marine Park on Oct. 10, 2026, in Fort Worth. (Elvis Martinez-Cartagena | Fort Worth Report)<\/p>\n

As fireworks lit up the night sky above Marine Park, children sitting alongside their grandparents smiled, bringing an evening celebrating Mexican and Tejano culture to a close.<\/p>\n

\"\"Fireworks light up the sky as attendees gather by a lowrider during a Sonidos Del Summer event at Marine Park on Oct. 10, 2026, in Fort Worth. (Elvis Martinez-Cartagena | Fort Worth Report)<\/p>\n

Elvis Martinez-Cartagena is a multimedia fellow for the Fort Worth Report. Contact him at elvis@fortworthreport.org.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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