Would you like to share your culture with the rest of Whistler?
Planning for the seventh annual Whistler Multicultural Festival is currently underway with organizers seeking locals who would like to showcase their cultural traditions.
Set for June 7, the festival is run through a partnership with the Whistler Multicultural Festival, the Whistler Museum and the Whistler Public Library. “This grassroots festival is organized, and activities, performances and food are presented by immigrants who have chosen Whistler as their home in Canada,” say organizers in a release.
The festival will run from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. in the Whistler Public Library, on the library plaza and at the Whistler Museum. Organizers also plan to include members of the Squamish and Lil’wat Nations and “encourage Whistlerites to come out and celebrate their own cultural traditions and heritage,” they say.
In total, they hope to represent residents from over 40 countries that call Whistler home.
While you save the date for the June festival, organizers say locals should also stay tuned for a series of pre-festival music and dance cultural workshops where participants will be able to learn dances and songs from another culture led by local immigrants from those cultures.
For more information, visit them on Facebook or welcomewhistler.com/programs-services/whistler-multicultural-festival/.
