International Festival celebration set for April 29 in Johns Creek

By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — For the fifth year, Johns Creek will present a cultural smorgasbord to an anticipated 17,000 visitors at its largest International Festival April 29.

Home to more than 83,000 residents, Johns Creek is one of the most culturally diverse cities in the state and nation. Johns Creek’s Edie Damann, who has taken the lead on planning since the event’s inception, said the city has an international population of more than 51 percent.

“It was important for us to have an event that celebrates all those different cultures, and then bring people in from outside of Johns Creek to hopefully introduce them to things that are new that maybe they didn't know about — different types of foods, dances and music,” Damann said.

The event will feature countries from all continents, except Australia. To name a few, featured countries include Mexico, Canada, Hungary, Ghana, Kenya, France, Korea, Ireland and Turkey.

“If I’m lucky, somebody from Australia will come in and decide to participate,” Damann said.

The city has allocated $45,000 to this