This year's Worldfest celebration on the Belvedere kicks off on August 29, with full schedule of music, dancers, ethnic food of every sort, vendors selling items from the cultures represented by the many immigrants living in Louisville. It continues through September 1, so you'll lots of opportunities to get downtown. Louisville has a number of fine ethnic festivals (Yea! to St. Michael's) but this one is the granddaddy of all of them. Best of all, it's a free event. Check out the Friday schedule below:

Friday, August 29, 2014

FOUNTAIN STAGE

11:45 am–1:00 pm – Desperado Steel Band (Island/Calypso)

5:00 pm–5:45 pm – Swing 39 (French Cabaret/Chantuese)

6:00 pm– 6:30 pm – Acoiris Latino (Mexican)

6:30 pm–7:15 pm – Nachale Bollywood Dance (East Indian)

7:15 pm– 8:00 pm – Men of Thunda (Celtic/Scotland)

8:15 pm – 9:00 pm – Big Poppa Stamply and Voodoo Gumbo (Americana)

9:30 pm– 11:00 pm – The Ark Band (Reggae)

MAIN STAGE

11:45 am- 1:00 pm – The Zydewinders (Zydeco Music)

5:00 pm–5:30 pm – Al Hamsa Belly Dance & Friends (Mid-eastern)

5:30 pm–5:50 pm – Smitha Paily Dancers (East Indian)

6:00 pm–6:45 pm – The Moxie Strings (Celtic Fusion)

6:45 pm–7:30 pm –The Rheingold Band (German)

7:45 pm–9:00 pm – Cosa Seria (Latin)

9:30 pm–11:00 pm – DakhaBrakha (Ukrainian)

OVERLOOK STAGE

(AFRICAN NIGHT)

7:00 pm–7:30 pm – Akundar Maker (South Sudanese Traditional Singer)

7:30 pm–8:00 pm – Maurice, Lino Loboholoka Nakwa (South Sudanese Likembe)

8:00 pm–8:30 pm – Hussan Kamara & Ginan Flomo (Liberian Dance)

8:30 pm–9:00 pm – Catherine Brown (Liberian Singer)

9:00 pm–10:00 pm–Kenya Goonz (Somali/Kenyan Hip Hop)

10:00 pm–11:00 pm–SauTi Crew (Burundi/ Congo – Hip Hop)

--Paul Moffett