Menifee's Multicultural Festival showcases cultures, traditions

From standard hula and Irish dancing, to Japanese Taiko drumming and Indigenous music, Menifee's Multicultural Festival had something for everyone.


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Ghanaian-West African food was available Saturday, March 25, 2023, at Menifee's annual Multicultural Festival at Central Park. (Photo by Nick Koon, Contributing Photographer).


< img alt=" There were numerous vendor booths Saturday, March 25, 2023, at ..." class =" lazyload size-article_inline" data-sizes =" car "data-src=" https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.37.jpg?w=620" data-srcset=" https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.37.jpg?w=620 620w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.37.jpg?w=780 780w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.37.jpg?w=810 810w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.37.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.37.jpg?w=1860 1860w" > There were many vendor booths Saturday, March 25, 2023, at Menifee's yearly Multicultural Festival at Central Park.< img alt=" Venecia Jimenez, left, hands a scavenger hunt page to Sunny ..." class=" lazyload size-article_inline" data-sizes=" auto" data-src=" https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.33.jpg?w=620" data-srcset=" https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.33.jpg?w=620 620w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.33.jpg?w=780 780w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.33.jpg?w=810 810w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.33.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.33.jpg?w=1860 1860w" >
Venecia Jimenez, left, hands a scavenger hunt page to Sunny Baird after approving her visitSee Kids were encouraged to check out the various nation booths through a scavenger hunt Saturday, March 25, 2023, at Menifee's Multicultural Festival in Central Park.


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at the booth cubicle Germany at Menifee's Multicultural Festival celebration Saturday, March 25, 2023, at Central Park.< img alt =" Members of the O'Connor Kennedy Academy of Irish Dance carry out ..." class =" lazyload size-article_inline" data-sizes =" car" data-src=" https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.24.jpg?w=620" data-srcset=" https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.24.jpg?w=620 620w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.24.jpg?w=780 780w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.24.jpg?w=810 810w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.24.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.24.jpg?w=1860 1860w" > Members of the O'Connor Kennedy Academy of Irish Dance carry out Saturday, March 25, 2023, at Menifee's Multicultural Festival at Central Park.< img alt=" Ross and Daniele Parker, with their daughter, Abby, and boy, ..." class=" lazyload size-article_inline" data-sizes=" auto" data-src=" https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.06.jpg?w=620" data-srcset=" https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.06.jpg?w=620 620w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.06.jpg?w=780 780w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.06.jpg?w=810 810w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.06.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.06.jpg?w=1860 1860w" > Ross and Daniele Parker, with their child, Abby, and son, Zach, cheer on the Menifee Taiko Drumming Group on Saturday, March 25, 2023, at Menifee's Multicultural Festival at Central Park.


< img alt=" Owen Organiscak, left, and Everett Organiscak enjoy time at the ..." class=" lazyload size-article_inline "data-sizes =" auto" data-src =" https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.08.jpg?w=620" data-srcset=" https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.08.jpg?w=620 620w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.08.jpg?w=780 780w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.08.jpg?w=810 810w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.08.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.08.jpg?w=1860 1860w" > Owen Organiscak, left, and Everett Organiscak take pleasure in time at the craft cubicle at
Menifee's Multicultural Festival on Saturday, March 25, 2023, at Central Park. (Photo by Nick Koon, Contributing Photographer). < img alt=" Ashley Wen and Elton Wen get innovative at the kids' ... "class=" lazyload size-article_inline" data-sizes=" vehicle" data-src= "https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.09.jpg?w=620" data-srcset= "https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.09.jpg?w=620 620w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.09.jpg?w=780 780w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.09.jpg?w=810 810w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.09.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.09.jpg?w=1860 1860w" > Ashley Wen and Elton Wen get imaginative at the kids' craft cubicle Saturday, March 25, 2023, at Menifee's Multicultural Festival at Central Park.( Photo by Nick Koon, Contributing Photographer). < img alt=" Members of the Pacific Island Art and Entertainment Group carry out ..." class=" lazyload size-article_inline" data-sizes=" vehicle" data-src=" https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.14.jpg?w=620" data-srcset=" https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.14.jpg?w=620 620w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.14.jpg?w=780 780w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.14.jpg?w=810 810w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.14.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.14.jpg?w=1860 1860w" > Members of the Pacific Island Art and Entertainment Group perform Saturday, March 25, 2023, at Menifee's Multicultural Festival at Central Park. (Photo by Nick Koon, Contributing Photographer). < img alt=" Members of the Mas Movimiento Latin Dance Company carry out

Saturday, ..." class=" lazyload size-article_inline "data-sizes=" auto" data-src=" https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.04.jpg?w=620" data-srcset=" https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.04.jpg?w=620 620w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.04.jpg?w=780 780w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.04.jpg?w=810 810w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.04.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.04.jpg?w=1860 1860w" > Members of the Mas Movimiento Latin Dance Company perform Saturday, March 25, 2023, at Menifee's annual Multicultural Festival at Central Park. (Photo by Nick Koon, Contributing Photographer).
A female tries out a hat from a supplier cubicle Saturday, March 25, 2023, at Menifee's Multicultural Festival at Central Park. (Photo by Nick Koon, Contributing Photographer).


< img alt="Members of the Pacific Island Art and Entertainment Group carry out ..." class="lazyload size-article_inline" data-sizes="vehicle" data-src="https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.03-1.jpg?w=620" data-srcset="https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.03-1.jpg?w=620 620w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.03-1.jpg?w=780 780w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.03-1.jpg?w=810 810w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.03-1.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https://www.pressenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/RPE-L-CULTURAL-0325.03-1.jpg?w=1860 1860w" > Members of the Pacific Island Art and Entertainment Group carry out Saturday, March 25, 2023, at Menifee's Multicultural Festival at Central Park. (Photo by Nick Koon, Contributing Photographer).

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Neighborhood members gathered at Central Park on Saturday, March 25, for the 4th annual event, which showcased diverse customs, cuisines and arts and crafts from around the globe.

There were performances from cultural groups, including the O'Connor Kennedy Academy Irish Dancers, Hula Halau O Kealohilani, the Mas Movimiento Latin Dance Company and Indigenous flute artist White Feather.

For details on other community occasions in Menifee, call 951-723-3880 or go to www.cityofmenifee.us/specialevents;.