North Texas’ most popular Latin music festival, the Vitruvian Salsa Festival,  will begin Saturday, Aug. 1 with sounds from Dallas-based band Zone D’Mambo. Now in its 12^th year at Addison’s Vitruvian Park, the Vitruvian Salsa Festival, presented by Paleta Payaso, celebrates both culture and community with dance parties designed to get everyone from beginners to seasoned pros on the dance floor.

The event runs from 6 to 10 p.m. with professional salsa lessons from 6:30 to 7 p.m. and Latin DJ Ruben Reyes spinning tracks. Food trucks and vendors surround Vitruvian Park’s amphitheater for each performance.

Zone D’Mambo brings a wide variety of Latin dance music to the Vitruvian Park amphitheater, including salsa, merengue, cumbia, bachata and a little rock en español. The band features musicians from Puerto Rico, Peru, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Colombia and the United States.