Photos: Skokie Festival of Cultures

Community members come together to celebrate the Village's diversity.

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Kristina Otte (right) paints a young girls face while working the Norwegian booth at the Cultural Pavilion.

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Skokie's annual Festival of Cultures was held this weekend at Oakton Park. An array of flags from nations represented at the event greets visitors as they enter the park.

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The Festival of Cultures features performances, food, crafts and more, but the real chance for cultural exchange takes place at the Cultural Pavilion where guests had the chance to "travel" from nation to nation learning about the different cultures of Skokie residents.

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Jenny Chang (left) and her nephews, Elliot Myung (center) and David Pak, stop for a photo while working the Korean booth in the Cultural Pavilion.

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A group of children get ready to do a maypole dance with the help of Festival volunteers.

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Min-I Lee decorates bookmarks for guests with their names written in Chinese characters.

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The Polish Highlanders perform Sunday evening on the outdoor stage at the Festival of Cultures. Over fifty acts performed over the weekend on the festival's two stages.

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Skokie celebrated its diverse heritage this weekend with its annual Festival of Cultures. The event is put on by the Village of Skokie, the Skokie Public Library, and the Skokie Park District along with the help of many community members and groups.

The two day festival celebrated over 30 cultures, each represented by community members hosting booths in a Cultural Pavilion. More than 50 performers took to two different stages to entertain guests with a variety of music and dance. Guests could also peruse the International Marketplace Pavilion and visit Schaefer's International Beer Tasting, which was new this year.

The Festival of Cultures started in 1991 and has been drawing huge crowds since. Nearly 400,000 guests have visited the event over the years, with over 30,000 new guests coming every year.

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