May 19, 2012 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Avenue, NW between 3rd & 6th St. Washington, DC

The National Asian Heritage Festival -Fiesta Asia is a street fair held in Washington, DC in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. The event showcases Asian art and culture with a wide array of activities including live performances by musicians, vocalists and performance artists, Pan-Asian cuisine, martial arts and lion dance demonstration, a multicultural marketplace, cultural displays and interactive activities.

2012 Asian Heritage Festival Highlights:

Entertainment and activities featuring five stages, five zones, over eight hundred participants and seventy diverse performing groups from over twenty cultures.

Fiesta AsiaMOVES: DANZZAPALOOZA is calling for a thousand hands to dance street style spontaneously to Akon’s hip Asian number “Chammak Challo”.

A new stage is added this year – Fiesta Asia Acoustic Lounge will showcase talented performers and conducts live auditions for KollaborationDC Asian American Talent Competition in the fall.

Ronald McDonald will visit the Kiddiz Cool Lounge that is packed with creative craft stations.

A new All @ Dragon Lair features the Fiesta Asia Dragon.

The Foodtastic! Station will present cooking demonstrations and live participatory lessons.

After Party: with 4 Taiwanese Rock Fusion Bands at Sutra Lounge.

For more information, visit www.asiaheritagefoundation.org.