26th annual Barrio Arts Festival is a family affair: ‘My food, my culture, my music’

Source Chicago Sun-Times
Original Load Date July 12, 2026, 5:01 p.m.
Last Updated July 12, 2026, 5:01 p.m.
Original URL https://chicago.suntimes.com/arts-and-culture/2026/07/12/26th-annual-barrio-arts-festival-is-a-family-affair-my-food-my-culture-my-music

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* SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][17] * [ Facebook ][18] * [ Bluesky ][19] * [ Email ][20] * [ Reddit ][21] * [ Flipboard ][22] As 12-year-old Charlisse Gomez opened the Barrio Arts Fest Sunday with a rendition of Bruno Mars’ “Risk It All,” she was thinking of h...