Opening Day Celebration Presented by U.S. Bank

Saturday, June 18, 2022, 10 a.m.–7 p.m.

Join us for an exciting day featuring great art, music, dance, lowriders, and food as we celebrate the public opening of The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture of the Riverside Art Museum. With appreciation for the overwhelming community support of The Cheech, and in collaboration with community partner Cosme Cordova, the Riverside Art Museum is co-hosting an art fair along Mission Inn Avenue featuring amazing local artisans, food vendors, and more! In addition, get creative in the zocalo in front of The Cheech by making art with featured artists from all over Southern California and the Inland Empire.

Entry to the Art Festival is free. Admission into The Cheech on opening day is sold out and limited to ticketholders only. ! Click here to buy admission tickets for the summer today.

Entertainment lineup:

5:30 p.m. Pachuco Jose Y Los Diamantes

5:10 p.m. BFDR Danzas Aztecas

4:10 p.m. El Santo Golpe

3:55 p.m. Las Pequenas Raices del Señor

2:55 p.m. Vicky Tafoya and the Big Beat

2:40 p.m. Las Pequenas Raices del Señor

1:40 p.m. Cherry Bomb Revival

1:25 p.m. Ballet Folklorico De Riverside

12:25 p.m. Los Rockin Slugs

12:10 p.m. Las Pequenas Raices del Señor

11:10 a.m. Mariachi Juvenil de Riverside de ( ARR ) Riverside Arts Academy

10 a.m. Ballet Folklorico De Riverside Aztec Blessing

Thank you to our opening day sponsors: