Fernando Arechederra H. receives instruction on how to use maracas from Ivan Gracia at the table celebrating Mexico in the Gathering Together Festival held in downtown Salmon Arm on Multiculturalism Day, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. (Lachlan Labere-Salmon Arm Observer)
Shuswap Pipes and Drums perform during the Gathering Together Festival held in downtown Salmon Arm on Multiculturalism Day, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. (Lachlan Labere-Salmon Arm Observer)
Woinshet Bayssie pours a cup of coffee at the Partners in Ethiopia Ethiopian Traditional Coffee Ceremony table at the Gathering Together Festival held in downtown Salmon Arm on Multiculturalism Day, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Partners in Ethiopia are currently fundraising to build a Maternal Care Centre in Agarfa, Ethiopia. (Lachlan Labere-Salmon Arm Observer)
Shuswap Filipino Canadian Community Youth members await the start of their upcoming dance demonstration at the Ross Street Plaza for the Gathering Together Festival held in downtown Salmon Arm on Multiculturalism Day, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. (Lachlan Labere-Salmon Arm Observer)
Samantha Sevidal and fellow Shuswap Filipino Canadian Community Youth members take part in a traditional dance at the Ross Street Plaza for the Gathering Together Festival held in downtown Salmon Arm on Multiculturalism Day, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. (Lachlan Labere-Salmon Arm Observer)
Ingrid Siega performs the Filipino folk song Pobreng Alindahaw for the Gathering Together Festival held in downtown Salmon Arm on Multiculturalism Day, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. (Lachlan Labere-Salmon Arm Observer)
Dancers perform the Tadok, the native dance of Kalinga, for the Gathering Together Festival held in downtown Salmon Arm on Multiculturalism Day, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. (Lachlan Labere-Salmon Arm Observer)
Heather and Farley Harker take in the performances at the Ross Street Plaza during the Gathering Together Festival held in downtown Salmon Arm on Multiculturalism Day, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. (Lachlan Labere-Salmon Arm Observer)
Mexican singer David Cazares of Kamloops gets people dancing at the Ross Street Plaza during the Gathering Together Festival held in downtown Salmon Arm on Multiculturalism Day, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. (Lachlan Labere-Salmon Arm Observer)Cultural diversity within the Shuswap was celebrated at the Gathering Together Festival.
The annual event, hosted by the Shuswap Immigrant Services Society, was held in downtown Salmon Arm on Tuesday, June 27 – Canada’s Multiculturalism Day. The afternoon event offered a diverse mix of music and dance, as well as food, information and more.
Read more: In photos: Multicultural festival a colourful celebration of community diversity
Read more: In photos: Gathering Together Festival celebrates diversity in Salmon Arm
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