For Immediate Release:
 February 12, 2008

Media Contact:
Edith Torres
Etorres@miamidade.gov
 305-755-7931



Asian Culture Festival returns to Fruit & Spice Park March 1-2, 2008

Annual Festival is a Delight to the Senses

 


(Miami-Dade County, FL) -- The sights, sounds and flavors of Asia return to the Fruit & Spice Park with the 19th Annual Asian Culture Festival on March 1-2, 2008 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

A fun-filled family event, the Asian Culture Festival offers a virtual day trip to Asia. Festival-goers will enjoy a variety of Asian arts, crafts, entertainment, plants and exotic cuisine. Events include a Malaysian no-hands volleyball tournament known as Sepet Takraw, Chinese Lion Dances, Dragon Boat display, performances by Japanese Taiko drummers and demonstrations of fruit and vegetable carving.

Other highlights include Thai, Bangladeshi, Indian folk and classical music and dance, demonstrations of Ikebana (Japanese flower arrangements) and Origami.

The festival is sponsored by the Thai-American Association of South Florida, the Miami-Dade County Asian Advisory Board and Miami-Dade Parks & Recreation Department.
The Fruit & Spice Park, operated by Miami-Dade County Parks, grows more than 500 varieties of sub-tropical fruits, herbs, spices, vegetables and nuts from around the world on 39 lush acres in the agricultural Redlands. The Park offers daily tours, fruit tastings and naturalist-led workshops.
 
Who: Fruit & Spice Park
Park and Recreation Department

What:19th Annual Asian Culture Festival

When: March 01, 2008, 10:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.

Where:Fruit & Spice Park
24801 SW 187 Avenue
Homestead, Florida 33031
305-247-5727


Editor's Note: Admission: $ 7.00. Children under 12 free.

 

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PARK AND RECREATION
Hickman Building
275 N.-W 2nd Street, 5th Floor Miami, Florida 33128
(305) 755-7800

 

It is the policy of Miami Dade County to comply with all of the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The facility is accessible. For sign language interpreters, assistive listening devices or materials in accessible format, please call 305-755-7848 at least five days in advance.