INTERNATIONAL IMMIGRANTS
FOUNDATION
International Cultures Mission
United Nations NGO ECOSOC/DPI
FACT
SHEET
What:
INTERNATIONAL CULTURES EXPO-FEST
Date: Sunday, June 15th, 11 AM to 6 PM
Location:
On Avenue of the Americas, between 42nd St and 57th St.
 Background: The
International Cultures Festival is a mini-world fair that
showcases the industry, trade, cultures, and arts of
each participating nation and region from the US and the other
international nations. It draws crowds from all cultural
backgrounds. The variety of New York's participating
groups makes it unique. This event has always been a
success because it features over 600 exhibitors, several stages,
over 100 international cultures, folkloric presentations, music,
arts and crafts, souvenirs, food and beverages, like no other
event in the City.
Anticipated Attendance: The estimated attendance for this year’s
event is of hundreds of thousands in a multicultural
mix.
Demographics: This event draws a tremendous family crowd as well
as a large business and professional audience.
The ethnic mix is as diverse as New York City itself and
specific areas are created to target specific markets. The
Expo-Fest offers an ideal opportunity for corporate sponsors to
partner with the Chambers of Commerce VIP Meeting Room for
special meetings and/or seminars attended by their exclusive
membership.
Capsule Description: This Festival opens the "International
Cultures Celebration". At the Expo-Fest, organizations may have
a full City Block that can be attractively set up to portray a
vivid miniature reproduction of daily life of a certain culture.
Each exhibitor is encouraged to use creativity to generate
cultural ambience. Visitors to a national block pavilion will
experience those facets of life of a particular country that are
typical of the nation’s customs, folklore, history, traditions
and cultural heritage (e.g. houses, architecture, national
customs, singing, dancing, crafts, demonstrations of cottage
industries like weaving or pottery making, etc).
Cultures
Participating in Previous Years
AFRICAN CULTURES
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ALGERIA
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BOTSWANA
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DEMOCRATIC
YEMEN
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DJIBOUTI
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EGYPT
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ERITREA
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GABON
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ETHIOPIA |
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GAMBIA
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LIBYA
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MAURITANIA
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MOROCCO
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NIGERIA
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SIERRA
LEONE
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SOMALIA
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SUDAN
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TOGO
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TUNISIA
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UGANDA
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ZAIRE
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ZAMBIA
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ZIMBABWE
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TANZANIA |
ASIAN CULTURES
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BANGLADESH
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CHINA
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FIJI
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INDIA
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JAPAN
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MYANMAR
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MONGOLIA
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NEPAL
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PHILIPPINES
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THAILAND
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TAIWAN |
CARIBBEAN CULTURES
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BAHAMAS
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GRENADA |
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HAITI
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JAMAICA |
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PUERTO
RICO
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TRINIDAD
AND TOBAGO |
EUROPEAN CULTURES
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BELARUS
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BOSNIAHERZEGOVINA
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BULGARIA
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CROATIA
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CYPRUS
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CZECH
REPUBLIC
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FRANCE
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GEORGIA
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GERMANY
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GREECE
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KAZAKSTAN
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MACEDONIA
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MALTA
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POLAND
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PORTUGAL
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ROMANIA
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SLOVAK
REPUBLIC
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SPAIN |
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LATIN and CENTRAL AMERICAN CULTURES
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ARGENTINA
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BOLIVIA
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BRAZIL
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CHILE
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COLOMBIA
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COSTA RICA |
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DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC
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ECUADOR
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EL
SALVADOR
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GUATEMALA
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HONDURAS
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MEXICO |
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NICARAGUA
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PANAMA
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PARAGUAY
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PERU
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URUGUAY
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VENEZUELA |
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MIDDLE EASTERN CULTURES
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BAHRAIN
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IRAQ
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JORDAN
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KUWAIT
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OMAN
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PALESTINE
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QATAR
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SAUDI
ARABIA
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LEBANON |
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SUDAN
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SYRIA
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TURKEY
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UNITED
ARAB EMIRATES
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NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN NATIONS
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ALGONQUIN
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CHEROKEE
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DELAWARE |
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MOHAWK
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NANTICOKE
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NARRAGANSETT |
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ONIEDA
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RAMAPO
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SHINNECOCK |
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