Diversity Festival Returns To Somerville On Sunday

SOMERVILLE, NJ — Visit the sixth annual free Diversity Festival, where everyone belongs. The festival features multicultural music and dance performances, food trucks, games, activities, and prize drawings for people of all ages.

Commissioner Director Shanel Robinson will sing the national anthem. The festival will take place along Main and Grove Streets in downtown Somerville on Sunday, Sept. 29, from 12 to 4 p.m.

"Every year the festival gets bigger and better. I don’t think there is another venue in the county where so many cultures are represented in one day," said Somerset County Commissioner Director Shanel Y. Robinson. "Participating in the games and activities and enjoying the multicultural music are some of the best ways to break down barriers and learn about other cultures, which is what this festival is all about."

Multicultural music and dance performances from around the globe will have the audience dancing to Motown, Colombia and South American, African, Native American, and European-style folk music. Enjoy watching skilled dancers in brightly colored costumes performing classical Chinese and Bollywood-style dance.

Food trucks will start the tastebuds tingling when foodies try any of a variety of exotic food available including European, African, Jamaican, Mexico-inspired food, and more.

Creative crafters will offer traditional multi-cultural merchandise including Japanese crafts, handmade clothing, scarves and much more.

Diversity-Related Organizations will provide resources, access to resources and important information.

“The History of Colombian Coffee Farmers” is a fun, interactive info-game for the whole family. Enter a prize drawing and win a bag of authentic Colombian Coffee.

Magic and More
Everyone will have fun participating in games, prize drawings, and giveaways happening throughout the day. Parents can bring their children to the Kidz Zone to romp in a Bouncy House, and enjoy Conrad the Magician’s magic show, face painting, info-games, and more.

Prize Drawings
Prizes are donated by local businesses made possible through a partnership between the Diversity Festival Event Committee and the Somerset County Business Partnership.

Free Parking
Parking is free in Somerville at the Bernie Field Parking Deck on High Street or in the parking deck at 27 Warren St.

For up-to-date information about the Diversity Festival, visit 2024 SCDiversityFestival.

For more information about the festival, contact Diversity Event Committee Director Rheanah Johnson at rjhonson@co.somerset.nj.us.

Somerset County Diversity Festival
The Diversity Festival is sponsored by the Somerset County Board of County Commissioners, co-sponsored by the Downtown Somerville Alliance, and organized by the employees of Somerset County. The festival is one of several Somerset County diversity initiatives launched in 2019 to help educate, embrace, encourage, and support diversity among the county’s multicultural residents, and to help continue creating vibrant connections within the county’s communities.

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This press release was produced by the Somerset County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.