Press Release
Festival of Nations 2025
“Travel the World Without a Passport”
The Weirton Area Museum & Cultural Center presents the 2025 Festival of Nations Saturday, March 22, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the Millsop Community Center, 3420 Main Street, Weirton, WV 26062. Please join us as we travel the world without a passport and celebrate the city’s rich cultural diversity. Throughout the day, visitors may enjoy musical performances, watch traditional dances, visit display tables, and purchase food from the many cultures and countries being represented.
Free Admission! Free Parking and Shuttle Service!
Vendors and Performers for this Year’s Festival are ……….
Display Tables
Greece
India
Punjab
Poland
Frontier Persons
Weirton Heights Rotary Club
Top of West Virginia CVB
Weirton Area Museum and Cultural Center
William Penn Association
Native Americans
Women of History
Food Vendors
Regina Truax – Italian
Sunset Market 21 – Italian
Mt. Olive Church – African American
Kennedy Hotdog – American
St. Nicholas Orthodox Church – Russian
All Saints Greek Orthodox Church Philoptochos Society – Greek
Tamarind Restaurant – Indian
Pam Cox – American
Hoisting of the Flags | American Legion Post 10 Honor Guard Gabe Arlia, Chaplain Jim Bissett, Coordinator |
National Anthem | Timothy C. Connell |
Opening Remarks | Mayor Dean M. Harris |
Welcome/Song | J.K. Luthra, Festival Committee Chair |
USA | Weir High Concert Band |
Dances of India | Sanskruti School of Indian Dance & Music |
Music of Scotland | Betsy McFarland – Bagpipes |
Greece | Grecian Odyssey Dancers |
China | Yanlai Dance Academy |
Two Songs | Sheena Chopra |
China | Yanlai Dance Academy |
German Bavarian | Ohio Valley Folk Society |
China | Yanlai Dance Academy |
Italian Dance | Folkloric Dance Ensemble |
Italian Songs | DiBacco Sisters |
Remarks | Ed Giacchino, President WAMCC J.K. Luthra, Festival Committee Chair |
Dance of Philippines | Filipino American Association of Pittsburgh |
Dance of Israel | Folkloric Dance Ensemble |
USA – Instrumental | Bob Gaudio |
Thank you to the City of Weirton for flying the flags of different nationalities on Main Street in preparation of the festival!
