Central Valley Multi-Cultural Arts and Music Festival June 18 - 19, 2011. Time: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Location: Fresno Fairground, Fresno, CA, cvmassociation.com

Vendor opportunities see website or Don Vang (559) 213-2314.   don.vang@cvmassociation.com 

Celebrating diverse ethnic cultures within the Central Valley which contains a rich agriculture and Mediterranean climate, the event is designed to showcase a variety of music, dance and entertainment displays from the cultures in which the immigrants to the Valley have come.

There have been many arts and music festivals within the Central Valley but none has ever brought together all the various groups in one place.  The  festival will have two live stages. One stage will showcase local popular ethnic bands from the Central Valley. The second stage will allow many ethnics group to demonstrate their heritage dance and musical.

Along with the stages, there will be Arts & Crafts area, an extravaganza of special and unique hand-made products and artworks. All vendors will be carefully juried and shoppers can expect to find the highest level of hand-crafted goods. Food vendors, an area for the kids, with bounce house and face painting, and many activities and entertainment will make this a colorful celebration to remember and look forward to each year.