2025 UNITY & DIVERSITY FESTIVAL

This year’s festival revives a 25 year tradition of the Diversity Coalition’s multicultural arts festivals.  The annual festival drew thousands of people each year and for many became their favorite community event. It drew a mix of people from a variety of ethnic, racial, religious and other backgrounds. The event featured booths and performances from many different traditions, was cosponsored by the City of Walla Walla and other organizations, and was included in the City’s official vision statement set out in its comprehensive plan as characteristic of our community’s future.
 
For past events, the City, County, and neighboring communities officially proclaimed the day of the festival Diversity Day, and this year the Coalition is requesting that they declare April 27 Unity and Diversity Day in the Walla Walla Valley.

Schedule of Events

When What Where
11:00 Line Dancing Steppin’ Country
11:45 Tribal Drumming & Dancing Whitman College Native American Outreach
12:00 Opening Ceremonies City of Walla Walla Proclamation
Land Welcome, CTUIR
The Song of Peace
12:15 Diversity Story Rebecca Hom
12:30 Japanese Music Kazue Guess
12:45 Asian Story Tobey Ishii Anderson
1:00 Mexican Dances El Color de Mexico
1:45 African Story Pedrito Maynard-Reid
2:00 Middle Eastern Dance Troupe Azure
2:30 Balkan/Mediterranean Dances W.W. International Folk Dancers
3:00 Russian/Ukrainian Music Evangelical Baptist Church
3:30 Hip Hop Dancing Josh Glenn & Friends
4:00 Contra Dances Shadrack’s Delight, Wed. Nite Band
4:30: Salsa Dance Contest DJ Alan
5:00 Asian & Pacific Island Dances Walla Walla University

Booths

  • Akin
  • AAUW
  • Blue Mountain Action Council
  • Blue Mountain Health Cooperative
  • Children’s Museum of Walla Walla
  • Crows Shadow Institute
  • Cultivate Peace
  • Downtown Lions Club
  • Evangelical Baptist Church
  • First Congregational Church
  • Frenchtown Historical Foundation
  • Friends of Children of Walla Walla
  • La Ramada Mexican Cuisine
  • Native American Outreach,Whitman College
  • Pan-Asian Club—Whitman College
  • Shewa Ethiopian Cuisine
  • Kerry’s Trinidadian Cuisine
  • Walla Walla 2020
  • Walla Walla Chess Club
  • Walla Walla County Rural Library
  • Walla Walla Diversity Coalition
  • Walla Walla Immigrant Rights Coalition
  • Walla Walla Pride
  • Walla Walla Public Library
  • Walla Walla Symphony
  • Walla Walla Valley Civility Project
  • YWCA
  • Many thanks to our sponsors:
  • Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
  • City of Walla Walla

2025 UNITY & DIVERSITY FESTIVAL

This year’s festival revives a 25 year tradition of the Diversity Coalition’s multicultural arts festivals.  The annual festival drew thousands of people each year and for many became their favorite community event. It drew a mix of people from a variety of ethnic, racial, religious and other backgrounds. The event featured booths and performances from many different traditions, was cosponsored by the City of Walla Walla and other organizations, and was included in the City’s official vision statement set out in its comprehensive plan as characteristic of our community’s future.
 
For past events, the City, County, and neighboring communities officially proclaimed the day of the festival Diversity Day, and this year the Coalition is requesting that they declare April 27 Unity and Diversity Day in the Walla Walla Valley.

Schedule of Events

When What Where
11:00 Line Dancing Steppin’ Country
11:45 Tribal Drumming & Dancing Whitman College Native American Outreach
12:00 Opening Ceremonies City of Walla Walla Proclamation
Land Welcome, CTUIR
The Song of Peace
12:15 Diversity Story Rebecca Hom
12:30 Japanese Music Kazue Guess
12:45 Asian Story Tobey Ishii Anderson
1:00 Mexican Dances El Color de Mexico
1:45 African Story Pedrito Maynard-Reid
2:00 Middle Eastern Dance Troupe Azure
2:30 Balkan/Mediterranean Dances W.W. International Folk Dancers
3:00 Russian/Ukrainian Music Evangelical Baptist Church
3:30 Hip Hop Dancing Josh Glenn & Friends
4:00 Contra Dances Shadrack’s Delight, Wed. Nite Band
4:30: Salsa Dance Contest DJ Alan
5:00 Asian & Pacific Island Dances Walla Walla University

Booths

  • Akin
  • AAUW
  • Blue Mountain Action Council
  • Blue Mountain Health Cooperative
  • Children’s Museum of Walla Walla
  • Crows Shadow Institute
  • Cultivate Peace
  • Downtown Lions Club
  • Evangelical Baptist Church
  • First Congregational Church
  • Frenchtown Historical Foundation
  • Friends of Children of Walla Walla
  • La Ramada Mexican Cuisine
  • Native American Outreach,Whitman College
  • Pan-Asian Club—Whitman College
  • Shewa Ethiopian Cuisine
  • Kerry’s Trinidadian Cuisine
  • Walla Walla 2020
  • Walla Walla Chess Club
  • Walla Walla County Rural Library
  • Walla Walla Diversity Coalition
  • Walla Walla Immigrant Rights Coalition
  • Walla Walla Pride
  • Walla Walla Public Library
  • Walla Walla Symphony
  • Walla Walla Valley Civility Project
  • YWCA
  • Many thanks to our sponsors:
  • Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
  • City of Walla Walla
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