Contacts
Thank You for participating in the Cultural Fusion Fair
The City of Pickering and Pickering Rotary Club presented a unique, one of a kind festival giving the opportunity to celebrate the many places where culture has melded and fused to create new and beautiful traditions and cultural practices.
Held on August 20 & 21 in Esplanade Park.
Thank you to all of our Community Partners that made this event possible: Pickering Rotary Club, Canadian Coptic Foundation, African Canadian Cultural Council Foundation, Durham Tamil Association, Indo-Canadian Cultural Association of Durham Inc., West Indian Dance Centre, Zahra's School of Bellydance, Friends Indeed Canada, Pickering Public Library and ITT Alumni Canada.
This is event is proudly supported through grant funding by the Province of Ontario.
2022 Performances
Saturday
11:00 am Bahamas Junkanoo Legends
(Bahimian Carnival Music)
1:30 pm El Ceibo (Argentenian Folk)
3:00 pm Shivanjali Arts (Hawaiian Dance)
4:00 pm The Soulmates
(Indian + Other Cultures + 70s Music)
5:00 pm Durham Tamil Association
(Bollywood Dance)
6:00 pm Pablo Terry and Sol de Cuba (Cuban Music)
Sunday
11:30 am Zahra’s School of Middle Eastern Dance
(Belly Dancing)
12:30 pm Yiamas Music Group (Greek Music Duo)
2:00 pm Hawaiian Pacifc Magic (Hawaiian Dance)
3:30 pm Mariachi Tequila (Mariachi Music)
5:00 pm West Indian Fusion Dance Center
(West Indian Dance)
6:00 pm The Band Destiny (Carribean Dance)
2022 Tasty Treats
- Lemon Heaven (Lemonade)
- Mr. Kettle Corn
- Food from the East
- Hog Father
- Hawgs Gone Wild
- Donkey Kones
- The Hungry Moon
- La Piasa Columbia Street Food
- Miss Amigos
- Corn Roasters & Pappy's Soda
- Feed the 6
2022 Vendors
Shop from our vendors market vendors:
- Black Owned TO
- Ana’s Fizz+
- Sally’s Baubles
- PRATAP'S HANDICRAFTS AND HOME DECOR LIMITED
- Kotch Kreatives
- Daveenah
- lago of all
- The Phantom Creations
- The Sea Moss Guy Inc.
- HairDiction
- RKanika Jwellery
- Zahra's School of Middle Eastern Dance
- KvH Fashions
- Himaya Afrika
- Daissy Arenas
- The Wooden Chest Inc.
- Music Driven Modern Art
- YAWDI'S
- Hezzy Elevates Minds
- JM Couture Crafts
- Kristinas Native Arts
- Art by PT Russell
- Esma Jay Creations
2022 Activities
- Story time with Pickering Public Library
- Traditional Indian Games with IIT Alumni Canada
- Henna / How-To Drape A Sari with Durham Tamil Association
- Pakistani Cultural Display and Photobooth with Friends Indeed Canada, Pakistani Cultural Society of Durham
- Colouring Table by African Canadian Cultural Council Foundation
- Guess the Flag with Welcome Centre Immigrant Services - Pickering and Ajax
- Human Fooseball
- Tic Tac Dunk
- Arena X - Hockey Arena
- Cultural Fusion Fair Craft Area
View the Cultural Fusion Informational Meeting Presentation from the first meeting.
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Cultural Fusion Festival Meeting Minutes - Tuesday, February 15, 2022 Cultural Fusion Festival Meeting Minutes - Tuesday, April 12, 2022 |
Committed Partners
Pickering Rotary Club, Canadian Coptic Foundation, African Canadian Cultural Council Foundation, Durham Tamil Association, Indo-Canadian Cultural Association of Durham Inc., West Indian Dance Centre, Zahra's School of Bellydance, Friends Indeed Canada, and ITT Alumni Canada.