It's a local legend!
2011 marked a 52 year tradition for McKeesport's Annual International Village!
**What is it?
It's an ethnic food and music "fair"/festival.
It's like Epcot for poor folks! You can eat around the world and try a little something from a ton of different ethnicities.
This fair lasts for three days, and has run on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of one mid-August week for as long as I can recall.
Opens at 2 or 3pm and typically stays going until 10pm.
**Where is it?
It's always held at McKeesport's Steven Barry baseball field, catty-corner from McKeesport High School.
**What you'll see?
GREAT people watching!
Lots of ethnic music companies (mainly Tamburitza music).
Lots of little kids acting too skanky and too hood (seriously, though).
Lots of different booths all around the outfield; each booth represents a different ethnic food/region.
**How's it laid out?
The infield is set up with a stage (for the performing music companies) at Home plate. The rest of the infield (first base--third base) is a 1/2 circle of chairs arranges so that the old timers and the proud moms and dads can watch their kids on stage doing their dances and playing music.
**What's it cost?
$2.00 to get in the gate (+Parking, depending on where you choose to park, but the McKeesport High School parking lot is free if ya don't mind a tiny walk).
Food varies, but everything is on a dollar/quarter scale, so no worries for the math-phobes out there! lol
Cash only!!!
**My Faves?
Croatian Booth: Lamb! (but ya gotta get there SUPER early)
German Booth: Potato Pancakes (yum!)
My husbands swears that the African Soul Food booth has THE best tenders! read more