Sunday, August 24, 2025 ~ 11am to 5pm
Community Showcase day celebrates the diversity of our AAPI communities through dance. As an embodied practice, dance is a powerful way to express ourselves, to tell our stories, and to commune, engage with, and uplift one another.
AADF2025 Community Showcase
Part of the larger AADF2025 festival, this showcase will take place on Sunday, August 24th from 11am to 5pm. Performances will be held on the City Heights Performance Annex stage, facing out towards the Jeremy Henwood Memorial Park. Vendors and organizations will have booths set up along the edge of the park, offering items for sale, information, and fun activities.
Planned as an outdoor and all-day FREE event, Community Showcase will be a fun and engaging experience for everyone...bring a blanket, beach chair, picnic lunch, and enjoy the day with us!
City Heights Performance Annex
3795 Fairmount Ave
San Diego, CA 92105
Photo: San Diego Lunar New Year Tết Festival
Performers
Local AAPI students and community dance/movement artists of all ages are invited to share short pieces alongside cultural dance/movement troupes, representing the broad diversity of the Asian and Pacific Islander diaspora.
We welcome groups and individual dance and movement artists of all styles - hip hop, k-pop, jazz, ballet, contemporary, modern, traditional cultural dance, martial arts, etc.
Cultural dance/movement artists may also offer classes from the stage for audiences to participate in.
Vendors/Organizations
As a festival that honors AAPI communities and works to amplify their voices and identities, we are looking for culturally relevant non-food/beverage vendors, including AAPI owned businesses. We welcome nonprofit organizations and businesses who work to expand their reach and access to critical resources to the AAPI community.
Booth space is available for vendors selling non-food/beverage items, and for community organizations who'd like to distribute information and/or offer family friendly activities.
Photo: Multicultural Festival of Love - Ariana Drehsler / For The San Diego Union-Tribune
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