46th Annual International Festival
NEW! Program for the 2024 Festival
2024 International Festival will be held on Saturday, October 19th at TRAC.
For over 40 years 天美传媒 Springfield family has celebrated its rich international and cultural diversity with the annual International Festival. The longest running student-led program in the history of the University, the festival features fun and games from around the globe, cultural performances and exhibits, plus a variety of ethnic foods. We hope you and your family can join us this year!
Hosted by International Student Services and the International Student Association.
天美传媒 the Festival
The longest running student-led program in the history of the University, the International Festival features fun and games from around the globe, cultural performances and exhibits, plus a variety of ethnic foods.
With our increasingly interconnected world, developing a better understanding of different cultures has never been more important than it is today
Erika Suzuki, ISS Program Coordinator
Each year, hundreds of campus and community members have met for an international meal, programs, and exhibits. The event is made possible through the work of volunteers, who spent hours working as masters of ceremony, setting up the stage, greeting guests at the door, and cleaning up afterward. Each year, a theme for the festival is selected.
The festival gives international students a chance to share their cultures with fellow students and members of the Springfield community. The festival has featured food and entertainment from several African nations, China, India, Ireland, Peru, Scotland and Middle Eastern countries.
Sid Modali came to UIS from India to study Management Information Systems. He says events, such as the International Festival, are important because they allow him to share his culture.
鈥淚t is very important that people from different backgrounds, different cultures and different countries come forward,鈥 said Modali. 鈥淓verything about this is so diverse.鈥
Previous Festivals
- 44th Annual International Festival - "Ticket to Diversity" - October 22nd, 2022
- 43rd Annual International Festival 鈥 鈥淕lobal Groove鈥- October 23rd, 2021
- 42nd Annual International Festival 鈥 鈥淲orldwide Snapshots鈥- November 1st, 2019
- 41st Annual International Festival 鈥 鈥淥ne World, Different Face鈥 鈥 November 2nd 2018
- 40th Int鈥檒 Student Festival 鈥 鈥淎nniversaries鈥 鈥 November 3th, 2017
- 39th Int鈥檒 Student Festival 鈥 鈥淲orld as One鈥 鈥 November 4th, 2016
- 38th Int鈥檒 Student Festival 鈥 鈥淲orld at a Glance鈥 鈥 November 14th, 2015
- 37th Int鈥檒 Student Festival 鈥 鈥淥ne World, One Beat鈥 鈥 October 24th, 2014
- 36th Int鈥檒 Student Festival 鈥 鈥淧assport to the World鈥 鈥 November 15th, 2013
- 35th Int鈥檒 Student Festival 鈥 鈥淪pice it up鈥 鈥 November 9th, 2012
- 34th Int鈥檒 Student Festival 鈥 鈥淓xplore Folklore鈥 鈥 November 11th, 2011
- 33rd Int鈥檒 Student Festival 鈥 鈥淔un and Games Around the Globe鈥 鈥 September 10th, 2010
- 32nd Int鈥檒 Student Festival 鈥 鈥淒ancing Under the Stars鈥 鈥 October 25th, 2009
- 31st Int鈥檒 Student Festival 鈥 鈥淗arvest Celebrations around the World鈥 鈥 Nov 16th, 2008
- 30th Anniversary Int鈥檒 Student Festival 鈥 Jan 27th, 2008
- 29th Int鈥檒 Student Festival 鈥 鈥淕lobal Face Book鈥 鈥 Jan 28th, 2007
- 28th Int鈥檒 Student Festival 鈥 鈥淭he Spirit of Diversity 鈥 鈥 2005
- 27th Int鈥檒 Student Festival 鈥 鈥淓rasing Borders鈥 鈥 2004
- 26th Int鈥檒 Student Festival 鈥 鈥淎 taste of Cultures鈥 鈥 2003
- 25th Silver Jubilee Festival of Global Unity 鈥 2002
- 24th Int鈥檒 Student Festival 鈥 鈥淩hythm of nations鈥 鈥 2001
- 23rd Int鈥檒 Student Festival 鈥 鈥淯niting the world in the new millennium鈥 鈥 2000
- 22nd Int鈥檒 Student Festival 鈥 鈥淎 cultural moment in time鈥 鈥 1999
- 21st Int鈥檒 Student Festival 鈥 鈥淎 global coming of age鈥 鈥 1998
- 20th Int鈥檒 Student Festival 鈥 鈥淭ouching the continent 鈥 embracing the world鈥 鈥 1997
- 19th Int鈥檒 Student Festival 鈥 鈥淲indows to the world鈥 鈥 1996
- 18th Int鈥檒 Student Festival 鈥 鈥淔riendship rings around the world鈥 鈥 1995
- 17th Int鈥檒 Student Festival 鈥 鈥淭oys and tales around the world鈥 鈥 1994
- 16th Int鈥檒 Student Festival 鈥 鈥淎rts and crafts around the world鈥 鈥 1993
- 15th Int鈥檒 Student Festival 鈥 鈥淔abrics and fashions around the world鈥 鈥 1992
- 14th Int鈥檒 Student Festival 鈥 鈥淧eace around the World鈥 鈥 1991
- 13th Int鈥檒 Student Festival 鈥 鈥淟anguages around the World鈥 鈥 1990
- 12th Int鈥檒 Student Festival 鈥 鈥淔olk festivals around the World鈥 鈥 1988
- 11th Int鈥檒 Student Festival 鈥 鈥淕ames played around the World鈥 鈥 1987
- 10th Int鈥檒 Student Festival 鈥 鈥淪ong & Dance around the World鈥 鈥 1986
- 9th Int鈥檒 Student Festival 鈥 1985
- 8th Int鈥檒 Student Festival 鈥 鈥淐elebrations around the World鈥 鈥 1984
- 7th Int鈥檒 Student Festival 鈥 鈥淲eddings around the World鈥 鈥 1983
- 6th Annual Int鈥檒 Celebration 鈥 1982
- 5th Annual Int鈥檒 Celebration 鈥 1981
- 4th Annual Int鈥檒 Celebration 鈥 1980
- 3rd Annual Int鈥檒 Celebration 鈥 1979
- 2nd Annual Int鈥檒 Celebration 鈥 1978
- 1st Annual Int鈥檒 Celebration 鈥 1977