A festival to celebrate peace and what’s right with the world will take place Sept. 24 at North Park in McCandless.
The 19th Annual North Hills International Day of Peace Festival is scheduled for a 2 p.m. start at Point Grove on North Park’s Lake Shore Drive. The finale, a parade of 195 flags belonging to members of the United Nations, will take place at 3:45 p.m.
The festival will feature song, personal stories, dance, and activities celebrating different cultures and highlighting peace.
Light refreshments will be provided.
This event is for all ages. And is free.
The North Hills International Day of Peace Festival is sponsored by: American Association of University Women, La Roche University, Muslim Association of Greater Pittsburgh, North Hills Ebony Women, Inc., Sisters of Divine Providence and members of the North Hills community at large.
The theme this year is Actions in Peace.
The International Day of Peace has been observed in the North Hills community since 2005. This is the 15th year the observance has been held in North Park.
In 1981 the U.N. General Assembly established an International Day of Peace. In 2001 the assembly set Sept. 21 as the annual day with the intention of having the entire world observe a full day of global peace and nonviolence. Observances will take place in hundreds of countries around the world.
More information is available by emailing diversity@LaRoche.edu.
