Explore the world without leaving Austin on Saturday, May 16 from 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. at the first annual International Multicultural Festival at the Oswaldo A.B. Cantu/Pan American Recreation Center. Join this festive celebration of international diversity and community with entertainment, food and fun. Free admission!
Check out the scheduled lineup of events:
— Outside Stage:
- 10 a.m. — International martial arts demo
- 10:15 a.m. — alun Dafa (Falun Gong demonstration and history)
- 10:30 a.m. — Austin Chinese Chamber Orchestra
- 11 a.m. — Austin Japanese Minyo Group
- 11:15 a.m. — Brazilian Rock Band Vinyl Laranja
- 12 p.m. — Austin Global Orchestra
- 12:30 p.m. — Polish folk music
- 12:45 p.m. — Copoeira Angola demo
- 1:15 p.m. — Cultural Dances (Korean & Indonesian)
- 2 p.m. — Ravaan Persian Dance Company
- 2:30 p.m. — Austin Dance India
- 3 p.m. — Traditional African music performed on the kora by Ibrahim
- 3:45 p.m. — Cosmic Intuition (reggae,Caribbean and more)
- 5 p.m. — Huerta Culture (cumbia/ska/hip-hop)
- 6 p.m. — La Frenetika
- 7 p.m. — Chicano Texas Performance Art by Daniel Llanes
- 7:30 p.m. — community drum performance jam by the Djembabes & Sherry Gringas
— Inside Stage:
- Alternating speakers will address topics of Immigration, Cultural Diversity, Languages, Travel
- 11:45 a.m. — Ukrainian Music by Veselka Project
- 12:45 p.m. — Scandinavian music by Kim Simpson and Paul Klemperer
- 1:45 p.m. — original American folk music by Steve Ulrich
- 2:20 p.m. — Ravaan Persian Dance Company.
There will also be plenty of delicious foods and handmade goods for sale at this festival. Click here to check out the list of vendors.
For more information, you can visit the festival website or Facebook page.
We hope you have a great time!
