A Ball State University tradition for more than 50 years, the International Education office's annual International Festival will be held Friday in the Student Center Ballroom.
Billed as a "miniature world tour," the event will feature dancing, arts and crafts, food tasting and presentations by Ball State students showcasing their native countries.
Foreign Student Advisor and Immigration Specialist Debra Goens said visitors can see display booths and photographs and participate in activities from various countries.
"They can actually talk with people from that country," Goens said. "There will be music; there's food and games."
Goens said more than 25 nations and regions will be represented at the International Festival including places most Americans don't know much about including Moldovia, Georgia and Nicaragua.
A new feature at this year's event will be a tele-conference between students from Venezuela and Ball State modern languages students.
Ball State graduate student Joyce Hiendarto said the event is a great opportunity to learn about other countries in an ever-shrinking world.
"Globalization makes it important to know about your neighbor countries," Hiendarto said. "The world is getting smaller and it's important to know what's going on in those countries."
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