Year of the Anacostia: Festival del Rio
Festival del Rio is an event designed to engage the Latino community through free bilingual and family-friendly events. This year they also celebrated the Year of the Anacostia. The event was a way for the Hispanic community to unite with the river and learn more about it.
Organizations such as Anacostia Watershed Society, EcoLatinos, Anacostia Riverkeeper, Audubon Naturalist Society, Chesapeake Bay Program and more with similar objectives hosted this third annual celebration. They had government sponsors from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Citizens Advisory Committee.
