Festival will feature Q&A and cooking demonstrations with local chefs, live dance, family activities, and community cookbook exhibit.

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne, and the Somerville Office of Immigrant Affairs (SOIA), is inviting community members to join the Cambridge-Somerville Asian Festival in celebration of Asian American Heritage Month. Somerville’s event will take place on Saturday, May 11, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Somerville High School (81 Highland Ave.). 

The Cambridge portion of the festival will take place on Friday, May 10, from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Cambridge St. Upper School (850 Cambridge St).

The Cambridge-Somerville Asian Festival aims to celebrate the rich diversity of heritages within the Asian American community by sharing Asian arts, music, food, community leaders, and more.

Holi Festival

At 4:00 p.m., all Asian Festival attendees are encouraged to join a sidewalk parade with Grooversity from Somerville High School to the city’s Holi Festival at Nunziato Field (7 Putnam St.), which will feature art activities, live dance performances, and a color throw to celebrate the arrival of spring. 

For more information on the Cambridge-Somerville Asian Festival, please visit cambervilleasianfest.com