"Feel The World Beat in the Heart of America" at the 30th annual event in Swope Park, August 20 - 22, 2009

The Ethnic Enrichment Commission of Kansas City, Missouri presents the 30th 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, 6-10 pm; Saturday, August 21, noon-10 pm; and Sunday, August 22, noon-6 pm. 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 and Swope Parkway.  Parking is free.

The 2010 festival features food, crafts and cultue from 49 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 an expanded Kids' World with creative fun for children ages 6 to 60. The countries of Denmark and Finland are coordinating the booth with participation from the Ethnic Enrichment Commission and Oddballs.. Kids' World activities that will include creating Asian fans out of recyclable materials, crafting flags of various countries and learning simple foreign language words and phrases.

Stage entertainment includes presentations by a different ethnic group every 30 minutes and the traditional and majestic "Parade of Flags" that begins at 4 pm on Saturday afternoon. For a complete schedule of stage entertainment, please click this link: http://www.eeckc.org/docs/2010_Entertainment%20Booklet.pdf or click here to download 2010 festival flyer.

Sponsors of the 2010 festival include: Kansas City, Missouri Parks and Recreation, City of Kansas City Neighborhood Development Fund, Channel 41, KCP&L, KCUR, Sprint, Time Warner Cable, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City, Sprint and the Missouri Arts Council.

Attend the 31st Ethnic Enrichment Festival and feel the world beat in the heart of America!

We support the initiative of helping our planet by "Going Green", and we are choosing to use recyclable and eco-friendly products.   Please join us in our effort to make the planet greener and  more sustainable.  Every little change can make a difference.

Contact information:
Dick Horvatic, Festival Manager
charpapa@comcast.net
816/810-7581 (cell)
Ethnic Enrichment Commission
816/513-7553 (office)
www.eeckc.org