2026 Schedule of Events

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Thursday, July 9, 2026 at the Nobles County Historical Society

5:30 - 6:15 PM Community Gathering around Immigrant Exhibit
6:30 - 7:30 PM 2006 Voices of Immigrants Film
7:45 - 8:30 PM Discussion & Panel

Friday, July 10, 2026 - 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm at the Nobles County Government Center 

5:30 PM 

• Opening Ceremony
• Greeting
• Welcome by Mayor Rick VonHoldt
• Flags of the World
• National Anthem 

​6:00 - 7:00 PM - Ukrainian Village Band Ukrainian festival music
7:05 - 7:25 PM - Youth Artist(s)
7:30 - 8:00 PM - Native Fashion Show
8:05 - 9:00 PM - ​Ukrainian Village Band Ukrainian festival music

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Saturday, July 11, 2026 - 10:15 am to 9:00 pm at the Nobles County Government Center 

10:15 - 10:45 AM - Festival warm-up Zumba
10:45 AM - Greeting
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Black Pipe Drummers and Singers (Native American)
12:35 - 1:30 PM - Other Country Ensemble
1:35 - 2:05 PM - Son de mi Tierra region dance of Mexico
2:10 - 2:15 PM - Anna Hedstrom - Youth Artist(s)
2:20 - 2:50 PM - Enlazados- Afro-Peruvian dance and story
2:55 - 3:15 PM - Lao dancers
3:20 - 3:25 PM - Annika Heitbrink - Youth Artist(s)
3:30 - 4:25 PM - Karpe Diem
4:30 - 5:00 PM - Eritrean performance
7:00 - 9:00 pm - Ecuador Manta- South American Music