The 15th annual Calgary Intercultural Festival of 2024 was celebrated with great enthusiasm. The excitement of the festival, held at Dalhousie Community Center, was shared by hundreds of people from all cultures. The program, which began at 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 24, concluded at 8 p.m. on Sunday. The surprise guests of the event were football legend Hakan Şükür and NBA star Enes Kanter Freedom. During the day, Enes and Hakan hosted small activities with their young fans and held conversations with participants in the evening sessions of the program.
Additionally, nearly 20 stands offered food from Turkish and global cuisines as well as various art products for sale, with the proceeds going to support those in need.
The stage also hosted many wonderful performances. Here are some of them:
• Calgary Summer School Children’s Group – Singing and dance performances
• Enes & Sueda Duo – Singing performances
• High school student Faruk Durap – Stage performances (a portrayal of Nasreddin Hodja)
• Cheryle Chagnon-Greyeyes – Indigenous blessing and a song (Opening ceremony and song performance related to Indigenous culture by Cheryle)
• Ukrainian opera singer Anna Pompeeva – Singing performances
• Afghan performance group – Dance and singing performances
• Azeri Stars Calgary Group performance
• Ukrainian Suzirya Dance Theatre performance
• Calgary Interfaith Council – Reverend Samaya Oakley – Speech on the importance of promoting tolerance in the community
• Deputy Mayor of Calgary Raj Dhaliwal – Speech on the importance of diversity and inclusion in the community
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