Mar 24 Farewell Party

Mar 24 Farewell Party

The tourist-friendly village of Los Algodones, Baja Calif., will host a free party to wish the area's winter visitors a safe journey home – buen viaje or bon voyage – as the snowbird season winds down.
Presented by the Mexicali and Los Algodones Convention and Visitors Bureau and the professionals and merchants of Algodones, the party will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Arizona time) Saturday.
It will take place on A Avenue between Second and Third streets, just a short stroll from the international border crossing. Admission is free.
The gathering is held to promote the traditional hospitality of the town, along with its tourist and medical services, arts and crafts, commerce and recreational areas. It also is a way for the merchants and medical professionals in the border community to thank winter visitors for their business.
Food, drink and door prizes will be offered. Traditional Mexican entertainment will include folkloric dancers from Los Algodones High School; mariachi singers from San Luis Rio Colorado, Son.; Pasco the Mime; the Caachanillajazz; the Contratiempo Orchestra; jazz singer Chinto Mendoza; folkloric dancers from Cobach Plantel Morelos; and cheerleaders from Cecyte Los Algodones.
Los Algodones is located about seven miles west of Yuma. Take the Andrade (Route 186) exit from Interstate 8 and proceed about two miles south.
Motorists are advised that roadside parking is now prohibited along the roadway. Paved, lighted parking is available for a small charge in the Quechan Indian Tribe parking lot on the U.S. side of the port of entry.