Festival of Nations, Albany NY
One World @ One Place
Celebrate the World
In the spring of 1972, several ethnic group leaders got together with an idea to organize an art and cultural festival in the Capital District.The purpose was three-fold. The first was to prove how well people with diverse backgrounds can work together and have lots of fun doing it;the second was to present a glimpse of the world to the residents of the Capital District; and the third w...
Cultural Fiesta
This idea was soon turned into a reality and first ethnic festival was held on October 27, 1972. We named it “Festival of Nations”. It was held at the Hudson Valley Community Collage.It was welcomed so much that thousands of people had to be turned away. The following year we moved to the RPI Field House to be able to accommodate everybody. In 1978, when the Convention Cent...
Bringing Community Together
The word got around about us – how much enjoyment we offer for the family on one Sunday afternoon in the Fall of every year. Now there are several international bazaars/festivals in the area. They are organized by different institutions. Our Festival of Nations remains the original. It is unique, in the sense that we, the participating nations, ourselves, organize everythin...
See You at the Empire Plaza
This year, we are celebrating our 39th annual Festival with you! We hope you enjoy your few hours with us by looking at the arts and crafts from different parts of the world; by tasting delicious ethnic foods; and by being part of the audience indulging in the music with rhythm and dances representing various cultures and traditions of the world.
History of The Festival of Nations
In the spring of 1972, several ethnic group leaders got together with an idea to organize an art and cultural festival in the Capital District.The purpose was three-fold. The first was to prove how well people with diverse backgrounds can work together and have lots of fun doing it;the second was to present a glimpse of the world to the residents of the Capital District; and the third was t...
Dominican Republic
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- Local Community Information
The Dominican American Association was founded by Maria Perez, Juan Marquez and Lucia Gutierrez in 1993. We formed this organization to promote the cultural and social aspects of our culture. Mainly we celebrate the independence day, el dia de la Altagracia, mothers and fathers’ day, navidad and the festival of nations. It is a friendly and welcoming group that welcomes anyone of dominican descendance to join us. The money we get from the Festival is used to help organizations that work with the poor people in our country. Last year we donated money to “los Salesianos” in Santo Domingo. This organization works with homeless children and teenagers and orphans. These last couple of years we have been working under the faithful leadership of Maria J. Perez, known as the emssador of the capital region. We are proud to be part of the festival of nations for 16 years already.
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- Performance
a) Grupo de la Peravia they will dance the Los Olivos, Palos
b) Group’s names are: Rosannna Garcia and Frank Castillo, Anais Martinez and Anthony Osorio, Melissa Mejia and Jonathan Santana, Jeniver Zorilla and Alex Rosa, Argentina Campbell and Daniel Morales, Isis Castro and Jefferson Abreu they will dance the merengue and bachata, La Cosquillita and Intentalo.
- Foods
Rice, beans, meat, platanos, and other delicious typical food of Dominican Republic.
- Miss Festival Candidate
Larisbel Rodriguez
- Arts and Crafts
The products with the flags on, pilones, and other typical arts and crafts of Dominican Republic