Local Colors

Local Colors Celebrating Roanoke’s global diversity, promoting inclusion and multicultural understanding through events, education, and services.

We create a welcoming place for people and cultures from around the world, embracing ethnic diversity! Local Colors celebrates multicultural heritages. Our signature event, The Local Colors Festival, takes place the 3rd Saturday in May and gives residents in the Roanoke Valley and beyond, the opportunity to learn bout and enjoy a variety of cultures through authentic music, arts, crafts, food, at

tire, language, dance, and goodwill. There are also events for Hispanic Heritage Month and Lunar New Year. Local Colors works with schools, businesses, community partners, and the international community to provide connections and opportunities for people from diverse backgrounds to be be valued and for learning experiences.

06/01/2026

The Lebanese Festival at St. Elias Maronite Catholic Church is always a highlight of festival season. Delicious Lebanese food was had (especially the Burma dessert) and several of our Board/Steering Committee members were so glad to catch the festival’s dance performances!

05/27/2026

Little Kids Bhangra at our Local Colors Festival!

05/22/2026

North Cross School Lower School Spanish Group performing at our Local Colors festival!

05/20/2026

Our Procession of Nations is one of the highlights of the Local Colors Festival and we are so grateful to have so many diverse cultural groups participating this year!

What a festival and beautiful day to celebrate the diverse cultures of our region!We'd like to extend a deep-felt thank ...
05/18/2026

What a festival and beautiful day to celebrate the diverse cultures of our region!

We'd like to extend a deep-felt thank you to all who made Local Colors 2026 possible:

💃Performers showing us the beauty of their culture in music and dance
🌍 Procession of Nations participants
🌶️Vendors providing delicious cuisine and beautiful artisanal work
🙋Volunteers working to make the festival run smoothly
❤️ Our year-round and festival sponsors and their generous support
👩🏻‍🤝‍👨🏽And all who attended!

We appreciate all of your support and look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events!

Photos by Aaron Layman

05/14/2026

We have new t-shirts! Come out to the 2026 Local Colors Festival and stop by the info booth to get one or more. The colors are amazing!

We’re so pleased to be joined this year by new vendors A Taste of Austria/Helmut’s Strudel. They serve up delicious Aust...
05/13/2026

We’re so pleased to be joined this year by new vendors A Taste of Austria/Helmut’s Strudel. They serve up delicious Austrian fare such as strudels (blueberry ones, even!) and wurst.

Come grab a bite and join us in welcoming them to our FREE Local Colors festival on May 16th, 11-5PM with food, music, dance, and more!

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541 Luck Avenue SW
Roanoke, VA
24016

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