The Filipino-American Cultural Organization and the Oceanside Public Library will be hosting the 21st Annual Filipino Cultural Celebration on Saturday, June 4. The event will take place in the Oceanside Civic Center Plaza, located downtown at 330 N. Coast Highway in the Oceanside Cultural District from noon to 6 p.m. Event admission is free and open to the public.

The theme of this year’s event is FACO’s Journey and Legacy of Resilience, and will offer attendees an afternoon full of Philippine folk dancing and music, colorful costumes, special performances from local Filipino-American talents, and delicious Filipino cuisine. There will be a variety of vendors offering their products and services in the Plaza area. Guests will be delighted by the FACO Cultural Dance Group which will perform dances from Luzon, Mindanao, and the Visayan Islands. Scholarships will be awarded to deserving Filipino-American high school seniors in North San Diego County and in the Philippines.

For more information about the event and services that FACO provides, visit www.filamcultural.org or call Dori Harris at 760-822-0683 or Genevieve Wunder at 760-717-7151. For library information, visit www.ci.oceanside.ca.us/gov/lib/ or call 760-435-5600.

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