World Party Weekend
Grounds of the National Waterfront Museum
The World will be coming to Swansea this August Bank Holiday (29 and 30 August) in a showcase of colour, music and food. The annual World Party Weekend will be celebrating the cultural diversity of Swansea with a range of local groups getting the chance to put their talents in the spotlight.
This year's event will be supported by Swansea Bay Racial Equality Council which has demonstrated significant enthusiasm for taking part in the event, and some new and exciting activities are in the pipeline for the event on August 29 and 30.
World Village
Saturday 29 August
Saturday will be focussed around 'The World Village' with various local groups having the opportunity to showcase and celebrate their respective cultures.
There will be around nine marquees promoting a range of different cultural activities including food tasting, cookery demonstrations, workshops, traditional art and craft demonstrations and national costumes.
Saturday's stage lineup [26kb]
Global Music
Sunday 30 August
Sunday will follow the successful format of previous years and will feature a full programme of main stage entertainment of World Music.
To support this, there will also be a diverse entertainment programme on the main stage provided by local communities which will include activities such as Hip Hop, Folk Dancing, Bollywood Dancers, samba percussion bands to name but a few.
Source: http://www.swansea.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=31174
