For Immediate Release:
October 25, 2008 
For additional information contact:
Shiroma Southwest
800-382-3054/972-732-6100
pat@shiromasouthwest.com

DFW International partners TOWN OF ADDISON's NEW EVENT – WORLDFEST, OCTOBER 25, 2008

WORLDFEST is the Town of Addison’s newest public event in spectacular Addison Circle Park.  The festival, Saturday, October 25, is being hosted in partnership with the non-profit DFW International Community Alliance (DFW Int'l) organization.

Town of Addison Special Events Administrator Barbara Kovacevich says, “We are excited about the addition of WORLDFEST to Addison’s famed annual schedule of events.  Each Addison event is unique and nationally recognized and WORLDFEST will continue that tradition.

 “Annually, more than 350,000 people come not only from Texas, but from throughout the U.S. and the world to participate in the celebrated array of special events including Taste Addison, Kaboom Town®!, Summer Series outdoor concerts, North Texas Jazz Festival, Oktoberfest and Cinema in the Circle,” she continued.

For 12 years, DFW Int'l has produced the Dallas International Festival.  DFW Int'l is a network of over 1,600 internationally-focused organizations in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex that embodies the cultural and economic vibrancy of the global community. Their Mission is to build mutual understanding and respect by linking diverse international cultural communities.

According to Anne Marie Weiss-Armush, DFW Int'l’s President, “Partnering with the Town of Addison will facilitate the involvement of an increasing number of North Texas global cultural representatives in this entertaining and educational event.”

At WORLDFEST guests will be immersed in the culture of Asia, Europe, Africa, Middle East and of course the Americas as they visit each of five continental pavilions.  While traveling through the pavilions, children can participate in a special passport project that encourages and rewards as they learn about each country represented at the event. 

Additionally, festival guests will cheer at the Parade of Nations, dine on cuisine from around the world, play global games like Rugby and Bocce, enjoy the children’s workshops and International passport, shop in the International Marketplace, sip and learn at the International wine tasting tent, and enjoy dance and musical offerings representing our global diversity.

Addison packs top restaurant dining at more than 170 restaurants, 22 hotels, nighttime fun, spectacular city sponsored special events, a combination of towering office buildings and upscale shopping, beautifully landscaped residential communities, award winning parks, major corporate headquarters and much more into its mere 4.3 square miles.

Everyone is invited to experience a trip around the world at WORLDFEST, October 25, 2008. 

EVENT SPECIFICS:

WHAT:    WORLDFEST

WHEN:   Saturday, October 25, 2008
               Noon to 10:00 p.m.

 LOCATION:     Addison Circle Park 
                4970 Addison Circle Drive
                Addison, Texas 75001 

Parking is available at the northwest corner of the Dallas Parkway and Arapaho Road.  A DART transit center is adjacent to the park.

ADMISSION:              $5 for ages 4 and older.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more information about these and other events, please visit www.addisontexas.net or 1-800-ADDISON.

MEDIA CONTACT:    Photos and spokespeople are available.  Contact Shiroma Southwest at 972.732.6100 or pat@shiromasouthwest.com for more information.