The multicultural two-day festival is back for the 31st year at the state fairgrounds April 18-19.
The Columbia International Festival returns to the Cantey and Goodman buildings at 1200 Rosewood Dr. with more than 100 national exhibitors each representing a country. In addition to each country portrayed at a booth, there are 19 food vendors representing a country and their native foods of choice.
On April 17, the festival welcomed children and teens for their Global Education Day and to kick off the weekend festivities. Up to 3,000 students from various schools, as well as homeschoolers, attended Friday, according to the Columbia International Festival website…