Taste of Asia Festival 2010

Saturday, June 26, 2010 at 12 noon to 11 p.m.
& Sunday, June 27, 2010 at 12 noon to 6:30 p.m.

Location: Kennedy Road and Steeles Ave. 
             4350 Steeles Ave East   map
 

“TASTE OF ASIA” is an annual multicultural event hosted by the Federation of Chinese Canadians in Markham (FCCM), the Association of Progressive Muslims of Ontario (APMO) and the City of Markham. 
The event was first introduced in 2002 during the SARS period in the hope of boosting the local economy while providing a platform for the community to promote the multicultural mosaic of Canada and create harmony between different ethnic groups through an event of mutual respect and co-operation. Through two days of non-stop multicultural performances and over 150 street vendor booths operated by different ethnic groups, last year’s event turn out to be extremely successful drawing more than 100,000 participants in total. With more special events planned for the coming year, we expect that the 2010 Taste of Asia festival would be even more successful than ever. 


Highlights
Kennedy Road north of Steeles Avenue and south of Clayton Road would be blocked off from traffic for two days from Saturday, June 26, 2010 to Sunday, June 27, 2010. 

 * 2 days Non-Stop Multicultural Entertainment 
 * Saturday Evening Concert featuring Hong Kong and Asian Stars 
 * Celebrities’ Noodle Eating Competition 
 * Large scale Car Show 
 * Over 150 vendor booths 
 * York Region Health Fair 
 * Kids Zone Playground Area
 * Largest 3 on 3 Street Basketball Tournament
 * Pet Show
 * Imperial Treasure Exhibtion by Markham Chinese Culture Centre
 * Diversity Job Fair

The purpose of the Taste of Asia Festival is to promote the multicultural mosaic of Canada and create harmony between different ethnic groups through an event of mutual respect and co-operation.

Hosted by the Federation of Chinese Canadians in Markham (FCCM), and the Association of Progressive Muslims of Ontario (APMO), with the support of Canadian Heritage, Social Services Network (SSN), Canadian Federation of Intercultural Friendship (CFIF), York Regional Police,  Asian Canadian Entrepreneurs and Professionals (ACEP) in cooperation with the Town of Markham and the Regional Municipality of York.

For more information, contact Federation of Chinese Canadians in Markham at 905-946-1137, email tasteofasia@fccm.ca or visit www.Culture-Canada.ca.

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