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Date
Saturday, May 04, 2024
Time
11:00 a.m.
Place
Armory Food & Event Hall
Cost
Free Event

Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration will take place on May 4: 11am-6pm at the Armory Food & Event Hall. The festival is part of the Seattle Center Festál series. It is free and open to the public.

Seattle Center Festál is a year-round series of 24 free cultural festivals, produced in partnership with community organizations. In 2022, Festál celebrated 25 years of stories and traditions, ushering in a new era of hybrid programming. Learn more about Festál and subscribe to the newsletter for updates.

EVENT SCHEDULE

May 4, Saturday

Time Seattle Center Armory
11:00am Mak Fai Lion Dance Team
11:15am Opening Remarks, Dr. Jerry Nguyen; Welcoming Remarks, Erin Okuno, Co-Chair of Asian Pacific Directors Coalition (APDC); Toshiko Hasegawa, Executive Director, Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs (CAPAA); Tanya Woo, Seattle City Council
11:30am Seattle Chinese Community Girls Drill Team
11:45am University of Washington Polynesian Student Alliance
12:00pm Huayin Performing Arts Group
12:15pm Guma’ Imahe
12:45pm Kinnaly
1:00pm Book Reading, Lori Matsukawa, Brave Mrs. Sato
1:15pm UW Micronesian Islands Club
1:30pm JunHong’s Kung Fu Club
1:45pm Morning Star Korean Cultural Center
2:00PM Alan Sugiyama Humbow Eating Contest
2:30PM
Apex Diabolo
2:45PM Khmer Amarak Performing Arts
3:00PM
Book Reading, Ivy Kwong, The Little Girl, The Ocean and The Moon
3:15PM
The KOMPANY
3:30PM
Seattle Lataki Group
3:45PM
Halau Hula Ka Lei Mokihana I Ka Ua Noe
4:00PM
Kaze Daiko Taiko
4:30PM Lincoln High School Viet Club
4:15PM
UW FASA Sayaw
5:00PM Live2Dance
5:15PM
Kosmix
5:45PM Closing Remarks, Dr. Jerry Nguyen

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Admission Fee
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