INDIA POST NEWS SERVICE
CHICAGO: Representatives from 92 different cultures gathered in Skokie to organize the 29th Skokie Festival of Cultures scheduled to take place May 18-19, 2019 at Oakton Park. The event is expected to draw an estimated 25,000 people from the village of Skokie and surrounding areas.
This year’s event is expected to feature cultural booths highlighting cultural diversity existing within the Skokie community. The purpose of the festival is to bring together people from the village for an entire weekend allowing them to celebrate one another’s customs and cultural backgrounds in a fun and colorful setting.
The festival is scheduled to be kicked off May 17 evening with an International Short Film Festival. The event will feature more than 60 ethnic performances throughout the weekend as visitors experience the cultural diversity existing within Skokie through the event theme “Passport to the World.”
John Marquardt, and Pamela Zeid who led the Oakton Park meeting, answered questions from participating organizations generating enthusiasm for the upcoming event. Indian community activists Krishna Goyal, Member of the Skokie Human Relations Commission, and Chandrakant Modi, Managing Director and Chairperson of Gandhi Memorial Chicago, actively participated the meeting.
The planning committee is also looking for volunteers for the event. Those interested may go to the festival website and submit an online application.
