International festival
October 25, 2009- 5:00 - 8:00 pm
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For over 30 years the University of Illinois Springfield family has celebrated its rich international and cultural diversity with the annual International Festival.
This year’s Festival centers on the theme Dancing Under the Stars in recognition of the International Year of Astronomy.
Friends from the greater Springfield community will be joining UIS students, faculty, and staff to share an evening of cultural exhibits, artistic performances, food tasting, and more, all with the international flavor that you have come to expect over the years.
Again this year, in order to make the Festival accessible to all, we are not charging admission, and we are mixing the food, the exhibits, and many of the performances all in the same rooms. In “theme park” fashion, each room will represent a different part of the world with continual performances taking place throughout the evening. Additional performances will be offered in the university’s Studio Theater, located adjacent to the other exhibits.
You will want to make your way to all parts of our “planet” to experience how the various countries and cultures represented express in dance and in other ways their recognition of their place under the stars. What a great way to learn about and from each other!
Activities begin at 5:00 pm and conclude at 8:00 pm. Be sure to pick up a program as you enter, so that you can find your way to the exhibits, cuisine, and performances in which you are most interested. And plan to spend some time getting to know people you have never met before, literally from every part of our world.
- See photos of the 2008 Festival
- Watch a slideshow of the 2008 Festival
For more information contact the University of Illinois Springfield
- Office of International Student Services
- 217/206-6678
- iss@uis.edu
Each year a theme is selected. Some of the themes of previous years were:
- 31st Int'l Student Festival - "Harvest Celebrations around the World" - Nov 16th, 2008
- 30th Anniversary Int'l Student Festival - Jan 27th, 2008
- 29th Int'l Student Festival - "Global Face Book" - Jan 28th, 2007
- 28th Int'l Student Festival - "The Spirit of Diversity " - 2005
- 27th Int'l Student Festival - "Erasing Borders" - 2004
- 26th Int'l Student Festival - "A taste of Cultures" - 2003
- 25th Silver Jubilee Festival of Global Unity - 2002
- 24th Int'l Student Festival - "Rhythm of nations" - 2001
- 23rd Int'l Student Festival - "Uniting the world in the new millennium" - 2000
- 22nd Int'l Student Festival - "A cultural moment in time" - 1999
- 21st Int'l Student Festival - "A global coming of age" - 1998
- 20th Int'l Student Festival - "Touching the continent - embracing the world" - 1997
- 19th Int'l Student Festival - "Windows to the world" - 1996
- 18th Int'l Student Festival - "Friendship rings around the world" - 1995
- 17th Int'l Student Festival - "Toys and tales around the world" - 1994
- 16th Int'l Student Festival - "Arts and crafts around the world" - 1993
- 15th Int'l Student Festival - "Fabrics and fashions around the world" - 1992
- 14th Int'l Student Festival - "Peace around the World" - 1991
- 13th Int'l Student Festival - "Languages around the World" - 1990
- 12th Int'l Student Festival - "Folk festivals around the World" - 1988
- 11th Int'l Student Festival - "Games played around the World" - 1987
- 10th Int'l Student Festival - "Song & Dance around the World" - 1986
- 9th Int'l Student Festival - 1985
- 8th Int'l Student Festival - "Celebrations around the World" - 1984
- 7th Int'l Student Festival - "Weddings around the World" - 1983
- 6th Annual Int'l Celebration - 1982
- 5th Annual Int'l Celebration - 1981
- 4th Annual Int'l Celebration - 1980
- 3rd Annual Int'l Celebration - 1979
- 2nd Annual Int'l Celebration - 1978
- 1st Annual Int'l Celebration - 1977
