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Huber Heights plans Sept. 13 multicultural festival with performances, food trucks and children’s activities
Summary
The Huber Heights Cultural Diversity Commission detailed performers, vendors, family activities and a modest budget for a multicultural festival set for Sept. 13; staff and volunteers are finalizing contracts and marketing.
The Huber Heights Cultural Diversity Commission on Aug. 7 outlined plans for a multicultural festival set for Sept. 13, including performers such as the Dayton Salsa Project, multiple dance groups representing Turkiye, the Philippines, Guam, Lebanon, Sudan, Mexico and Puerto Rico, food trucks and a range of family activities.
The commission’s staff liaison, Jeffrey (city staff liaison), said the festival will run roughly 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Eichelberger Park and that the city has allocated additional funds to the event. “So I got another $15,000 to put this on,” Jeffrey said during the meeting. The planning group has also discussed buying a temporary dance floor, face-painting and balloon artists; a face-painting quote discussed in the meeting was about $270.
Why it matters: Commissioners said the festival is central to the commission’s work of connecting cultural…
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