Festival of Nations is a free,

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public event, held yearly, organized by the International Institute of

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in Tower Grove Park, a city park on Grand Boulevard, featuring food booths of many

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cuisines, dance, music, arts, crafts and an international bazaar.

History

The International Institute of St. Louis Organized the International May Festival in

in 1920. Approximately 2,000 people attended the May Festival. The May Festival was one of the earliest multicultural celebrations in the US and today's Festival of Nations originated from the May Festival. No festivals were held in 1942–45, nor what would've been their centennial anniversary in 2020.

IISTL

The International Institute of St. Louis is involved in building positive relationships between newcomers (

immigrants Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, a ...

) and long time

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. The institute provides various services including teaching English, resettling refugees, helping newcomers find jobs and providing translation & other servies.

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References

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