Intercultural Festival returns to Monroe Park

Photo essay by Chris Conway

A warm, sunny Richmond Sunday met attendees to VCU’s annual Intercultural Festival on April 15 at Monroe Park, from noon until 6 p.m. The all-ages-friendly festival, which takes pride in its celebration of all the diversity VCU and its students have to offer, featured music, food, games and other performances and activities and was the capstone of a week of events from April 9 to April 14. Its theme for 2012, “Seven Wonders of the World,” referred to each of the Earth’s seven continents – including Antarctica. According to a mission statement on the ICF Facebook page, the purpose of the Intercultural Festival is to foster cultural awareness and promote cultural diversity in both the VCU and Richmond community. The Intercultural Festival has been among VCU’s official traditions – alongside such mainstays as VCU Homecoming, Fall Fest and the Fall Block Step Show – since 2003. Its history, though, dates back more than 10 years, and this year marks the festival’s fourth year at Monroe Park. CT

For more information about the Intercultural Festival, visit their website at www.icfvcu.com.