Myrtle Beach International Culture Festival gives visitors a glimpse into new worlds

MYRTLE BEACH S.C. (WBTW) – The Myrtle Beach International Culture Festival brings in people from all over to experience the diversity of the Grand Strand.

The daylong event celebrated its fifth anniversary on Sunday at Chapin Park and included live music, inflatable rides and a range of vendors selling food, clothing and accessories.

Business owner Maria Pedraza was a first-time vendor on hand at this year’s celebration, selling handmade jewelry and handbags from Colombia.

Another first-time festival attendee is a young entrepreneur. Ranissa was selling keychains, bracelets, earrings, and much more.

She says they are representing Jamaica and explains what her favorite part of the festival is.

“It’s been very good so far, I like the music.”

While for some this is their first time at the festival, one mother-daughter duo says this is their third year attending.

Stephanie Nmashie explains the culture they are representing.

“We are actually representing the Ghanaian-American culture, so our original ethnic background is from Ghana, West Africa but we’re also representing our African American Culture so we blend the two and of course our Southern roots being from North Carolina so we just blend it all together,” she said.

Organizers say they festival is growing and want to make it into a three-day event in the future.

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