Plans are underway for the 11th annual WyCo Ethnic Festival April 16 at the Kansas City Kansas Community College Field House, 7250 State Ave.
Hours of the public event are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 16. There is no admission charge, and parking is free.
According to a spokesman, the mission of the WyCo Ethnic Festival is to celebrate residents’ common humanity while also honoring a community strength, human diversity.
The festival is to make connections with all members of the human family as they build what Martin Luther King called “Our Beloved Community.”
The event will feature many booths and tables with information about different cultures and countries.
A variety of ethnic foods will be available for purchase.
An entertainment stage will feature a different group every 30 minutes, including dancers, music performances and singers.
KCKCC President Doris Givens will address the group, and a mayoral proclamation is planned.
Also, two persons will be chosen as “Legends of Diversity.”
There also will be a scholarship award to a KCKCC student.
Children attending the program will receive a free informational program with passport on the back that they may have stamped as they travel to different booths.
There also will be a creative children’s corner, and free mint tea and filtered water.
-Information and flier from Karen Hernandez