Ethnic Enrichment Festival scheduled for August 20-22

Ethnic Enrichment Festival scheduled for August 20-22
"Feel the World Beat in the Heart of America" at the 31st annual event in Swope Park

July 15, 2010. . . The Ethnic Enrichment Commission of Kansas City, Missouri presents the 31st Annual Ethnic Enrichment Festival in Swope Park August 20-22. The event, one of the largest and longest-running of its kind, annually attracts more than 35,000 visitors.

Festival hours are: Friday, August 20, 6:00-10:00pm; Saturday, August 21, Noon-10:00pm; and Sunday, August 22, Noon-6:00pm. Adult admission is $3.00 and children 12 and under are free. The festival is located at the Swope Park bandstand, near the park's main gate at Meyer & Swope Parkway. Parking is free.
Ethnic Flags-Jeanita Ives The 2010 festival features food, crafts and culture from 62 countries. Each country hosts a booth that displays and sells authentic food, artifacts and crafts from their respective country. The festival also has a Beer Garden offering domestic and imported beer selections from around the world.

This year's festival also features a Kids' World with creative fun and cultural activities led by members of the Ethnic Enrichment Commission and Wonderscope. Kids' World activities will include coin rubbings, learning how a bagpipe works, various ethnic crafts and more. Kids' World is open on Friday from 4:30-8:30pm; Saturday from Noon-7:30pm (closed during the Parade of Flags from 4:00-5:30pm); and open on Sunday from 12:30-5:30pm (closed during the Fashion Show from 1:30-2:30pm). Activities take place in 30 minute increments beginning on the hour and half hour.

Stage entertainment includes performances by a different ethnic group every 30 minutes and the traditional and majestic Parade of Flags that begins at 4:00pm on Saturday afternoon.