The Schedule of International Entertainment

The kicks off in Peabody Square this Sunday with more than 70 booths for vendors and loads of entertainment and food.

There is a chance of showers early in the morning, but the rest of the day shouuld be partly sunny and 76. The festival is scheduled to run 11 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

The main ceremony takes place in Peabody Square at 2:30 p.m. Dana Sheridan will sing the National Anthem, followed by welcoming comments and introductions from festival co-chairmen Michael Zellen and Barry Osborne. The keynote speaker is Mayor Ted Bettencourt and John Tierney is also slated to speak.

The Peter Torigian Memorial International Festival Award will then be presented by the Torigian family.

Performance Schedule

Peabody Square

• 10:45 Banda Recreativa Portuguesa
• 11:40 Communidade de Cristo
• 12:15 Council on Aging Senior Ladies Drill Team
• 12:45 Karen's Ballroom Dancing and Fitness
• 1:15 Sayat Nova Dance Company
• 1:45 BELCLARE
• 2:30 Ceremony
• 3:00 North Shore Acappella
• 3:45 Crystal PanJammers Youth Steel Orchestra
• 4:45 Angel Wagner & Grupo Fantasia

Upper Lowell

• 11:00 Brian Maes Band
• 12:00 Bremer Academy of Irish Dance
• 12:45 Warszawiaki Orchestra
• 1:45 Lee Hawkins Band
• 2:25 Sayat Nova Dance Company
• 3:45 The Italian Serenaders
• 2:30 Rancho Folclorico de Peabody
• 4:30 Grand Master Tsuji Samurai Taiko

Leather City Common (Kids Day)

• 11:00 DJ Michael Phillips
• 11:30 Bruce McCorry's Martial Arts
• 12:30 Children's Show
• 1:30 Magic & Puppets by Steve
• 2:30 Children's Show
• 3:15 Mass Motion North
• 4:00 Mass Motion North

For more information on the festival, check out the website.