See The World at the 2016 Mobile International Festival!
October 24, 2016 by Corey A. Edwards
Visit the world without ever leaving the U.S. at the 2016 Mobile International Festival, scheduled for November 19th at the Mobile Civic Center and Expo Hall!
The annual Mobile International Festival is your ticket to world travel – minus the traveling part! Over 70 different nations from around the world are represented at the festival.
China, Brazil, Egypt, Austria, Gambia, Greece, Mali, Togo, Israel, Vietnam, Ukraine, and more! All on display through exhibitions of culture, heritage, and traditions. The sound of many tongues being spoken at once will fill your ears and imagination. Your eyes will soak up the various arts, crafts, and ceremonial dress.
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Attend the 2015 Mobile International Festival!
October 23, 2015 by Corey A. Edwards
See amazing groups like the Matsuriza Taiko Drummers
at the Mobile International Festival
The 32nd annual Mobile International Festival is your opportunity to travel the world without ever needing a passport or leaving the United States! You’ll experience food, music, dances, storytelling, shopping, exhibits, art and fun from 70 different nations around the world – and all of it in Mobile, Alabama’s Mobile Civic Center!
The Mobile International Festival was started in 1983 as a way to give Mobile area residents an opportunity to celebrate, share, and experience the broad array of cultural heritages alive in the region. Recent immigrants, long-time U.S. residents, and Native Americans make up the nearly 2,000 volunteers who take part in the festival each year, bringing the world to Mobile, AL.
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