Downtown Roanoke brought countries from all over the globe to Elmwood park for the 33rd annual local colors festival.

Roanoke’s largest free multicultural festival is taking over Elmwood Park on Saturday, May 20. Local Colors Festival is celebrating its 32nd year.

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Thousands of people packed Elmwood Park Saturday to embrace diverse cultures across the Roanoke Valley at the Local Colors Festival.

Celebrate culture and heritage at the Local Colors Festival this weekend in Elmwood Park

ROANOKE, Va. An annual festival that usually draws in thousands of people to downtown Roanoke has moved online due to COVID-19. The Local Colors Virtual Festival started on Tuesday and runs through Friday. Usually, thousands of people head to Elmwood Park to watch musical and dance performances and try different foods, but this year, its all online. Even though the festival wont be held in person this year to mark Local Colors 30th anniversary, Executive Director Lisa Spencer said its still a great way to celebrate all the diverse cultures that make up the region. It reminds us of our shared humanity and that is expressed in so many different ways, said Spencer, the executive director of Local Colors of Western Virginia, Were all in this together.Check out music and dance performances on the Local Colors Facebook page.