- Allentown's 4th Annual International Cultural Festival is set for Saturday, Sept. 16
- The festival celebrates many different cultures through performances, food, art and traditions
- Admission is free
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The Allentown Fair may be over, but the city is gearing up for another festival just around the corner.
The 4th Annual International Cultural Festival will be held Saturday, Sept. 16, at the Arts Park, 24-32 N. Fifth St.
Organizers say more than 40 different cultures will be represented through performances, food and displays of art and traditions.
The festival runs all afternoon and features the rhythms of traditional dances and music alongside the beauty of handcrafts and global fashion.
Participating organizations, according to a news release, are:
- All American Home Care
- The Allentown Fire Department
- The Allentown Police Department
- Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center
- Esther’s Face Painting
- Henna Chakra
- HGSK Lawyers,
- Imperfection is Beautiful
- Kaitlyn Carl Art, LLC
- LANTA
- Lehigh Valley Stands Up
- Lenape Tribe
- LP Insurance Group
- Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce,
- MIRA Resources
- New PA Project Education Fund
- Sage O’Ava Enterprises
- Sifty Styles
- Silveri & Company
- UNIDOS Inc.
- United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley
- Vibes by Swathi
Food options will include an array of international delicacies. Participants can savor West African street food or Indian dishes, among others.
Food vendors include Bassa Girl Catering, Bibi’s Tiffin, Dee’s Kitchen and Catering, Panchita’s Kitchen, 3L Catering and CeCe’s Lemonade.
Admission is free, and tickets for certain shows can be reserved here.
Here's the lineup of performances:
- Noon - Nrutyagarima Academy Indian Classical Dance
- 12:30 p.m. - Munopco Music Theatre presents Little Mermaid Jr.
- 12:45 p.m. - Jonathan Padilla
- 1:00 p.m. - Cyrie Melody West Indies Vibes
- 1:15 p.m. - Lenape Tribe
- 1:30 p.m. - Serayah's Belly Dance
- 2:00 p.m. - PRCP dance to Color Esperanza
- 2:15 p.m. - Soul Sounds by Cinda
- 2:30 p.m. - Zumba with Tanya
- 3:00 p.m. - Spoken Word by Joshie
- 3:15 p.m. - Building 21 Students - ASD
- 3:30 p.m. - Colak's present the Argentina Chacarera
- 3:45 p.m. - Alaina & Dawn present POI & Tahitian Dance
- 4:00 p.m. - Darin Barron Jr. presents Krump
- 4:30 p.m. - Empower 610 Hip Hop Showcase
- 5:15 p.m. - Speakers: Offices of state Sen. Nick Miller, state Rep. Peter Schweyer, U.S. Rep. Susan Wild, District Judge Linda Vega and state Rep. Josh Siegel
- 5:30 p.m. - International Fashion Show featuring Northampton Community College and Allentown School District students
- 6:15 p.m. - Bloom by Yoleny Encore Fashion Show
- End - Movie Night showing of "Turning Red."
