Heritage and Multicultural Festivals

Philadelphia is a very diverse city and shows that by the amount of heritage and multicultural festivals it hosts nearly every weekend from spring to fall featuring amazing worldwide food, music, art, performances, and more. Check out our favorite heritage and multicultural festivals at Penn's Landing and other great festivals below and tweet us your top picks to @Phillyfunguide.

PECO Multicultural Series: Festival of India

The annual Festival of India hosted by the Council of Indian Organizations (CIO) of Greater Philadelphia celebrates India’s Independence Day while highlighting the vibrant Indian American community. The free festival is a colorful panorama of art, music, dance, and cuisine.

PECO Multicultural Series: Caribbean Festival

Celebrate the culture, music and food from 14 Caribbean islands at Penn’s Landing. Benefiting college students of Carribean descent, this year’s festival will feature a Caribbean workshop, a children’s corner, a marketplace and music from across the islands.

Ukrainian Folk Festival and Concert

A dazzling festival of Ukrainian music, song and dance, food, refreshments and baked goods. Outdoor summer concert (starting at 1:30), social dancing (starting at 4:30), Ukrainian kitchen, arts and crafts market, BBQ, cool beverages, spirits and kid’s fun area – Ukrainian hospitality. Reenactments from Ukraine’s history. Enjoy 2 Ukrainian Dance Ensembles: VOLOSHKY and ISKRA; Violinist INNESA TYMOCHKO DEKAJLO; Living in Song Chamber Choir and VOX ETHNIKA BAND. A Ukrainian Social Dance (Zabava) to live ballroom. 

Celebrate Mexican Independence with music, food, dancing, and more. Browse traditional arts and crafts, dance with Mexican rock bands and enjoy face painting and giveaways during the popular event at Penn’s Landing.

Brazilian Day Philadelphia will celebrate Brazilian Independence Day and share the wonderful culture and traditions of Brazil. Vendors will offer an abundant variety of authentic traditional foods and merchandise, and performers will light up the stage with the contagious rhythms and dances of Brazil. The festival will feature a unique blend of Brazilian Culture and will showcase Samba, Forro, Pagode, Capoeira, Samba-Reggae and more.