2024 Lincoln Park Day: Showcasing El Paso's Mexican American Culture

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El Paso’s “Mexican American culture and traditions” will be on full display at the 20th annual “Chicano art and Lowrider Happening.”

From Zoot Suit-wearing vatos to lovingly restored ranflas, the yearly event hosted by the Lincoln Park Conservation Committee puts “El Chuco’s” heritage in the spotlight for an afternoon.

Lincoln Park

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Lincoln Park – also known as Chicano Park -- is the grassy area under the Spaghetti Bowl that you've no doubt passed countless times on your way to and from downtown.

Located at 4001 Durazno Street, the iconic South Central green-space is known for the colorful murals painted on the freeway columns.

The works of art are so El Paso that when actor Wilmer Valderrama was in town for a promotional stop in July of 2021 he posed in front of one of them and shared the photo on his social media

Lincoln Park Day 2024

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If you've spent any amount of time in our city you've no doubt seen a lowrider or two cruising the streets of “Chuco Town” in its preferred leisurely manner.

On Lincoln Park Day, you can get up-close and lay eyes on classic rides and “low-lows” during the city’s biggest Lowrider car show. Hosted by Latin Pride car club, the car show will feature local and regional lowriders and car clubs.

Danza Azteca, Ballet Folklorico, and 96 Proof Band will be part of the live entertainment, per a post on the Lincoln Park Conservation Committe Facebook . A presentation of the latest park mural, a tribute to legendary labor and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta, will take place as well.

This year's Lincoln Park Day is set for Sunday, September 22, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and is free to attend. Food trucks and vendors will be selling eats and drinks, but you are also welcome to grill out or picnic in the park.

How to Get to Lincoln Park

Part of the historic El Segundo Barrio (Spanish for "the Second Neighborhood"), Lincoln Park is located at 4001 Durazno Street.

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