Global Village Festival Celebrates Akron’s Ethnically Diverse Community – 2013-09-13

By: Katie Sobiech

Global Village FestivalWith fall right at our doorstep, can you believe it’s time for Akron’s last festival of the summer?

Take a trip around the globe without having to get a passport or buy expensive plane tickets. Come see and experience a melting pot of eclectic ethnicities and cultures right here in your own backyard.

September 14th will mark the 2nd Annual Global Village Festival, which will be held from 1-8 p.m. at Locks 3 & 4.

“It’s going to be a big hurrah for all,” Helena Larios, Festival Committee Coordinator for Global Village Festival, said.

It will be a celebration of Akron’s and Summit County’s ethnic and cultural diversity, which has grown tremendously throughout the years.

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