During the weekend of July 16 and 17 of 2011, the city of Surrey hosted it’s largest multi-cultural event known as the Surrey Fusion Festival. V3 with the support of Vietnamese Friendship Society took the opportunity to host the Vietnam Pavilion for the first time. The Surrey Fusion Festival consists of live performances on and off stage, cultural pavilions and activities for children.
Over the course of the festival, we had cultural tours of the Vietnam pavilion to guests, provided entertainment in the form of traditional dances and Vietnamese word games, catered to children with a crafts table, professional photographed guests dressed in our traditional clothing, and sold Vietnamese food in the next tent.
The Surrey Fusion Festival was conducting surveys throughout the weekend to judge which country had the best pavilion (they measure items such as food, organization, commitment, interaction with the community). We did our best regardless of the weather and came in 3rd place out of 36 countries.
We thank all of our volunteers and drop-in support in creating an environment where people can learn more about our culture, tradition and to help bring exposure to the public about the Vietnamese community.
Interview with Shaw TV @ Surrey Fusion Festival
Our section is located at 4:28 on the attached video which was broadcasted live on Channel 4 on July 19th, 2011.
More information on the Surrey Fusion Festival can be found on the official website http://www.surrey.ca/fusionfestival.
To view more pictures of V3 taken at the Surrey Fusion, please follow the link: http://www.v3group.ca/media/photo-gallery/?album=1&gallery=10.
I went there to help out over the weekend and it was a great experience. Even though it rained most of the weekend, it was really exciting and fun to have been there.