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