By Melanie S. Mosshart
For the Kent Reporter
The seventh annual Kent International Festival returns to the ShoWare Center on Saturday, May 30, event organizers announced.
The free festival offers a full day of entertainment, food and fun that celebrates Kent’s cultural diversity.
The festival will kick off with the Generations of Cultural Diversity showing off its traditional dress as it parades around the ShoWare Center and leads attendees into the venue.
Following the success of the event last year, the festival returns to the inside main stage for singing, dancing and music. Nine local restaurants will represent the exotic food court. Smaller stages will show off storytelling, cultural history and more entertainment.
In addition, there will be an array of cultural booths to visit, where attendees can get their Kent International Passport stamped to earn surprises at the end of their “worldly tour.”
The day also features diverse entertainment from countries around the globe, a hand-held float building contest by local high school students and a grand finale with the Best of the Best in Entertainment.
For more information on the festival and how you can be involved, visit www.kentinternationalfestival.com.
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