Orange Drive

Orange Drive is a series of events taking place on Ocean Drive, between Sixth and Ninth Street. The series is a partnership between the Orange Bowl Committee and Union Square Agency on the beach and will be in place to kick-off New Year’s Eve and extend through January 2, where Orange Drive will host four concerts over three days.

The official Noon Year’s Eve Kids Countdown will have Radio Disney’s Next Big Thing, Kicking Daisies, and will be hosted by Radio Disney. New Year’s Eve bash ‘Jam on the Sand’, will have special performances by Leona Lewis and Natasha Bedingfield. The evening will be hosted by Miami’s own DJ Irie.

For the En Vivo Latin Festival on New Year’s Day,  Gilberto Santa Rosa, Albita and Hanzel y Raul will be on hand, and the festival will be hosted by DJ Nino. On Sunday, January 2nd both Discover Orange Bowl competing schools, Virginia Tech and Stanford are coming down for Grid Iron Bash.

Puerto Rican band leader and salsa and bolero singer, Gilberto Santa Rosa will perform at the Latin Festival. His career has spanned more than ten years and he has gained worldwide recognition as a salsa performer.

Grammy winning Cuban artist and Cuban diva, Albita will take the stage to vocalize her real life experiences in her Cuban.

Cuba’s infamous dance band and dynamic duo, Hansel Enrique Marinez and Raul Alfonso, will also be performing at the Latin festival, and DJ Nino, who recently performed at the 11th annual Latin Grammy’s after party will be hosting and accompanying the Latin artists on stage.

This event will be hosted by comedian, Adam Carolla and he will also have a 30-minute comedy segment. Both teams will have their college bands to perform and get the crowd ready for the big game Discover Orange Bowl game on January 3rd.