Festival of Color
Returns to Redmond in Celebration of Spring
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
March 7, 2017
CONTACT
Lisa Maher, Communications & Marketing Manager
lmaher@redmond.gov
425-556-2427
REDMOND, WA -
The Northwest’s largest
free color festival will be held in Redmond on Saturday, March 18th, 12 p.m.–5 p.m. on the Redmond
Municipal Campus near City Hall and the Public Safety Building. Organized by
the Vedic Cultural Center (VCC) in partnership with the City of Redmond, the
Festival of Color is the only event of its kind in the Northwest with no entry or
admission fee.
The ancient Festival of Color
(Holi) is celebrated every year in India, and now it's back in the Northwest for the second year as
the City of Redmond’s official spring festival. Redmond Arts and Culture Commission
Chair Lara Lockwood said, “Diversity will always be one of Redmond’s greatest
strengths and is the source of many of its greatest joys. The Festival of Color
is a great community event and I am proud that we are working with our partners
at VCC to bring this experience to all of our residents.” Starting at noon with
city and state officials, there will be color count downs once every half an
hour until 4 p.m.
Colored powder will be
thrown into the air, and attendees are encouraged to dance, eat Indian
delicacies, and make new friends. Latha Sambamurti, festival Artistic Director
and Washington State Arts Commissioner, said “the Festival of Color frees all
of inhibitions so people can relate to others with pure joy. It brings people
together and creates a community of happy people.”
From 1 p.m. until 4 p.m.,
DJ Anjali—the West Coast’s kind and queen of Bhangra and Bollywood dance parties—will
take the stage with her group of dancers and a Dholi player. The Portland-based
DJ is a regular at popular music festivals including Sasquatch, Decibel, and
MusicfestNW.
For questions and more information contact Lisa Maher, Communications & Marketing Manager, at lmaher@redmond.gov or 425-556-2427. This press release is available on www.redmond.gov.
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