Mariachi Music Festival | Downey Unified School District

Downey Unified's Mariachi Music Festival

Downey Unified presents
Mariachi Music Festival | Saturday, April 5, 2025
Downey High School Allen Layne Stadium
11040 Brookshire Ave. | Downey, CA 90241

About

Downey Unified’s Mariachi Music Festival

Presented by Downey Unified Alum and Grammy-nominated, Lupita Infante.

Mariachi music encourages creativity and allows students to learn about their culture and represent it with pride. It is imperative to provide students with invaluable opportunities to showcase their talents through live performances, enabling them to hone their skills and cultivate confidence as aspiring artists and musicians. That is why we invite Southern California schools with students from 6th grade through college to participate in this Mariachi event. We are proud of their dedication to continuing their learning and love for this genre of music.

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Cash Prizes for Winning Groups!

Participating groups will perform for 15-20 minutes. During the live performance, a panel of Mariachi Professionals will judge each group and each ensemble will receive a feedback session with an industry expert.

Cash prizes for winners.

Clinic format
$200/group (send a check made out to Downey HS Mariachi – Attention Raul Guerrero, DHS)
Each group will sign up for a category:

Novice – Just began playing, has performed little, perhaps has never competed, experience and knowledge of the Mariachi music genre is shallow.
Intermediate – Has been playing as a group for more than two years. Has performed several times, knowledge of Mariachi music and the genre is extensive.
Advanced – Many years of music study and performance (whether as a Mariachi group or other genre). Has had many performances and has competed as a mariachi group several times before.

20 minutes per performance
Judging criteria: Voice (35%) 2. Musicality ( 35%) 3. Showmanship (20%)
Prize winners per category.
Students must be at least in 6th grade to compete. Only students can perform on stage.
All performers will be provided lunch.

2024 festival highlights

Winners of the 2024 USD mariachi festival

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This day-long Festival will take place at Downey High School’s Allen Layne’s stadium. Ticket prices are $10 per person. Children 5 and under are free.

Entertainment 
Music 
Food 
Young talent

Bring your appetite as food trucks will have a variety of tasty meals available for purchase.

Do You Have an Ensemble?

Want to Perform at the 2025 Mariachi Music Festival?

We had an amazing event this year, and hope to continue to grow it in 2025. Mariachi ensembles interested in joining the performance are encouraged to submit the interest form below.

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Downey Unified School District is committed to developing all students to be self-motivated learners and productive, responsible and compassionate members of an ever-changing global society. Our highly qualified staff foster meaningful relationships with students, parents, and the community while providing a relevant and rigorous curriculum in facilities that advance teaching and learning.