Celebrate the arts, crafts, food, dance and culture of Denver’s ten sister cities in a day long and FREE festival on Sunday, October 4th 2015 at the Denver Center for Performing Arts Complex!
The Worldwide Festival 2015 will take place from 10:30am – 5pm and will showcase the ten sister cities: Axum, Ethiopia, Brest, France, Chennai, India, Cuernavaca, Mexico, Karmiel, Israel, Kumming, China, Nairobi, Kenya, Potenza, Italy, Takayma, Japan, & Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Main Stage
10:30am Taiko Drums
11am Mongolian Contortionist
11:30am French Music & Dance
12:15 Celtic Music & Dance
1pm KBNO Live Broadcast
1:40pm Chinese Dance
2pm Music of Italy: Popular Songs & Opera
2:45pm Tai Chi Demo
3:30pm African Fashion Show
4:15pm Music by Silas Mwenda
4:45pm Mudra Dance School
Language Lessons
11am Spanish
12pm Japanese
1pm French
2pm Mandarin
3pm Swahili
4pm Amharic
Cooking Station
11am Taste of Potenza, Italy
12pm Taste of Brest, France
1pm Taste of Takayma, Japan
2pm Taste of Nairobi, Kenya
3pm Taste of Kumming, China
Crafts & Games
11am – 5pm Children’s Art Competition: Write a Haiku (for all ages)
11am – 12pm Learn to Play Parcheesi
11am – 1pm Mongolian Family Game & Cultural Displays
11am – 12pm Learn to Play Bocce
12pm – 12:30pm Ikebana Lessons (Japanese Floral Arrangements)
12pm – 4pm Children’s Crafts & Games
1pm – 2pm Japanese Woodworking
1:30pm – 2pm Mahjong
2pm – 3pm Learn to Play Bocce
2pm – 2:30pm Chinese Calligraphy Demonstration
2:30pm – 3pm Chinese Landscape Paintings
There will also be a lecture hall with classes about the different Denver sister cities taking place throughout the festival as well as an international food court featuring foods from the following restaurants: Konjo Catering, Crepes a Go-Go, Yak and Yeti, 285 Landing Asian Bistro, Honey Bee Asian Bistro & Asahi Foods.
So come out and celebrate the Worldwide Festival 2015 in Denver!
Worldwide Festival 2015
Sunday, October 4th 2015
10:30am – 5pm
Denver Performing Arts Complex, 1345 Champa St, Denver 80204