Fifty-one acts will take the stage at the 2026 Skokie Festival of Cultures at Oakton Park. They include:
Saturday, May 16, 2026 – World Showcase Stage (east)
11 a.m. –– Nayon Milwaukee (Filipino)
11:30 a.m. –– Ballet Folklorico De Colores (Mexican)
12 p.m. –– Vest Dance Group (German)
12:30 p.m. –– Romanian American Chicago Choir
1 p.m. –– Opening Ceremonies: featuring Flutetopia representing Native American Cultures
Master of Ceremonies: Mayor Ann Tennes
1:55 p.m. –– KJRI Chicago & Indonesian Performing Arts
2:25 p.m. –– Tibetan Alliance
2:55 p.m. –– Ivushki Russian Choir
3:20 p.m. –– Academy of Thai Music & Dance Wat Dhammaram
3:55 p.m. –– Na Kupuna Ukulele Club (Hawaiian)
4:25 p.m. –– Rhythm of Anatolia (Turkish)
4:45 p.m. –– St. Matthew's Eisa Dance Team / Chim don don (Japanese)
5:15 p.m. –– Bulgarica Center (Bulgarian)
5:35 p.m. –– Assyrian American Civic Club of Chicago
Saturday, May 16, 2026 – World Showcase Stage (south)
11:05 a.m. –– Kokyo Taiko Chicago (Japanese)
11:40 a.m.–– Folklor-dabka (Palestinian)
12:15 p.m. –– Chicago Cossaks (Ukranian)
12:45 p.m. –– Oryantal Dansi: The Silk Road Experience (Turkish, Uzbek, Balkan, Roma)
1:50 p.m. –– Northshore Martial Arts (Korean)
2:30 p.m. –– Spoon Man (USA)
3 p.m. –– Total T Magic (USA)
3:30 p.m. –– Kurdish Cultural Center
4 p.m. –– Ruan to the World (Chinese)
4:25 p.m. –– Arnulfo Cardenes, Mariachi (Mexican)
5:05 p.m. –– Kalakriti School of Dance (Indian)
Sunday, May 17, 2026 – World Showcase Stage (east)
11 a.m. –– CCEA Chinese Language School
11:20 a.m. –– Chicago Korean Folk Ensemble
11:40 a.m. –– National Cambodian Heritage Museum
12:15 p.m. –– Skokie Concert Choir (Multi-Cultural)
12:50 p.m. –– Mazurdance Chicago Studio (Ukranian, Romanian, Greek, Jewish, Polish)
1:25 p.m. –– Alpha & the Princes of Futa (Guinean/Senegalese)
2 p.m. –– Tierra Colombiana Dance Ensemble
2:20 p.m. –– Ensemble Español Youth Company (Spanish)
2:40 p.m. –– Renancer Boliviano Dance Troupe
3:10 p.m. –– Hamazkayin Sardarabad Dance Ensemble (Armenian)
4:20 p.m. –– Klezmer Music Foundation–Junior Klezmer Orchestra (Ashkenazi Jewish)
4:55 p.m. –– Viva Panama Folkloric Dance Group
5:15 p.m. –– Indian Women's Club of Northshore
5:45 p.m. –– Festival of Colors Finale (Multi-Cultural)
Sunday, May 17, 2026 – World Showcase Stage (south)
11:05 a.m. –– Nordland Band/Modal Music, Inc. (Danish, Swedish, Norwegian & Finnish)
11:40 a.m. –– Evanston Aikido Center (Japanese)
12:15 p.m. –– Music around the Mediterranean (Grecian, Turkish, Egyptian)
12:45 p.m. –– Moravian American Music Academy (Czechia)
1:25 p.m. –– Inversion Jazz Band (USA)
2:05 p.m. –– Benjamin Mercado Spanish & English Guitar (Spanish)
2:40 p.m. –– Maja Rios Jazz & Beyond (Brazilian, Cuban, Mexican)
3:20 p.m. –– Tambor Chicago (Cuban)
4 p.m. –– The Center for Roma Culture (Hungarian)
4:35 p.m. –– Turam Turkish Dance Ensemble
5:05 p.m. –– BollyBhangra USA Dance School (Indian)