Check out the 2010 Houston International Festival!! April 17-18 & 24-25

Attention all Westside wolves, teachers and parents! Need something to do this weekend and next? Well go Downtown and check out The Houston International Festival, April 17-18 & 24-25! Every year, Houston hosts the iFest as they turn their spotlight on a different country or region in alternate parts of the globe. This year, its spotlight will be on the beautiful countries of The Caribbean. The iFest brings high quality entertainment, cultural exhibits, and a great time to all who come to participate. The Houston Festival Foundation Inc., a non-profit organization that was established I 1971, is behind the great event. Because of their non-profit status, iFest tickets are able to remain low and affordable to all. Money taken in from the festival goes right back into it and helps fund arts and education programs which reach nearly one million students in the Great Houston area including Fort Bend and Galveston school districts.

There’s something for everyone at the iFest: eight music venues, six international arts markets, 50 food vendors offering cuisines from around the world, international artisan demonstrations, educational interactive exhibits, cooking demonstrations, fashion shows, street theatre, kids activities, plus so much more! As an added bonus, for students who are in need community service hours, iFest enjoys having volunteers who’ll help make the festival come alive. You can even go online and sign up to volunteer! Being a volunteer has its special perks as an added bonus: free parking, free admission, a free iFest T-shirt, prizes, free snacks and drinks. Hurry though, signups are on a first-come, first-served basis!

Admission tickets are on sale both online and at participating H-E-B Stores in the business centers. Be sure to hurry and buy your discounted $12.00 tickets now through April 12 to save some cash! Ticket prices will go up to $17 after April 12. All tickets for children 12 & under are $3 on Saturdays and free on both Sundays courtesy of the Target Kids Free Sundays program. Rain or shine, the iFest will not be cancelled! A little rain shouldn’t stop you from coming out and having fun!

For more information about the iFest, be sure to check out the website: www.iFest.org. All the answers you seek to your questions (concerning parking, musician performances, saftey…etc) will be on the website, but if not, you can also email (contactus@ifest.org) or call them (713.654.8808). No need to stay home this weekend or the next, come out to the iFest 2010 for an unforgettable experience Westside!!