Aurora festival celebrates Puerto Rican heritage

For some, it's a little taste of home.

For others, it's a chance to learn about another culture.

For just about everybody, it's a combination of food, dance, music, laughter and more as the 45th annual Puerto Rican Heritage Festival continues its two-day run Sunday in Aurora's RiverEdge Park, 360 N. Broadway St. Tickets for the fest, which runs from 1 to 9 p.m., are $10 for adults and $5 for kids 12 and younger.

Sunday's activities will begin at noon with a parade that steps off from the corner of River and Benton streets and heads toward the reviewing stand at 20 E. Downer Place. Participants are expected to include Mayor Tom Weisner and 2016 Puerto Rican Parade Queen Aricela Mendez.

Between 8,000 and 10,000 people are expected to attend over the festival's two days.

Proceeds from the festival support the Puerto Rican community in Aurora through scholarships and charitable donations. For information or a full schedule, visit auroraprcc.org.