Reston Multicultural Festival​ To Return To Lake Anne Plaza

RESTON, VA —“Discover the World in Reston” will be the theme of this year's annual Reston Multicultural Festival when it returns to Lake Anne Plaza on Sept. 25, according to a Reston Community Center release.

Last year's festival had to be canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Reston's signature event will once again bring a variety of multicultural performers, as well as craft and food vendors to the plaza to celebrate the community's diverse makeup.

“We are thrilled to bring back this annual community tradition after a year in which COVID-19 prevented us from holding it,” said RCC Board Chair Beverly Cosham. “It’s been planned by RCC staff to assure the greatest possible level of patron safety and comfort with full implementation of all recommended public health guidelines for outdoor and indoor spaces.”

The 2021 Reston Multicultural Festival kicks off with a Land Blessing Ceremony and Round Dance performance, featuring Rose Powhatan of the Powhatan Museum of Indigenous Arts and Culture. Powhatan will also be presenting stores at 12 p.m. on the Gallery Stage.

Performances highlighting the traditions of Vietnam, China, India, the Caribbean and others will be presented on the World, Global and Gallery stages for free.

Other the performers include the Chuck Brown Band on the Global Stage at 12:30 p.m, and Reverend Paschall & Company on the World Stage at 2 p.m.

More information about other performers and a full list of the vendors at this year's festival, which runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., can be found online. Visitors can also familiarize themselves with the universal mask mandate for indoor activities.

Fairfax Connector will be providing a free shuttle bus to transport festival-goers from the Wiehle-Reston Metro Station to Lake Anne Plaza ( 1609-A Washington Plaza, Reston). The bus will make 20 other stops along North Shore Drive and Wiehle Avenue. Buses will run every 30 minutes from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.