Lawton's 29th Annual International Festival Announces
Free Concert Headliners and New “International Sports Festival Day”
(Lawton, OK) The 2008 International Festival in Lawton, OK will be held September 26, 27, and 28 (Friday, 5-10 pm, Saturday, 11 am-10 pm, and Sunday, 12-5 pm). Free access to festival site. Free Concerts
It continues to celebrate and highlight our area’s diverse cultures. The festival is a project of the Lawton Arts and Humanities Council’s International Festival Committee and the City of Lawton.
The festival opens 5 pm, Friday and the Opening Ceremony follows at 6 pm on the 2nd Street South Stage. The highlight of this event is the Naturalization Ceremony where local residents will take the Oath of Allegiance to become US citizens receiving their Certificates of Naturalization.
Throughout the three-day event, festivalgoers will have an opportunity to see free nonstop live multi-national entertainment, purchase tasty cuisine from more than vendors, and browse the markets of the international vendors. In all there are 60 different food, sales, and display booths!
What is new this year?
The festival will be held in Elmer Thomas Park located at 3rd and Ferris Avenue. We are so excited to launch the festival in this new location. Some of the added amenities for the festival include, room for more attractions, parking adjacent to festival grounds, vendor parking on site, additional electrical and water sources, tour bus parking, shuttle bus transportation, completely handicap accessible, restroom facilities, and more!
In addition to our traditional events, International Sports Festival Day is set for Saturday, September 27 at Lawton High School and in Elmer Thomas Park. Events include NFL Punt, Pass, & Kick, Disc Golf, Tennis, Fishing, and Basketball Tournaments, Football Jamboree, and Track & Field. Please note that for all events and locations: No pets are allowed, only service animals, please.
Be Part of the Fun!!
Everyone can participate in this citywide celebration by become a volunteer. It is a great way to meet new people in the community, get work experience for your resume, gain visibility for your organization or business, family or group activity, and just have FUN!!
Major Sponsors are the City of Lawton, Lawton Arts & Humanities Council, International Festival Committee, Oklahoma Arts Council, National Endowment for the Arts, Friends of the Library and the McMahon Foundation
ANNOUNCING THE HEADLINERS:
Arabic, Blues, Celtic, German, Greek, Oklahoma Folk/Rock, Mexico, Southern Rock, Texas Dirt, & World Music
FRIDAY NIGHT
8 pm, South Stage, Needfire (Celtic Rock) www.needfire.com or www.myspace.com/needfiremusic
8 pm, North Stage, Polka Kings (German & Polka)
SATURDAY
12 Noon & 3 pm, Gazebo Stage, Arabesque World Music & Puppets (Arabic & Irish) www.ourarabesque.com
7pm, Gazebo Stage, Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers (Oklahoma Folk Rock) www.myspace.com/samanthacrain
8 pm, North Stage, Beyond the Pale (World Music) www.beyond-the-pale.com
8 pm, South Stage, Under the Influence (Texas Dirt, Country/Rock) www.undertheinfluenceband.com
SUNDAY
1 pm, Gazebo Stage, LAAND (Greek) www.laand.com
2 pm, South Stage, Mikel Daggett and the Blood Washed Blues Band (Blues & Southern Rock)
2 pm, North Stage, Mariachi Orgullo de America (Mexico) www.mariachiorgullo.com
Complete schedules will be up soon! (Schedules and entertainment are subject to change beyond our control)
Visit www.cityof.lawton.ok.us/lahc for information.
Also, visit our Myspace page at www.myspace.com/internationalfest2008
Call 580-581-3470 or 581-3471
Email: lahc@cityof.lawton.ok.us.
For more information about the International Sports Festival Day, contact Reginald Seaton, at 580-581-3400 or email Rseaton@cityof.lawton.ok.us
Please note that for all events and locations, No pets are allowed, only service animals, please.
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