Whistler Multicultural Festival

Every June, since 2013, the Welcome Centre, in partnership with the Whistler Multicultural Network, Whistler Public Library and Whistler Museum, has run the annual Whistler Multicultural Festival. This is a local event – by locals, for locals – celebrating the huge diversity we now have in Whistler.

In 2020, it’ll be a little different – we’re going online! From September 28 to October 2 we’ll be inviting the community to share the diverse cultures in Whistler. Whether you’re young, old, Canadian-born, or an immigrant or worker from elsewhere, there’ll be something for you.

: Traditions and customs

: Interviews

: Food

: Crafts

Check out all the details at www.whistlermulticulturalfestival.com

Activities

Watch out for more cultural sharing and learning activities this year… We’ll be showing videos of cultural activities, customs and other traditions. Join us on Zoom and you’ll be able to talk to the activity presenters, ask questions and learn more.

Here are some of the items we’ll be sharing…

: Bento box

: Japanese tanabata

: Crafts

: Moroccan dress

: Japanese writng

: Brazilian fuxico

: Arabic writing

: Tanabata

: Kimono – Japanese dress

: Jubako

Multicultural food

This year we’ve asked immigrants to share food from their home countries and to show you how to cook it… We’ll be posting the full recipes in our cookbook, but join Multicultural Week online to ask your questions….

We’ll be cooking….

: Moroccan tagine

: Mexican tacos

: Green salsa

: Food

: Takowinah

: Onigiri

: Tamagoyaki

Performances and interviews

We’re busy filming performances to bring you this year along with interviews….

Here’s what we’ll be sharing (watch this space for more as we add!)

: Flamenco workshop

: Interviews

: Interview with Fayssal

: Interview with Yuan Yuan

Volunteer at the Festival

Can you help out for a couple of hours? We’re still looking for people to host an hour online at Multicultural Week. If you’d like to try your hand at presenting – contact us at info@welcomewhistler.com!

Festival partners, funders and supporters

In 2020, our thanks go to

Partners:

Whistler Public Library, who let us take over the library for the day
Capilano University, Community Development & Outreach, who program manage the Welcome Sea to Sky project, Whistler Settlement Services, and the Whistler Welcome Centre
Sea to Sky Community Services, whose staff work in the Welcome Sea to Sky project and help run the Whistler Welcome Centre
Whistler Multicultural Society who source funding each year to support the Festival, and lend us their connections into local immigrant communities to find performers, cultural representatives, volunteers, cooks, crafters etc.
Whistler Community Services foodbank and the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre who partnered to share their own services and cultures.

Funders: the Province of BC and Canadian Heritage

Want to see more? Check out the Whistler Multicultural Festival over the years…

Have a Question?

Contact our Settlement Worker
or drop in to the Welcome Centre at the Whistler Public Library

Monday 3 – 6 p.m and Friday 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

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