The annual free
Florida All People’s Day® Diversity Festival (APD) is seventeen years old! The festivities begin on Saturday, March 28,
2026 indoors at Pompey Park, and the food tastes are free again! The main event is from
11:00 am to 3:00 pm with a wide variety of live performances and connective
activities for the whole family. The festival is presented by All
People’s Day®, Inc., Lake Worth Interfaith Network, and Delray Parks
and Recreation.
At 11 am the
Main Event showcases many colorful performances including a variety of dance
from Jaya Devi Arts mixed Indo Caribbean dance, Delray Divas – African
American Step Dance, to the bright, silken beauty of Chinese
Performing Arts.
This year
there’s a very special performance by David Hall, the creator of the category
for Marathon Whistling in the Guinness World Records and holder of the title for
40 years. David whistles show tunes, TV themes, and popular songs. Also, there
will be an array of music from Cecilia St. King-inner peace troubadour, and
Pink Slip Duo – playing US folk music, the South
Florida Taiko Dojo – playing huge Japanese drums, Carol Garrett singing
Jewish songs, special abilities performers- The Spotlighters, and others. All
performances take to the stage in 15-minute intervals treating the attendees to
a vast range of cultural experiences all day long.
The food
tastes are free again this year and provided by over a dozen generous
restaurants including –Thai Ziree, Bud’s Chicken, Anthony’s Wood Fired Pizza,
and caterers A Taste of Africa, Spanish Paella, Haitian Goldstein’s, and Arms
of Hope. In addition, over 50, not for profit interactive and merchandise
booths offer artwork, clothing, and jewelry for sale. Kids will find arts
projects and activities such as puppet making with a puppet stage, creating
images of their families that connect to others on a mural, and paper Peace
Crane folding. Adults enjoy the Issues Mural where they identify issues important to
them, and selfies taken with the hand painted APD life size cultural figures. Prizes
donated by local artists and businesses will be raffled off throughout the day
as well, so there’s something for everyone.
Prior to all
this, a free workshop from 9:30am to 11:00 am will teach young children to make
the Craft Dough People, graphically illustrating that all people are made from
the same materials and should therefore be treated with equal respect.
Pre-registration for the workshop is open to the first 30 kids, age’s four to
eleven, who sign-up by calling (561) 495-9818. A packaged craft kit,
based on this project, is available for a donation.