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July 17, 2016, Sunday - Minneapolis Sister Cities Day Celebration on Nicollet Island

Time:  1:00pm–5:00pm

Location: Nicollet Island Pavilion

Join us as we celebrate all 12 of the Minneapolis Sister Cities with a FREE Ice Cream Social & gathering on Nicollet Island Pavilion, Minneapolis. This family event features multi-cultural entertainment, children activities, ice cream and refreshments. The event highlights all of Minneapolis’ International Sister Cities, with a special spotlight this year on the 25th anniversary of our Sister City with Tours, France!

Sister Cities Day 2016 program:
1:00  Welcome Remarks
1:05  Japanese Entertainment Group (Ibaraki City, Japan) 
1:25  Sounds of Hope 
2:00  Official Program 
2:20  French Entertainment Group (Tours, France) 
2:45  The Hongde Lion Dance Association (Harbin, China) 
3:10  Aztec Dancers (Cuernavaca, Mexico)
3:35  Somali Dancers (Bosaso, Somalia) 
4:00  Vikarbyns Lilla Spelmanslag (Uppsala, Sweden) 
4:25  Ballet Folklorico (Cuernavaca, Mexico)  
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Make your own ice cream sundaes (while supplies last), entertainment and activities for the family! An afternoon celebrating the Sister City relationships between the city of Minneapolis and 12 Sister Cities.

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