✦ Before the festival

VIP Opening Reception

Name: VIP Opening Reception — PanamFest 2026
Start: 2026-07-21T18:00:00-04:00
Location: Daniels Spectrum

The festival is free — but the VIP opening is a gala night of its own. An evening of Pan-American flavours, music and dance, with the Dominican Republic as guest country of honour.

📅 Tuesday, July 21, 2026 · 6:00 PM🎟 $60 · Cocktail attire

📍 Daniels Spectrum — 585 Dundas St E, Toronto, ON M5A 2B7

Welcome cocktail
Dominican Republic appetizers
Live band
Entertainment
Open bar

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Live that night

VIP Artists

A Dominican lineup to open the celebration — tribute, folklore, dance and DJ sets into the night.

Santiago Moa & Band

A tribute to Juan Luis Guerra

Dominican Republic

Yannier Dance Show

Live Latin dance spectacle

Dominican Republic

DJ Jair Celis

Sets all night long

Roots Dominican Folklore

Traditional Dominican folklore

Dominican Republic

At the table

A taste of the welcome

The reception opens with a welcome cocktail, Dominican Republic appetizers and an open bar. And it's just the starter — across the festival, six chefs from the Americas battle in the World Cup of Street Eats.

👨‍🍳 Guillermina Buzio

Argentina👨‍🍳 Hilda Julio

Colombia👨‍🍳 Dahiana Joseph

Dominican Republic👨‍🍳 Douglas Madrid Ecuador

Ecuador👨‍🍳 Luis Valenzuela Mexico

Mexico👨‍🍳 Lizka Silvera Panama

Panama👨‍🍳 Chef Carolina Martinez Peru

Peru👨‍🍳 Mary Luz Mejia

Canada / Colombia

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