Westside MultiCulturalism Day

Join the Westbank Museum and over 30 cultural community groups and community partners at this year’s Westside Multiculturalism Day on Saturday, June 29th from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM! This is a free, family-friendly event celebrating the diversity of the Greater Westside!

This year we are moving to a new venue, and will be holding the event at Memorial Park (where Westside Daze and Music in the Park takes place).

There will be cultural pavilions representing over 30 different community groups from across the world, with information, educational opportunities, activities to participate in, and food samples to try! We will also once again be having our Cultural Passport program which you can complete to enter some prize draws!

We will also be having cultural performances take place from 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM, including dancing from multiple cultures, a performance by Women of Turtle Island, piano playing, music from reggae artist Gold Mynd, and more! Stay tuned for a performance schedule!

Additionally, we will be hosting several free cultural workshops at this year’s Westside Multiculturalism Day, which will have their own event pages posted when details are confirmed, and will be shared on this event page.

There will also be food trucks on site that will have food available for purchase. Details on which food trucks will be shared when more details are confirmed.

For more information about this event, contact the Westbank Museum at 250-768-0110.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

10:00 AM – 10:20 AM: Opening Remarks/Ceremony

10:20 AM – 10:40 AM: Indigenous Singing and Drumming by Women of Turtle Island

10:40 AM – 11:00 AM: Scottish Highland Dancing by Emily McDonald’s School of Highland Dance

11:30 AM – 11:50 AM: Ukrainian Cultural Performance by We Help Ukraine

12:00 PM – 12:20 PM: Irish Dancing by Ticàliè Irish Dance Academy

12:30 PM – 12:50 PM: Belly Dancing by Saffron Dance Collective

1:00 PM – 1:20 PM: Traditional Pattong and Salidsid Dances by BIBAK Okanagan

1:30 PM – 1:50 PM: Japanese Cultural Performance by the Kelowna Japanese Language Society, Sui Ren Ryu

2:00 PM – 2:20 PM: Multinational Piano Performances by Anna Ragimova & Students

2:30 PM – 2:40 PM: Traditional Dancing from the Chilean Community

2:45 PM – 2:55 PM: Guzheng (Chinese Harp) Performance from the Chinese Community

3:00 PM – 3:20 PM: Reggae Music Performance by Gold Mynd Music

3:30 PM – 3:50 PM: Colombian Dance Performance by the Somos Colombia Dance Group

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Tai Chi Workshop with Wine Country Tai Chi https://www.facebook.com/events/299392366524331

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Highland Dance Workshop with Emily McDonald’s School of Highland Dance https://www.facebook.com/events/939470781109323

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Diablolo & Chinese Calligraphy Workshop

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Country Line Dance Workshop with Okanagan Line Dance Instructor Maddie Berard-Belzile https://www.facebook.com/events/443021541724540

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Slovenian Folkloric Dance Workshop with Leona Finlayson https://facebook.com/events/7497796943636783

If you would like to sign up for any of these workshops, please email info@westbankmuseum.com or call 250-768-0110!