A cultural festival organized by the Salt Lake American Muslim in partnership with other ethnic and social services non-profit organizations.
September 26th, 2009
Saturday September 26th, 2009
12:00 Noon – Booths Open
1:00pm - "Sounds of Silk" Exhibit Lecture
2:30pm - Festival Inauguration
3:00pm – 6:00pm - Performing Arts
6:00pm - "Azur & Asmar" Award Winning Animated Film in partnership with SLC Film Center (Rated PG - 90 min.)
Entertainment includes Kenshin Taiko Japanese Drummers, Eastern Arts, and other world-class performing arts acts.
Children's activities organized by Art Access/VSA Arts of Utah and Salt Lake Art Center.
Vendors include Ten Thousand Villages and KUED
Held at Salt Lake Art Center, 20 S. West Temple
The Festival is free, multi-ethnic, multi-faith, multi-cultural sponsored on behalf of the Muslim Community
Festival has booths of all types; exotic items for sale, government and social service organization booths - this year planning to have a 'social services fair' within the festival providing info on essential services - employment, housing, legal assistance, health care - to low-income people
Free children’s play area and activities.
Booths include diverse ethnic food booths with savory, reasonably priced food.
More information is available by contacting Ghulam Hasnain at 801-671-6709 or email.