Saturday, September 17
3:00-10:00 p.m.
Downtown St. James
Free and Open to the Public
Cultural Music and Dance
Ethnic Food Vendors
Children's Games
Information & Craft Tables
All Are Welcome!
Celebrate our diverse community!
More details below
Sábado 17 de septiembre
3:00-10:00 p.m.
El centro de St. James
Gratis y abierto al público
Música y danza cultural
Vendedores de comida étnica
Juegos para niños
Mesas de información y artesanía
Todos son Bienvenidos!
Celebra nuestra comunidad diversa!
Más detalles a continuación
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Entertainment / ENTRETENEMIENTO
3:00 - National Anthem (St. James High School students) 🇺🇸
3:10 - Narren of New Ulm 🇩🇪
3:40 - Native Pride Dancers (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe)
4:10 - Andrea Lyn 🪕🇺🇸
4:40 - Mexico Lindo (part 1) 🇲🇽
5:10 - Kalpulli KetzalCoatlicue (Nahuatl/Aztec) 🇲🇽
5:40 - Mexico Lindo (part 2) 🇲🇽
6:10 - Sofia Alcocer Lopez 🎤🇲🇽
6:15 - Tjärnblom 🇸🇪
6:45 - Twin Cities Metro Pipe Band (Scottish) 🇬🇧
7:15 - Guatemalan Family Dancers 🇬🇹
7:35 - Anahi Rodriguez 🎤🇲🇽
7:40 - Street Dance (DJ Olguin)
Master of Ceremonies: Luis Orozco
for Kids / para niños
Fire Truck Rides / Paseos en camiones de bomberos
Bouncy House / Casa inflable
Duck & Fishing Pond / Pato y estanque de pescados
Plinko - Spin the Wheel / Gira la rueda
Balloon Art / Arte con globos
Face Painting / Pintura en la cara
Ring Toss / Lanzamiento de aros
Seek & Find / Buscar y encontrar
Sucker Tree / Árbol lechón
Bean Bags / Bolsas de Frijoles
Food / Comida
Food Trucks:
Angela's Egg Rolls 🇨🇳 🇹🇭
Taqueria Las 3 Lunas 🇲🇽
Norma Andrade 🇲🇽
Food Vendors:
Plaza Jalisco 🇲🇽
Marco's Chili Hot Dogs 🇲🇽 🇺🇸
Menche's Pupusas 🇸🇻
Corina 🇬🇹
Lep's Take Me Out 🇹🇭 🇱🇦
Information Tables / Mesas de información
The Arc MN (Southwest Region)
COPAL: Comunidades Organizando el Poder y la Acción Latina
First Lutheran Church, St. James
First Presbyterian Church, St. James
HACER: Hispanic American Center for Economic Research
High School in the USA
Horses and Hearing
Law Enforcement (St. James Police Dept.)
Lions Club, St. James
Mayo Clinic Health System in St. James
Mental Health Awareness - Local Advisory Council/WCHS
MVAC: Minnesota Valley Action Council
Open Door Health Center
The People's Canvass
Southern MN Regional Legal Services
St. James Public Schools & Community Education
St. Paul's Lutheran School, St. James
Watonwan County 4-H
Watonwan County Library
Watonwan County Public Health
Wellspring Faith in Action
CRAFT Vendors/ Vendedores de artesanía
Unique Items by April
Samadhi Bows
Izel Boutique & Home Decór
Trajes Típicos Roxana
Maria y Adela
Artesania Mexicana
Jenny's Creation
Hortencio's Guatemalan Art/Craft
Thank you to our many sponsors!
The Multicultural Fiesta is an annual event put on by Uniting Cultures/Uniendo Culturas in partnership with Convivencia Hispana.
La Fiesta Multicultural es un evento anual organizado por Uniting Cultures/Uniendo Culturas en colaboración con Convivencia Hispana.
This activity is made possible in part by a grant fund from Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council from funds appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature from its general fund.
This project is also made possible by a grant provided by the Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative and was funded in part with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage fund.
We are grateful for additional financial support from these local organizations:
St. James American Legion
Minnesota State University, Mankato: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Mayo Clinic Health System in St. James
Pioneer Bank
St. James VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars)
Smithfield Foods
St. James Area Foundation
Tony Downs Foods
Butterfield Foods
First National Bank
Rotary International (St. James chapter)
Sertoma (St. James chapter)
St. James American Legion Auxiliary
St. James Plaindealer
Thank you to the following organizations for making our children's games possible:
4H
Early Childhood & Family Education (St. James Community Education)
Watonwan County Youth Development
St. Paul's Lutheran Church, St. James
Watonwan County Library
Slideshow from 2017-2019 Fiestas
2022 Video (credit: Triple Falls Productions)
2019 Video (credit: Convivencia Hispana)