Annual Festival is a Delight to the Senses

(MIAMI) — The sights, sounds and flavors of Asia return to the Fruit & Spice Park with the 18th Annual Asian Culture Festival on March 1-2, 2008 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

A fun-filled family event, the Asian Culture Festival offers a virtual day trip to Asia. Festival-goers will enjoy a variety of Asian arts, crafts, entertainment, plants and exotic cuisine. Events include a Malaysian no-hands volleyball tournament known as Sepak Takraw, Chinese Lion Dances, Dragon Boat display, performances by Japanese Taiko drummers and demonstrations of fruit and vegetable carving.



Other highlights include Thai, Bangladeshi, Indian folk, classical music, and dance. Demonstrations of Ikebana (Japanese flower arrangements) and Origami (Japanese techniques by folding papers into decorative shapes such as flowers, animals, etc.)

The festival is sponsored by the Thai-American Association of South Florida, the Miami-Dade County Asian Advisory Board and Miami-Dade Parks & Recreation Department.

WHAT:
18th Annual Asian Culture Festival

WHERE:
Fruit & Spice Park
24801 SW 187 Avenue
Homestead, Florida 33031
305-247-5727

WHEN:
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, March 1, 2008
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday, March 2, 2008

ADMISSION:
$ 7.00. Children under 12 free.

The Fruit & Spice Park, operated by Miami-Dade County Parks, grows more than 500 varieties of sub-tropical fruits, herbs, spices, vegetables and nuts from around the world on 39 lush acres in the agricultural Redlands. The Park offers daily tours, fruit tastings and naturalist-led workshops.