Mercer County’s 12 municipalities are home to citizens of many ethnicities and countries of origin. In celebration of this diversity, county officials will present the eighth annual Cultural Festival & Food Truck Rally on Saturday, June 16, at Mercer County Park in West Windsor.
The festival, to be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., will celebrate diverse cultures through live music and traditional dance performances, food trucks and biergarten, art demonstrations, heritage crafters, American Indians with handmade tepees, and pony rides and other activities for children.
The entertainment schedule is as follows:
Cultural Bands
11:30 a.m. – Nagara Group, Sikh
1:30 p.m. – Broken Shillelaghs, Irish
2:45 p.m. – Polkadelphia, Polish
4:30 p.m. – Swing Sabroso, Puerto Rican
6:15 p.m. – Kombo Latino, Latin
Dance Performances
12 p.m. – Shishya School, Indian dance
12:15 p.m. – Recordando Mi Tierra, Costa Rican
12:40 p.m. – Trenton Greek Terpsichorians
1:00 p.m. – Shen Yun, Chinese Lion Dancers
2:15 p.m. – Universal African Dance & Drum Ensemble
3:30 p.m. – Gypsy Funk Squad, Middle Eastern
4:00 p.m. – Gruppo Folklorico San Jose de Newark, Ecuadorian
5:15 p.m. – Janosik Polish Dance, Polish
5:30 p.m. – Nos Pes de Ouro, Brazilian & Capoeira
Admission and parking are free. For more information, call the Mercer County Division of Culture and Heritage at (609) 278-2712 or email culturalfestival@mercercounty.org.
