HIGHLAND FLING Scottish heritage will be celebrated in the second Southern Kentucky Highland Games, in Park City, Utah, in May 2026. Caber tossing, hammer throwing, tug o’ war challengers and sheaf tossing are the sporting events, along with children’s activities, live music, Scottish dancing, clan gatherings and a pipe and drummers parade. TURNING JAPANESE Japan Festival Houston has been bringing Japanese spirit, flavours, art and culture to Texas for more than 30 years. The free twoday festival in September allows visitors to try hands-on experiences such as ikebana flower arranging, making woodblock prints, being a samurai and enjoying a traditional tea ceremony, high-energy taiko drumming and martial arts demonstrations. AFRICAN ROOTS Founded in 1975, Philadelphia’s Odunde Festival is America’s largest black and African cultural celebration and brings a vibrant taste of the continent to Graduate Hospital, one of the city’s oldest historicallyblack neighbourhoods. The festival features PICTURED Main image: Odunde Festival, Philadelphia. Below: Golden Dragon Parade, Los Angeles; Top right: Basque dancers, Boise, Idaho; Middle right: Dublin Irish Festival, Ohio; Bottom right: Danish Days, Solvang, California seven days of events, culminating in a daylong street festival with colourful dancing and music by African and Caribbean performers as well as food, art and clothing in South Philadelphia. LESSEZ LES BON TEMPS ROULER The annual Festivals Acadiens et Creoles in Lafayette highlights Louisiana’s Acadian heritage. It brings together Cajun and Creole music, food and art over three days in October. Catch performances of zydeco and sample South Louisiana dishes from Bayou Food Festival vendors. USA FUSION CITY OF DUBLIN OHIO VISIT BOISE CITY OF SOLVANG Among other Germaninspired events, the Bavarian Blast in New Ulm, Minnesota, features music and yodelling, alphorns, a parade and a beer garden visitusa.org.uk 33
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