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Commission confirms Multicultural Festival for second Saturday in September, urges early vendor outreach
Summary
Commissioners reconfirmed the festival date (second Saturday in September), stressed early vendor recruitment to secure culturally diverse food and retail vendors, and agreed to use city vendor lists and targeted outreach to minority business organizations.
The commission confirmed that the Multicultural Festival will return on the second Saturday of September and directed the festival task group to begin vendor recruitment and marketing earlier than in past years.
"We agreed the time was going to be the second Saturday of September," a commissioner said, and staff noted the festival will be posted on the city's vendor list so retail and food vendors can register. Commissioners recommended outreach to minority business assistance centers, alumni associations at Wright State and the University of Dayton, and other cultural organizations to increase participation from underrepresented businesses.
Members also discussed timing to avoid conflicts with other regional events and agreed to target culturally specific food vendors and entertainment. Task-group volunteers volunteered to assemble vendor lists from prior years and to press for earlier marketing and vendor registration.
