2025 Local Colors Festival

Name: 2025 Local Colors Festival
Start: 2025-05-17T11:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-05-17T17:00:00-04:00
Location: Elmwood Park--Downtown Roanoke

Schedule

Sat May 17 2025 at 11:00 am to 05:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Elmwood Park--Downtown Roanoke | Roanoke, VA

Roanoke's largest, FREE multicultural festival will be in full swing at Elmwood Park. The Local Colors Festival celebrates the many ethnic cultures from around the globe that are represented in the Roanoke Valley.
The festival opens with a Parade of Nations where residents proudly display their flags of their heritage and cultural dress. After that is an afternoon full of ethnic diversity to enjoy. Taste the dishes of many international cuisines, watch vivid dance and music performances, learn about different cultures from several exhibits, purchase vendor goods representing different cultures, and drink an international beer. Kids can create international crafts in our children's activity area.
The Local Colors Festival is a free family-friendly way to celebrate the bright tapestry that makes Roanoke a welcoming city.
Vendor and performer applications will be available on the Local Colors website the last week in January. This is the only way to sign up. Please do not respond to anyone in the comment section.
A big thanks to our sponsors Carilion Clinic, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Erie Insurance, Visit Virginia Blue Ridge, Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport, Freedom First, ServiceMaster Restore, and LeafGuard Gutters.