Westland Multicultural Festival

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September 26-27, 2025

The Community Engagement Department has organized a Two-Day Multicultural Festival that aims to foster understanding, neighborliness and a sense of belonging in Westland, Michigan. Join us for a variety of live music, dance lessons, a fashion show, authentic foods, photo opportunity with movie stars, community connections and much more!

About

The Festival features three primary components. The leadership breakfast and awards will kick off the festival on Friday morning. Friday night and all day Saturday, you can enjoy the Multicultural Marketplace. Saturday at noon, is the Stronger Westland Parade. Details for the three parts of the festival can be found below.

Multicultural Leadership Breakfast and Awards

Commencing at 8AM on Friday, September 26, 2025

Westland City Hall, 36300 Warren Road


The breakfast will serve as the official kick off of the Festival. Lebanese-born Khalil Hachem, a multimedia journalist and realtor, will MC the breakfast.

National Anthem Performed by:

Distinguished Speakers: 

  • Westland Mayor • Kevin Coleman
  • Keynote speaker • Dr. Olga Kubassova, an internationally acclaimed clinical researcher and founder/president of Image Analysis Group (IAG), a global player in medical imaging
  • Featured Speaker • Kimberly R. May, the president of the Wayne-Westland Community School Board
  • Japan's Consul General • Hajime "Jimmy" Kishimori

Music & Entertainment Provided by:

  • Steven and Deborah Thomas

Invocation Given by:

  • Christian Invocation • Reverend Dr. John Duckworth, Senior Pastor of Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church, Westland
  • Jewish Invocation • Rabbi Eli Mayerfeld, CEO of The Zekelman Holocaust Center
  • Muslim Invocation • Quari Muhammad Nouman of Masjid Madinatul Ilm, Westland

Space is limited for the breakfast. Please register and pay to secure your spot by September 22, 2025.

  • $30 Individual Seat
  • $200 Table for 8

Multicultural Marketplace

Friday, September 26, 2025 from 5PM-10PM

Saturday, September 27, 2025 from 11AM-6PM

Tattan Park, 1901 N. Carlson


Enjoy a variety of musical performances by artists of different genres, multicultural dance groups, authentic foods, photo opportunity with movie stars and watch an international fashion show at the Festival. Don't forget to bring your lawn chairs! There will be a variety of foods representing different cultural backgrounds, as well as diverse cultural and educational products and services offered by vendors, including businesses and nonprofits showcasing their products and services and promoting their impact. For the full lineup click the button below.

Information on being a vendor at the festival can be found on the Vendor application. (Food vendors are required to secure all applicable licenses.) Download the vendor application, complete, print and return to Westland City Hall or email to engagement@cityofwestland.com. Please reserve your space on or before September 22, 2025.

Stronger Westland Parade

Saturday, September 27, 2025 from 12PM-1PM


The multicultural parade will start at John Glenn High School and conclude at Tattan Park. Participation is free, but registration is required by September 22, 2025.

The parade will be led by our remarkable grand marshals:

  • Fox 2 News anchor Roop Raj
  • Award-winning actress and film producer Tennille Taraszkiewicz (The Film Chic)
  • Detroit News columnist and the PuLSE Institute founder Bankole Thompson

The parade will also feature the City's unofficial mascot, The Spartan (Jeffery Valentine).

Information to register to participate in the parade can be found on the Parade application. Download, complete, print and return the parade application to Westland City Hall or email to engagement@cityofwestland.com. Please return by September 22, 2025.