2026 Performance Schedule
12:00 Raízes do Brasil Capoeira, led by Papiba Godinho (BRAZIL)
12:25 Student performers traditional Congolese song (CONGO)
12:30 Singing Wood Marimba Band (ZIMBABWE)
1:00 Kids Bhangra Dance, led by Neeti Schworetzky (INDIA)
1:05 Made Surya/ Balinese (INDONESIA)
1:10 Kuhai Hulau led by Kumu Mehana (HAWAII)
1:30 Mohamed Bangoura- West African Drumming (GUINEA-CONAKRY)
1:50 Grupo Folklorico Raices Mestizas (MEXICO)
2:10 Chitresh Das Kathak Dance (INDIA)
2:30 Gisella Ferreira and Samba Soul Dance Co. (BRAZIL)
2:50 Community World Fashion Show, led by Leila Golder
3:10 Kalpulli Ehecacoatl Danza y Cultura (PRE-COLUMBIA/ AZTEC)
3:30 Watsonville Taiko Drummers (JAPAN)
Stage Manager: Tandy Beal
We are blessed to have renowned Performer/Choreographer/Director Tandy Beal (and her wonderful company) volunteering valuable time and energy again for stage management, for the 4th year in a row! Tandy Beal works tirelessly in our community and beyond to promote cultural, educational and artistic enrichment as well as kindness and belonging, and this event is dear to her heart. Please check out and support the incredible work Tandy Beal & Co does.
Sound: Will Shanks
Will Shanks is a proud Scotts Valley local, and a firm believer that our cultural melting pot is what makes this community and country unique and beautiful! Will has long professional ties to Scotts Valley’s Universal Audio, and plays in the Scotts Valley instrumental band, En La Playa. He also plays and sings in Sidro, a Croatian folklore Tamburitza group. Will donates his time and services to the Scotts Valley Educational Foundation and to our local schools whenever he can.
2025 Performers
SCOTLAND/ IRELAND:
Jay Salter:
Bay Area Bagpiper
ZIMBABWE:
Singing Wood
Marimba Band
BRAZIL:
Raízes do Brasil Capoeira,
led by Papiba Godinho
HAWAII:
Te Hau Nui Dancers
GUINEA-CONAKRY: Mohamed Bangoura West African drumming, with Boffa Boforata Ballet
UKRAINE:
Steppe and Leleka Ukrainian Folk Dance Groups
PRE-COLUMBIA:
Kalpulli Ehecacoatl Danza y Cultura : Indigenous/Aztec cultures from Mexico
INDIA:
Kids Bhangra Dance:
Led by Neeti Schworetsky
HUNGARY:
Eszterlánc Hungarian Folk Ensemble
INDONESIA:
Luh Andarawati
Balinese dance
MEXICO:
Grupo Folklórico, Raices Mestizas
BRAZIL:
Gisella Ferreira and Samba Soul Dance Company
WORLD FASHION SHOW: Family Global Fashion exhibit parade, with local residents, directed by Rosa Lee and hosted by Leila Golder
JAPAN:
Watsonville Taiko Drummers