Baby Bash shuts down Santa Ana's Chicano Heritage Festival at Centennial Park

Baby Bash brought the hits to Santa Ana. The rapper performed his classics at the city's Chicano Heritage Festival at Centennial Park, and Juice Unlocked posted footage of the set Aug. 24, 2026.

The phone footage shows a crowd packed against the barricades in front of the stage in the late-afternoon sun, many of them holding up phones to film the set.

The festival

Santa Ana was the first city to declare August Chicano Heritage Month, in 2021, Voice of OC reported. The festival dates to 2022; Culture OC called the 2025 edition the fourth annual.

Voice of OC put 2024 attendance at about 8,500 people, up from 6,000 in 2022. The 2024 festival included a lowrider cruise and show, community art, cultural exhibits, a kids zone, food and live music.

The free 2025 festival at Centennial Park, on West Edinger Avenue, featured acts including Thee Midniters and El Chicano, Culture OC reported. It went ahead despite ICE raids, and Councilmember Johnathan Hernandez told the outlet there was “no reason why we should freeze our city from celebrating and bringing the community together.”

Who is Baby Bash

Baby Bash, born Ronald Ray Bryant in Vallejo, California, moved to Houston in 1998. His 2003 hit “Suga Suga,” featuring Frankie J, reached No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100, and “Cyclone,” featuring T-Pain, matched that peak in 2007.

His highest-charting song is Frankie J's “Obsession (No Es Amor),” on which Baby Bash was the featured guest; it reached No. 3 in 2005. His 2003 major-label debut, “Tha Smokin' Nephew,” was certified gold.