The Parkland Recreation Committee in Quesnel created and put on a new event connected to International Day.
It was held on Saturday (August 23) at Kosta’s Cove on ten Mile Lake.
Manager Claudia Sevillano said when she lived in Winnipeg they had an International Festival Day there and she wanted something like that for Quesnel as well.
“I wanted to have a time were we could just rejoice and get together to try foods from different countries and expressions of their culture. That was my goal to bring all those different ethnics together for our event and to see how many different cultures there are here in quesnel.”
Sevillano said 7 different countries took part from Chilli to Cuban, sharing entertainment, food, and music.
“We had passports where the idea was for the people to go around the tables and just ask questions about the culture that way everyone gets to share and learn more about the traditions and history of these countries.”
Even though it was a warm day, Sevillano said they had a lot of people come out and really enjoyed themselves.
“We came up with the idea sometime in May to hold this event and that’s when I started calling out for the different ethnic cultures and performers to come and be a part of it. We are planning to have an International day every year and hoping to have even more countries involved,” Sevillano said.
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