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The 27th annual International Festival is set to open September 28 at
the Raleigh Convention Center, bringing sights, sounds and tastes from
all over the world to the Triangle. ?The Festival, a celebration of
the area?s ethnic diversity, will open its doors at 4:30 pm on Friday
and continue until 7 pm on Sunday, September 30. ?Organizers expect
approximately 30,000 visitors from all over the region.
The Festival?s biggest draws have always been the Main Stage dances,
the Global Bazaar, and the Sidewalk Cafes, offering treats from every
corner of the planet. ?However, Festival organizers say there?s so
much else to look forward to this year that they?re selling weekend
passes in addition to single-day tickets.
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?There is so much to experience at the Festival, it?s hard to take it
all in in one trip. People with a weekend ticket can spend as much
time as they want and really enjoy it,? said Clodagh Lyons-Bastian,
Executive Director of International Focus, the non-profit organization
that hosts the Festival.
?We?ll have demonstration booths offering interactive classes on
international cooking and dances. There?ll be Sophia?s Corner for the
kids with international games, storytelling, and a lot of other fun
ways to learn about the world and its cultures. And of course, kids
young and old can travel the world with our Passport Scavenger Hunt at
the Cultural Exhibits. ?This year many different ethnic clubs and
associations ?and there are a lot of them in this area? are putting
together exhibits to tell visitors about their history and traditions
based on the festival theme ?A Defining Moment in History?. Altogether
58 nationalities are going to be represented at the Festival.?
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Once culturally homogeneous, Wake County is now home to well over
100,000 foreign-born people. They are drawn to the area by the
Research Triangle Park, half a dozen colleges and universities,
economic opportunity, and the good quality of life offered by the
Raleigh area. ?The immigrants put down roots here, but enrich their
new community with the customs and flavors they bring from their
homelands. Hundreds of these immigrants become U.S. citizens each
year.The Festival will kick off Friday at 2:30pm with a Naturalization
Ceremony, where about 300 candidates will complete the last step in
their process of becoming American citizens. Candidates will be
welcomed by Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane and the Executive Director
of UNC Global, Dr. Niklaus Steiner. ?It?s a really moving ceremony!?
said Ms Bastian, herself a naturalized U.S. citizen.
Festival doors will be open Friday, September 28 from 4:30 to 10 pm.
Saturday, September 29, the doors will be open from 10 am to 10 pm and
on Sunday, September 30, the Festival will be open from 11 am to 7 pm.
Schedules and pre-sale tickets are available at www.internationalfestival.org.
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Prices are:
Friday, September 28
Adults- $6
Kids 7-12 and seniors 65 and up: $5
Kids 6 and under: free
Groups of 10 and over: $5 per ticket
Saturday, September 29 and Sunday, September 30
Adults: $8
Kids 7-12 and seniors 65 and up: $6
Groups of 10 and over: $7 per ticket
Weekend passes
Adults: $19
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Source: http://triangleartsandentertainment.org/event/international-festival/
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