Gwinnettians from around the world will showcase their traditions at the Gwinnett Multicultural Festival on April 29.
The festival kicks off at 9:30 a.m. with a Panamanian marching band. At 10 a.m., 30 foreign-born Gwinnett County residents will take their oath of allegiance and become U.S. citizens.
The program will feature performances celebrating cultures including Korea, Uruguay and Nigeria throughout the day. A group of food truck vendors selling "international culinary treats." You can ride a mechanical bull and adopt a dog or cat (or maybe even a chicken) from the Gwinnett County Animal Shelter, which will be on-site with animals ready for adoption.
The Gwinnett County Police Department will be at the festival showing off some of its equipment, including a SWAT vehicle and a police helicopter. One officer will be in a dunk tank for guests to take their best shot.
Gwinnett Fire and Emergency Services will be providing free car seat checks and teaching kids the proper steps to take if they ever experience a house fire.
The festival will be held at the Gwinnett Place mall in Duluth from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The full schedule is below:
Performance Schedule – Gwinnett Multicultural Festival
9:30 a.m. - 10 a.m. – Panamanian Marching Band
10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. – Naturalization Ceremony
10:45 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. – First Baptist Church of Duluth (Korean performers)
10:50 a.m. – 11:08 a.m. – Son Boricua (Puerto Rico)
11:08 a.m. – 11:11 a.m. – Atlanta Chinese Company (China)
11:11 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. – First Baptist Church of Duluth (India)
11:15 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. – Grupo Folklorico Cimarron del Uruguay (Uruguay)
11:20 a.m. – 11:25 a.m. – Discovery Teacher (Spain)
11:25 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Discovery Students (Nigeria)
11:30 a.m. – 11:35 a.m. – Police Facts
11:35 a.m. – 11:44 a.m. – Khabar Pushpanjali (Southern India)
11:44 a.m. – 11:51 a.m. – Khabar Thandanatha (Southern India)
11:51 a.m. – 11:55 a.m. – Grupo Folklorico Cimarron del Uruguay (Uruguay)
11:55 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. – Grupo Folclorico Grano de Oro (Costa Rica)
12:05 p.m. – 12:10 p.m. – Police facts
12:10 p.m. – 12:15 p.m. – Community Center of Bosniaks in Georgia (South Slavic)
12:15 p.m. – 12:25 pm. – Somos Panama (Panama)
12:25 p.m. – 12:32 p.m. – Natalie Joseph-Settle/Empress Natty (Trinidad and Tobago)
12:32 p.m. – 12:40 p.m. – Marita Fernandez (Colombia)
12:40 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. -- Grupo Folklorico Cimarron del Uruguay (Uruguay)
12:45 p.m. – 12:52 p.m. – Souliya Natasinh of North Georgia Laotian Dance (Laos)
12:52 p.m. – 1:10 p.m. – J.O. Hess Bus (Jamaica)
1:10 p.m. – 1:25 p.m. – Alma Mexicana (Mexico)
1:25 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. – Music by DJ
1:40 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. – CPACS Awesome (Korea)
1:45 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. – Korean Community Presbyterian Church (Korea)
1:55 p.m. – 2 p.m. – Closing announcements
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