Building on last year’s success, the Kingston Multicultural Arts Festival returns as a celebration of our city’s diverse communities. Our main event, taking place downtown at Confederation Park on Saturday, September 17, will feature music and dance groups on two stages representing cultures from around the world, as well as local artists and vendors.
This year, the Festival is pleased to work with local partnering organizations to hold new events around town, including a book reading on Thursday September 15, an experimental music performance on Friday September 16, and a film screening on Sunday September 18 – be sure to check them all out! More details on the Partner Events page.
Main Event
Performances:
Our two stages will feature live music and dance performances from five continents including professional out-of-town groups and local talent.
We will have the best of the old and the new with a great variety of music and dance ranging from exciting traditional presentations to cool new contemporary groups.
Artist Demonstrations:
Four local professional artists who immigrated to Kingston will be demonstrating and talking about how they create their art. This will include a glass artist from Trinidad and Tobago, a luthier from Mexico and a woodcarver from Bulgaria.
Children’s art activities will be run by a local immigrant artist.
Market:
Arts, Crafts and Food from around the world will be available to look through and purchase. Come enjoy some delicious ethnic food or find a beautiful piece of art!
Language Village:
Come learn some words and phrases from a different language! Or get your name written in an elegant foreign script. There will be 8 languages offered including Urdu, Hindi, Arabic, Tagalog, Kiswahili, Portuguese and Spanish.
Volunteers:
Volunteers Needed! The Kingston Multicultural Arts Festival is looking for volunteers! Volunteers are needed on Saturday, September 17th 2011 for a variety of positions. This will be a fun-filled day with lots of activities and opportunities to get involved. For more information or to get involved, email us.
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