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City of Baltimore - International Festival
To celebrate the diversity present in the City of Baltimore
The International Festival, scheduled for August 1 & 2, 2009, promotes opportunities for people of all ethnicities and backgrounds living in the Baltimore region to come together, build relationships, and embrace unity. Festival-goers can savor delicious cuisines, experience cultural performances, and connect with valuable services and resources. An exciting festival of colors, expression, ideas, and sound - the International Festival is an educational experience which has an enduring impact. For those who participate, children and adults alike, global perspective becomes larger, cultural awareness more enhanced, and the significance of unity more real.
Baltimore International Festival
5th Annual Mayor’s Cup Tournament
Soccer competition draws international mix of local players from Asia, Africa, Europe, North & South America
International community soccer teams representing sixteen countries that span the globe will compete on the athletic fields of Polytechnic/Western High School for the Baltimore International Festivals’ 5th Annual Mayor’s Cup. Participating team players travel from the greater Baltimore/Washington/Virginia area and beyond for the two-day competition, joined by family and friends with national flags prominently displayed on their team tents. They come to play, and play to win the sport that unites more cultures on Earth than any other. Cameroon, the winner of the 2005, 2006 and 2008 Tournament will be returning for the 5th consecutive year. Teams vying for the 2009 competition include: Sierra Leone, Moldova, Ethiopia, China, Germany, Jamaica, Romania, Liberia, Trinidad, Senegal, South Korea, El Salvador and the U.S.
*TEAMS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*
Entertainment Line-Up
Friday, July 24, 2009
Baltimore International Festival "Tailgating Extravaganza"
2 weekends of World Class Soccer
Chelsea vs. AC Milan
Friday, July 24th, 2009
M&T Bank Stadium - Lot "O" (MAP)
1350 Ridgely Street
Baltimore, MD 21230 US
PARKING PASS ALLOWS 1 VEHICLE TO PARK AT LOT O FOR THE CHELSEA VS. AC MILAN GAME.
Lot O will be accessible at 4:00pm. Game begins at 8:00pm.
To purchase tickets, please click on the link below
August 1-2 2009
| Time | Saturday | Sunday |
| 12-12:30 | TaiChi Chinese martial art demonstration |
Spanish-English Yoga Traditional physical and mental discipline originating in India |
| 1-1:30 | Spanish-English Pilates Pilates originated in Germany and teaches awareness of breath and alignment of the spine, and aim to strengthen the deep torso muscles |
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| 2-2:30 | Ballet Foklorico Mexico Vivo Dances of Mexico |
Misako Ballet Japanese-themed ballet performance and instruction |
| 3-3:30 | Bhangra Beets Indian Hip Hop Instruction www.bhangrabeats.org |
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| 4:00 | Tae Kwon Do demonstration |
Marimba Pequena Internacionale Family band playing beautiful folk music of Guatemala |
| 4:30 | Korean Dancers and Drummers |
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| 5:00 | Fashion Show | |
| 5:00-6:00 | Image Band Socca powerhouse |
TBD |
| 7:00 | TBD |
Rollex Band Dance Party |
| 8:00 | Ashford and Simpson |
Heatwave International funk / disco musical |