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Festál: API Heritage Month Celebration, May 6

Visit Seattle Center Festál: Asian Pacific Islander (API) Heritage Month Celebration, 11:45 am to 5 pm, Sunday, May 6, in Seattle Center Armory to experience the heritage and diversity of the region’s rich API presence at a youthful and lively festival.

API Heritage Month Celebration highlights the rich cultural diversity of the region’s API community through demonstrations such as Wu Shu Martial Arts, activities for all ages including face

painting and lei making, traditional and contemporary dishes from Incredibowls Food Truck and the popular hum bow eating contest and performances by Seattle Chinese Community Girls Drill Team.

This year’s Celebration features Luna Lee, YouTube sensation boasting 152,000 subscribers and international Gayageum player who infuses traditional Korean instrumentals with contemporary musical hits by artists such as Fleetwood Mac, The White Stripes and Pink Floyd. Luna will perform at 3 pm inside the Armory.

For full schedule and additional information, visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/2020469987993204/

Seattle Center Festál: Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration is a public program presented by Seattle Center in partnership with The Asian Pacific Directors Coalition. Admission is free-of-charge. For more information on this festival, visit apiheritage.com, and to learn more about this collection of ethnic cultural events and other Seattle Center public programming, visit www.seattlecenter.com or call 206-684-7200.