The Reston Multicultural Festival is an annual celebration of our community’s cultural diversity and probably my favorite local event of the year. With live music, dance performances, colorful costumes, ethnic food, a global market, a book fair, an art exhibit, and kids crafts, this festival has something for everyone. Here are some of my photos from this year’s festival, which took place on September 24, 2016 at Lake Anne Plaza.
Presentation of Colors by the South Lakes High School JROTC
New U.S. citizens at the Naturalization Ceremony
New U.S. citizens at the Naturalization Ceremony
Release of doves from Cornucopia Farms
Dragon Dancers processional
Tradiciones Bolivian (Bolivian dancer)
Tradiciones Bolivian (Bolivian dance)
Tradiciones Bolivian (Bolivian dance)
Finger puppets in the Global Market
Children’s crafts
Mosaic Harmony (gospel choir)
Mosaic Harmony (gospel choir)
Kalavaridhi (Indian Dance)
Kalavaridhi (Indian Dance)
Kalavaridhi (Indian Dance)
Japanese Culture Club (Kimono fashion show)
Japanese Culture Club (Kimono fashion show)
Taiko Drums (Japanese drumming)
Taiko Drums (Japanese drumming)
Taiko Drums (Japanese drumming)
Furia Flamenca (Flamenco dance)
Learning origami (Japanese paper folding)
Origami (Japanese paper folding)
With the Bronze Bob statue
Sherman Holmes Project (soul, blues, and gospel)
Janka Nabay (Sierra Leone Bubu music)
Turkish dancer
Turkish dancers
Angel Roman (belly dancing)
Belly dancer
This article, written and photographed by Charlotte Geary, originally appeared in Modern Reston magazine.
