11th Annual Knox Asian Festival
Sep 7th 2024, 6PM – 9PM, Sep 8th 2024, 10:30 AM – 6:00 PM
Knoxville Asian Festival @ World's Fair Park
Prepare to experience authentic foods, exciting performances, and traditional activities that represent the Asian cultures of Japan, Indonesia, China, The Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan, India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia, Korea, Nepal & Myanmar.
What's Happening in 2024:
The Asian Cultural Parade will start at 10:30 AM at the Water Fountain on the Festival Lawn and end at the Amphitheater stage. During the festival, booths for each country will have Food Vendors, Activities, & Performances. We will also have ongoing performances in the Amphitheater and 2 other stages. Meet 4 Ninjyas form Japan at the Knox Asian Festival.
We are especially proud of the featured performance art that includes traditional Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, Indian, and Philippine dance. We also showcase various martial arts demonstrations, Chinese professional musicians, a bonsai exhibition, a cosplay contest, Japanese tea ceremony, and Japanese drummers from Disney World. Many of our artists travel to Knoxville from different US cities and from various Asian countries to participate in the Festival. 1,250 seats available under the roof for big stage.
Performances
- Japanese Ninjas Performance
- Angklung Music (Indonesia)
- Martial Art Demonstrations
- Traditional Dancers
- Thailand Dancers from Washington DC
- K-Pop & J-Pop Performances
- Ninjya Performance
- Bonsai Exhibition
- Taiko Drum from Disney World
- Japanese Tea Ceremony
- And More!
Asian World Passport program
The Asian Festival also includes a strong educational component. We recently implemented “Asian World,” where visitors travel through various booths that are named after Asian cultural interactive activities and feature traditional foods and art for each one.
Children and adults will receive a stamp on their festival passports for each cultural booth visited. Everyone is encouraged to visit all cultural booths to learn about the diversity of cultural traditions!
