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Headline entertainment for the next festival will be the Duquesne University Tamburitzans, America’s longest-running multicultural song and dance company … but don’t let that scare you away!

When: Thursday November 15 to Saturday November 18
Where: West Pavilion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis

Check http://indyinternationalfestival.org/ often for updates.

Festival FAQ for 2007 Indy’s International Festival

What is the festival?The International Festival is an annual celebration of central Indiana’s rich ethnic heritage. This year marks the 31st anniversary of the festival. The first one was held in October 1976 in the Exposition Hall at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. The U.S. Bicentennial Celebrations in 1976 sparked the idea for the first festival. Read about it here. Several of the same ethnic groups who organized the first festival are still involved in the Nationalities Council and participating in the 2006 festival.

Who puts on the festival?
The International Festival is hosted each year by the Nationalities Council of Indiana, a non-profit, all-volunteer educational foundation comprised of more than 50 ethnic or national affinity organizations plus other groups, businesses and individuals interested in celebrating Indy’s diversity. For more than 30 years, the NCI has worked to increase the visibility of and participation by ethnic groups in the community life of central Indiana.

When is the festival?
This year’s International Festival is Nov. 15-18, 2007. Both Thursday and Friday, Nov. 15 and 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. are reserved for school field trips and other groups of school-age children. The festival is open to the public from 3-10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16; from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, and from noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18.

Where is the festival?
This year’s festival will be held in the West Pavilion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, 1201 East 38th Street, Indianapolis. Please note that this is a change. We’ve moved from the Expo Hall to the West Pavilion for this year’s festival because we’ve outgrown our old location!

How much are tickets?
Adults are $9 at the door. Children (6-12) are $6; children 5 and under are admitted free. Discounted advance sale tickets for adults ($7) will be available (starting sometime in October) at the Customer Service Counter in Indianapolis-area Marsh Supermarkets. AAA members can show their membership cards at the box office and receive the advance sale ticket price at the door. Children’s tickets are $6 in advance and at the door.

If this festival sounds fun and educational, check out a couple of others: The Lotus Music Festival in Bloomington September 27-30; and Spirit and Place November 2-18.

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