• 9:00 a.m. – 9:55 a.m. Parade
• 9:55 a.m. – 10.25 a.m. Opening ceremony & awards.
  • (9:55 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Opening remarks and thanks to sponsors by BG International Festival, Inc. President Linda Rowland; 10:00-10:05 Presentation to the Bowling Green Vietnamese-American Community by The City of Bowling Green; 10:05 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Remarks by Hung Trinh Chairman of the Bowling Green Vietnamese-American Community; 10:15-10:30 Amy Milliken presentation of awards for the Bowling Green International Festival Poster Contest)
    
• 10:30 a.m. -10:55 a.m. Bowling Green Vietnamese-American Community Dancers, Drums, Fashion Show & Dragon Dance
• 11:00 a.m. – 11:25 a.m. Tango Nashville
• 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Djembefole & Troupe Jaha
• 12:15 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Nashville Chinese Culture Club
• 12:35 p.m. – 1:05 p.m. Kala Nivedanam
• 1:25 p.m. – 2:25 p.m. Mandorico
• 2:35 p.m. – 3:05 p.m. Beth Sar Shalom Musicians and Dancers
• 3:25 p.m. – 3:55 p.m. St. Matthews School of Dance
• 4:00 p.m. – 5:20 p.m. Kalor
• 5:35 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Mandorico

• 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Dance with Us – Germany
• 11:35 a.m. – 12:35 a.m. Marc Michaels
• 12:40 p.m. – 1:10 p.m. Tango Nashville
• 1:20 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. Beth Sar Shalom Musicians and Dancers
• 2:05 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Bosnian Club Traditional Musicians
• 3:05 p.m. – 3:35 p.m. Bosnian Club Kolo Dancers
• 3:40 p.m. – 4:10 p.m. Pacific Expressions
• 4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Armin Hasanagic
• 5:20 p.m. – 5:50 p.m. Bowling Green Vietnamese-American Community Dancers, Drums, Fashion Show & Dragon Dance
• 5:55 p.m. – 6:25 p.m. Dance with Us

• 11:00 a.m. -11:30 a.m. The Lotus Dancers
• 11:35 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. Scott Ellis Irish School of Dance
• 12:10 p.m. – 12:25 p.m. WKU Indian Student Association Dancers
• 12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. African Culture University Drum and Dance
• 1:05 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Fire and Strings
• 1:50 p.m. –  2:20 p.m. Dance Arts Kids Performance Troupe
• 2:25 p.m. –  2:55 p.m. Kala Nivedanam
• 3:00 p.m. – 3:35 p.m. Open Multicultural Drum Circle with Facilitator Bob Payne
• 3:40 p.m. – 4:10 p.m. Southern Kentucky Japanese Association
• 4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Nashville Chinese Culture Club
• 4:55 p.m. – 5:25 p.m. Djembefole & Troupe Jaha
• 5:30 p.m. – 5:55 p.m. Beth Sar Shalom Musicians and Dancers
• 5:55 p.m. – 6:25 p.m. Pacific Expressions
• 6:30 p.m. -7:00 p.m. Fire and Strings

• 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Shadowdancer
• 11:35 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. Bosnian Club
• 12:10 p.m. – 12:40 p.m. Small World Singers
• 12:45 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Dance With Us – Nigeria
• 1:20 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. Scott Ellis Irish School of Dance
• 1:55 p.m. – 2:25 p.m. Regional Resource Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• 2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Nashville Chinese Culture Club
• 2:50 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. Dance With Us – Ireland
• 3:25 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. BG International Center Talent Show (includes: Traditional Burmese dancing,Gracey’s Memories– Gracey Lira; Phuong Doan and interpretive dancers; West African Dancers(Liberia) – Eleanor Bargblor, Isala Sheriff, Mariama Kamara, Sal Karuma; West African Singing, Kady Jallo, Fatumata Bah, S. Karuma;  Kyle Upton, Break Dancing – Toby Lang; Cumbia Colomiana – Mariapaula Maestre and Paula Nausa; Hispanic Dance – Warren Central C. Parrish Spanish Class,Bosnian music – Sibela Nailovic, Chinese dancing)
• 5:05 p.m. – 5:20 p.m. Nadia Deleon Latin dances and Salsa lesson
• 5:25 p.m. – 5:40 p.m. WKU International Students
• 5:45 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. African Culture University Dance and Drums
• 6:35 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Beth Sar Shalom Musicians and Dancers

• Bosnian Club (foodways demonstrations and free samples every hour on the hour Chevapy and Lepino)
• BG International Center Annual Friendship Chess Tournament (chess tournament throughout the day)
• Chiseled Features (pinata sculpture display with pinata breaking every hour on the hour)
• David Owens (country parson funeral dirges & protestant songs)
• High Cross Society (Celtic culture demonstrations & displays)
• The Lotus Dancers (Arabic dance demonstrations)
• Mirzet Mustafic (Audience participation mural)
• Mustafa Abdul-Aleem (ongoing African & South American drum workshops)
• Fire and Strings (ongoing Poi Spinning Classes)
• Shaolin Kung Fu (Lion Dance & Martial Arts demonstrations 4:00-4:15)
• Society For Creative Anachronism Fighters (Middle Ages display and demonstrations)
• Tom Pardue’s East/West Kung Fu (Lion Dance & Martial Arts demonstrations)
• BG Vietnamese-American Community (Dragon Dance throughtout the day)
• Wah Lum Kung Fu & Tai Chi (Martial Arts demonstrations)
• Willie Rascoe (woodworking display and ongoing workshops) 
• Warren County Courthouse – Entries from the Bowling Green International Festival Poster Contest
• Presbyterian Church – Artist Andee Rudloff’s Trip to China open house 1-3

2005 Free Activities

BG International Center Annual Friendship Chess Tournament: The 5th Annual Chess tournament.
Pinata Bursts: Each hour gather round for a crack at one of our festival pinatas, beautifully detailed by Chiseled Features sculpture Ronnie Jaggers.
Woodworking Workshops with Willie Rascoe: Meet the artists and learn some of his techniques for turning driftwood into art.
Mirzet Mustafic Mural Art: Visit the Bosnian Clubs display area and add your strokes to Mirzets painting of Bosnian landmarks.

Festival Children’s Activities area: Free art & craft activities from around the world.

• Rainsticks
• Drums
• Skakers
• Dance sticks with streamers
• Carp Kites
• Disc Fish
• Marioski Dolls
• Dance Rings
• Indonesian Masks
• Hagoita Paddles
• Dance Tunics
• Coloring pages
• Butterflies
• Create A Festival Book
• May Pole

Passport Books area: Pick up your passport book & have it stamped from country displays around the park. You can also have your picture added when you’ve completed your trip around the world.
Character Photo: Ever wonder what you would look like as a Cambodian dancer? Step into our character cutouts and find out!

Greenwood Skate Carnival Games: A variety of carnival games for children with a winner everytime! All proceeds are donated to the festival.

• Duck pond
• Balloon break
• Ring toss
• Cobra Rack
• and more!

Capitol Arts Center Calavera Mask Making: The Capitol Arts Center presents Mexico at its booth and invites kids to create Calavera Masks. The masks are traditionally made for the Day of the Dead in early November. The masks are skeleton like figures depicting deceased family members for this holiday that celebrates those who have past away.

Check back as our activities are planned.