Mexican Fiesta 2021 Announced It Will Not Require COVID-19 Fully Vaccination Or Pre-negative Test To Enter Three-day Event At Summerfest Grounds

Three-day Mexican Fiesta won't require COVID-19 fully vaccination proof or pre-negative test to enter the event.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

August 13, 2021

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Friday, the Wisconsin Hispanic Scholarship Foundation (WHSF) who sponsors the three-day Mexican Fiesta (MF) at the Summerfest grounds on August 27-29, 2021 announced their CDC COVID-19 protocol. According to the WHSF, festivalgoers will not be required to show proof of being fully vaccinated or a pre-negative test to enter the lakefront fiesta. 

Free facemasks will be provided to those attending the event until the supply lasts. Also, facemasks will be required at indoor areas and free sanitizer areas (stations) will be designated at the grounds as well. There will be more space available on the grounds to practicing distancing.

The WHSF encourages festivalgoers to wear masks, practice distancing and wash hands frequently, but it won't be enforced as a MF mandatory rule at the grounds. In other words, those attending the three-day fiesta enter at their own risk.

Mexican Fiesta organizers say that COVID-19 vaccination clinics will be available during the three-day fiesta.

MF draws more than 80,000 festivalgoers during the three-day fiesta.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (WIDHS) reported 1,104 new cases on Friday, which brought the 7-day average up to exactly 1,000 new cases per day. 

Health officials are warning unvaccinated persons that any large (crowded) outdoor venue is an unsafe environment for them to attend this year.