During the week of April 9, DU hosted a series of events on campus aimed towards celebrating cultural diversity.

Culture Fest has been a DU tradition for over 30 years. Its purpose is to provide a day in which all students can celebrate who they are and where they come from. This year, Culture Fest was extended to include a week long series of events that began on April 9 with a Culture Fest kickoff event from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Sie Complex. Through the rest of the week, other events were hosted such as an international musical bingo night, a culture week fashion show and a world movie night where the Bollywood film, “3 Idiots,” was played. These events led up to the main culture fest celebration on Friday.

The culture week fashion show was hosted from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Driscoll Ballroom on April 11. For this event, DU students got the opportunity to walk on a runway as they wore styles from Native Fashion in the City, an organization aimed to support the indigenous community in the fashion world. As well, students were styled by Native Gorilla, whose mission is to inspire peace, love and spirit through various communities. For the fashion show, students walked down the runway in styles that represented different cultures across the globe, from Vietnam to India, as they were cheered on by a crowd of students.

On April 13, the main Culture Festival occurred where students were encouraged to share their own culture and learn more about others through activities such as calligraphy and dancing as they were also encouraged to try different cuisines.