{"id":88211,"date":"2018-04-16T16:12:21","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T20:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=88211"},"modified":"2018-04-17T14:23:33","modified_gmt":"2018-04-17T18:23:33","slug":"multicultural-fair-brings-thousands-to-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2018\/04\/16\/multicultural-fair-brings-thousands-to-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Multicultural Fair Brings Thousands to Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 28th annual Multicultural Fair brought a world of entertainment to the University of Mary Washington\u2019s Fredericksburg campus on Saturday. Thousands of visitors came out beneath sunny skies to sample music, dance, food and crafts from across the globe.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_88215\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88215\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"88215\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2018\/04\/16\/multicultural-fair-brings-thousands-to-campus\/umw_2018_multi_cultural-029\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-029.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"5636,2985\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D750&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1523713331&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-029\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The annual Multicultural Fair is one of the most popular events at UMW. Photo by Clem Britt.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-029-300x159.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-029-1024x542.jpg\" class=\"size-large wp-image-88215\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-029-1024x542.jpg\" alt=\"The annual Multicultural Fair is one of the most popular events at UMW. Photo by Clem Britt.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"542\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-029-1024x542.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-029-300x159.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-029-768x407.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-029-1140x604.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-029-600x318.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-88215\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The annual Multicultural Fair is one of the most popular events at UMW. Photo by Clem Britt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_88216\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88216\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"88216\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2018\/04\/16\/multicultural-fair-brings-thousands-to-campus\/umw_2018_multi_cultural-078\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-078.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"5952,3701\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D750&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1523728792&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-078\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Thousands of visitors arrive at the Multicultural Fair each spring. Photo by Clem Britt.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-078-300x187.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-078-1024x637.jpg\" class=\"size-large wp-image-88216\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-078-1024x637.jpg\" alt=\"Thousands of visitors arrive at the Multicultural Fair each spring. Photo by Clem Britt.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"637\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-078-1024x637.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-078-300x187.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-078-768x478.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-078-250x155.jpg 250w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-078-1140x709.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-078-600x373.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-88216\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thousands of visitors arrive at the Multicultural Fair each spring. Photo by Clem Britt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_88218\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88218\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"88218\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2018\/04\/16\/multicultural-fair-brings-thousands-to-campus\/umw_2018_multi_cultural-081\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-081.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"6016,4016\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D750&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Megan Walker, Class of \\u201911, Caitlyn Yost-Blakely, Class of \\u201911 and UMW master\\u2019s degree in 2012 and Hannah von Oeyen Altman, Class of \\u201911 (left to right) reunited at the at the 2018 Multicultural Fair&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1523729081&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;135&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-081\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;UMW alumni Megan Walker, Caitlyn Yost-Blakely and Hannah von Oeyen Altman reunited Saturday at the Multicultural Fair. Photo by Clem Britt.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-081-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-081-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"size-large wp-image-88218\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-081-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"UMW alumni Megan Walker, Caitlyn Yost-Blakely and Hannah von Oeyen Altman reunited Saturday at the Multicultural Fair. Photo by Clem Britt.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-081-1024x684.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-081-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-081-768x513.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-081-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-081-1140x761.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-081-600x401.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-88218\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UMW alumni Megan Walker, Caitlyn Yost-Blakely and Hannah von Oeyen Altman reunited Saturday at the Multicultural Fair. Photo by Clem Britt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_88217\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88217\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"88217\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2018\/04\/16\/multicultural-fair-brings-thousands-to-campus\/umw_2018_multi_cultural-212\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-212.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"6016,3526\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D750&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;UMW Education grad student Michael Middleton, performs an impromptu dance at the 2018 Multicultural Fair&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1523729761&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-212\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;UMW education grad student Michael Middleton performs an impromptu dance at the  Multicultural Fair. Phot by Clem Britt.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-212-300x176.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-212-1024x600.jpg\" class=\"size-large wp-image-88217\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-212-1024x600.jpg\" alt=\"UMW education grad student Michael Middleton performs an impromptu dance at the  Multicultural Fair. Phot by Clem Britt.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-212-1024x600.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-212-300x176.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-212-768x450.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-212-1140x668.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-212-600x352.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-88217\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UMW education grad student Michael Middleton performs an impromptu dance at the Multicultural Fair. Phot by Clem Britt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_88219\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88219\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"88219\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2018\/04\/16\/multicultural-fair-brings-thousands-to-campus\/umw_2018_multi_cultural-026\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-026.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"5117,3448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D750&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1523713265&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-026\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Music and dance performances took place across campus during Saturday&amp;#8217;s 28th annual Multicultural Fair. Photo by Clem Britt.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-026-300x202.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-026-1024x690.jpg\" class=\"size-large wp-image-88219\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-026-1024x690.jpg\" alt=\"Music and dance performances took place across campus during Saturday's 28th annual Multicultural Fair. Photo by Clem Britt.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"690\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-026-1024x690.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-026-300x202.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-026-768x518.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-026-1140x768.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/04\/UMW_2018_MULTI_CULTURAL-026-600x404.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-88219\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Music and dance performances took place across campus during Saturday&#8217;s 28th annual Multicultural Fair. Photo by Clem Britt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Campus Walk popped with color as vendors lined up from George Washington Hall all the way to Monroe to sell a rainbow of wares, including scarves, jewelry, clothing and bath products. Fairgoers flocked to Ball Circle for children\u2019s activities and ethnic cuisine. Performance groups from UMW, the greater Fredericksburg community and beyond set up on multiple stages to present everything from flamenco to break dancing, a capella to hip hop.<\/p>\n<p>The fair, sponsored by the James Farmer Multicultural Center and held every spring, is one of UMW\u2019s most popular events, second in attendance only to next month\u2019s undergraduate commencement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 28th annual Multicultural Fair brought a world of entertainment to the University of Mary Washington\u2019s Fredericksburg campus on Saturday. Thousands of visitors came out beneath sunny skies to sample music, dance, food and crafts from across the globe. Campus Walk popped with color as vendors lined up from George Washington Hall all the way [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":90,"featured_media":88221,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"umw_cb_additional_links":[[]],"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_advisory_expires_time":"","_advisory_meta_include":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[704],"tags":[],"topics":[5146],"class_list":{"0":"post-88211","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-stories","8":"topic-diversity-inclusion","9":"entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Multicultural Fair Brings Thousands to Campus - News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2018\/04\/16\/multicultural-fair-brings-thousands-to-campus\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Multicultural Fair Brings Thousands to Campus\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The 28th annual Multicultural Fair brought a world of entertainment to the University of Mary Washington\u2019s Fredericksburg campus on Saturday. 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