The city of SeaTac will host the 16th Annual International Festival Saturday, June 25 and Sunday, June 26 at Angle Lake Park.

Other event sponsors include the Rotary Club of SeaTac, Southwest King County Chamber of Commerce and the Matt Griffin YMCA.

The festival features a new Cultural Village, live entertainment, craft and food vendors, a play area for children, a volkswalk (an organized "people's walk") and more.

"With more than 83 languages spoken throughout the city, SeaTac is a growing, vibrant and diverse community," said Kit Ledbetter, SeaTac Parks and Recreation director. "The International Festival is an annual tradition that officially kicks off the summer and celebrates our diversity as a community."

The SeaTac Rotary is creating the all new Cultural Village that will highlight entertainment and booths that present and share special traditions from each country, religion or culture.

There will be no parade along South 188th Street this year.
Festival Hours are Saturday, June 25, 10 a.m.- 8 p.m. and Sunday, June 26, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Craft and food vendors will be open throughout the festival.
Please consider bringing a donation of canned or nonperishable food, diapers, toilet paper, soap or pet food to the SeaTac Domestic Violence Task Force tent to benefit the Highline Area Food Bank.

Admission to the festival is free. All events will take place at Angle Lake Park, located at 19408 International Boulevard in SeaTac. For more information and a full schedule of events, call 206-973-4680 or visit the Web site at www.ci.seatac.wa.us/index.aspx?page=495.