WorldFest

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Worldfest 2015

Join us for 2019 WorldFest Cultural Celebration!

Labor Day weekend: Friday, August 30 - Monday, September 2, 2019

WorldFest receives Kentucky Travel Industry Association's, Judge's Recognition Award for its Fall Top 10 Festivals and Events.

The International Festival and Event Association named Louisville the top Festival city in North America in 2010 and 2015. WorldFest was one of the events recognized in the award.

WorldFest was named a Top 20 Event for the summer and fall by the Southeast Tourism Society in both 2010 and 2011.

Food, crafts & entertainment from all over the world right here in downtown Louisville!

WorldFest, one of the region’s largest international festivals, celebrates its 17th anniversary with four days of expanded world food, music, dance, culture and education this Labor Day weekend.

"Cities that embrace and encourage their international citizens and cultures will thrive, have a stronger quality of life and will attract new growth and jobs,” Mayor Greg Fischer said. 'WorldFest is a great event for exploring and celebrating Louisville’s many faces and cultures and we always look to make it more vibrant, diverse and educational. So, it’s exciting to add many new features and attractions for the 17th Annual WorldFest.”

With over 100 languages spoken in the Louisville public schools and 35 percent of the city’s population growth over the past 17 years coming from international residents from over 150 different countries throughout the world, Louisville is more culturally diverse than ever before.

This event would not be possible without the support from our amazing sponsors!

NOTE: For VENDOR INFORMATION please call 502-574-5316 or
email kara.mackey@louisvilleky.gov

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Admission to WorldFest is free all four days of Labor Day weekend.

(WorldFest is located at the Belvedere at 5th and Main Streets)

Friday - Sunday: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Monday: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

2019 Worldfest Schedule:

FOUNTAIN STAGE

Friday, August 30, 2019

11:00 am - 11:40 am - Event begins: Vendor booths open

11:40 a.m - Mayor Fischer kicks off the event

11:45 am - 1:00 pm - Desperados Steel Band Carribean/Island

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Recorded International Music

5:00 pm - 5:45 pm - Studio Belly Dance & Friends Mideastern

6:00 pm - 6:30 pm - Nachale Bollywood India

6:45pm - 7:30pm - Rick Debow Jazz

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm - Big Poppa Stampley & Voodou Gumbo Blues, Jazz, R&B

9:30 pm - 11:00 pm - The Ark Band Reggae

Saturday, Aug, 31, 2019

11:00 am - 12:00 pm - Event opens

12:00 pm - 12:45 pm - PARADE OF CULTURES ------ SIGN-UP NOW

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm - Chinese Dance with Cheryl Pan Chinese

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm - Imani Dance Company African-American

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm - Association of Chinese Americans Chinese

2:45 pm - 3:15 pm - Destined Dance Co. African-American

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm - Argentine Tango Dance Society with Tango D’Ville Argentine

4:45 pm - 5:15 pm - Real Live Actual Belly Dance Mideastern

5:15 pm - 6:00 pm - South Sudan Traditional Lou Dance Co. South Africa/Uganda

6:15 pm - 6:30 pm - Smitha Paily Dancers – Kendra Natrya East India

6:45 pm - 7:30 pm - Oreya Dance Oriental, Belly dance & Chinese Fusion

7:45 pm - 9:00 pm - Lou Orleans Brass Band New Orleans Music

9:30 pm - 11:00 pm - Tee Dee Young African-American Blues

Sunday, Sept.1, 2019

11:00 am - 12:30 pm - Event opens

12:30 pm - 1:15 pm - Misha Feigin Russian Gypsy Music

1:15 pm - 2:00 pm - Derby Boys Irish Band

2:45 pm - 3:15 pm - Eleventh Hour

3:15 pm - 4:00 pm - Hathor's Fire Flamenco Middle Eastern Music

4:15 pm - 5:15 pm - Guilderoy Byrne Celtic & International Music

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm - Sulh Ensemble East Asian Music

6:45 pm - 7:30 pm - Academy of Flamenco Arts Spanish Dance

7:45 pm - 9:00 pm - Tony Fish Group Jazz

9:30 pm - 11:00 pm - Hermandos Latin Fusion Hispanic

Monday, Sept. 2, 2019

11:00 pm – 1:00 pm - Event opens

1:00 pm – 1:30 pm - Tango DeVille South American Dance

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm - Semple Starts Percussion Ensemble American percussion

2:30 pm – 3:15 pm - Swing 39 French Cabaret

3:30 pm – 4:15 pm - Walnut Street Blues Band R & B

4:30 pm – 6:00 pm - Ron Jones Quartet Jazz

6:30 pm – 7:30 pm - Billy Goat Strut Revue Bourbon Jazz

MAIN STAGE

Friday, August 30, 2019

10:30 am – 11: 45 am - Recorded International Music

11:45 am – 1:00 pm - The Zydewinders Zydeco Music

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Recorded International Music

5:00 pm - 5:45 pm - The Movement Mime Dance

6:00 pm – 6:45 pm - The Pearls African-American R & B

6:45 pm – 7:30 pm - Jerry Tolson Quartet American Jazz

7:30 pm – 8:15 pm - Hora Certra Brazilian Music

8:30 pm – 9:15pm - Alma Gitana Flamenco Arabic World Music

9::30 pm –11:00:pm - Screaming Orphans Contemporary Irish Music

Saturday, August 31, 2019

10:00 am - 12:00 pm - Recorded International Music

12:00 pm - 12:45 pm - PARADE OF CULTURES ------SIGN-UP NOW

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm - Louisville Pipe Band Celtic Music

1:45 pm - 2:15 pm - Gypsies of the Nile Mideastern Dance

2:30 pm - 3:15 pm - River City Drum Corp Percussion Mix

3:15 pm - 4:15 pm - Dick Sisto & the Aha Trio American Jazz

4:15 pm - 4:45 pm - Gio “El” Futuro Hispanic

5:00 pm - 5:45 pm - Salsa Rhythms Band Hispanic

6:00 pm - 6:45 pm - Flamenco Louisville Spanish Dance

7:15 pm - 8:00 pm - Appalatin Latin/American Traditions

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Afrophysicists Afro pop, Latin & Salsa

9:30 pm - 11:00 pm - Carley Johnson Jazz, Soul, Original Music

Sunday, Sept, 1, 2019

11:00 am - 12:00 pm - Recorded International Music

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - Squeezebot

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm - Keltricity - Celtic Music

2:00 pm - 2:45 pm - 502 Vintage Keys Jazz

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Lost Tribe Louisville Jewish Music

4:15 pm - 5:00 pm - Kuvebo! African Music & Dance

5:15 pm - 6:00 pm - Ut Gret Progressive Music

6:15 pm - 7:00 pm - Mr. Wonderful Productions Band Old School R&B

7:15 pm - 8:00 pm - Voodoo Fuel American Jazz

8:15 pm - 9:00 pm - New Orleans Band New Orleans Music

9:30 pm - 11:00 pm - Eileen Ivers World Music

Monday, Sept. 2, 2019

11:00 am - 12:30 pm - Recorded International music

12:30 pm - 1:00 pm - Belize Dance Intermix Belizean Dance

1:15 pm - 1:45 pm - The French Experience-Lea Schenk- Jonathan Sutphin French Music

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm - German American Prosit Singers German Song

2:45 pm - 3:30 pm - The Hellenic Dancers Greek Dance

3:45 pm - 4:45 pm - Louisville Country Dancers International Dance

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Tanita Gaines Jazz, Blues, R&B

6:30: pm - 7:30 pm - Zu Zu Ya Ya World Fusion Music

OVERLOOK STAGE

Friday, August 30, 2019

5:00 pm – 6:30 pm - Mexico Lindo Mexican Dance

6:45 pm – 7:45 pm - Juggernauts Jug Band Music

8:15 pm – 9:30 pm - Kendall Carter Quartet Jazz

10:00 pm – 11:00 pm - The Slants Asian American Dance Rock

Monday, Sept. 2, 2019

5:15 pm – 6:15 pm - PMA Celtic Music

6:30 pm – 7:30 pm - Mileno Latin Music

If You Go:

WorldFest runs through Labor Day weekend. Hours are 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. except Monday, which runs from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on the Belvedere, at Fifth and Main Streets. Admission is free with international food, spirits, beer and crafts available for purchase. Parking is available on nearby streets, and is free after 6 p.m. and all day Sunday and Monday. Several parking garages and lots are also nearby.

Welcoming America leads a movement of inclusive communities becoming more prosperous by making everyone feel like they belong. Each year this organization hosts Welcoming Week as an initiative to connect neighbors and bring together serving communities. In 2016, they brought their camera crew along for WorldFest and captured this amazing footage.