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Save the Date for 2026
Saturday, August 22, 2026 | 11 AM - 4PM
Kopp Park (Behind RecPlex, 420 Dempster Street)
Come to the 2026 Celebration of Cultures. Enjoy Cultural Booths, Ethnic Foods, Crafts from Ten Thousand Villages and of course Cultural Entertainment.
Welcome to the 8th Annual Mount Prospect Celebrations of Cultures event. The Mayor and the Village Board have long recognized the diverse population that makes up the Village. As a result, the Mount Prospect Celebration of Cultures has been planned as commemoration to honor the many diverse populations that live side by side in the Village.
Part of the Village’s Aging in Community initiative is reducing barriers for older adults. To make the Celebration of Cultures event more accessible, we are adding additional parking spaces for older adults and individuals with disabilities. CERT members will be on-site to direct traffic.
Get your very own Celebration of Cultures T-Shirt
Available for sale at the event for $20. 
Profits go the Human Services Emergency Fund.
Food & Beverages (2025)
Dishes and desserts from around the world will be available for purchase from local restaurants.
- Altea | Vietnamese
- A Thousand Tales | Turkish
- Chick-fil-A | American
- Pueblo Viejo | Mexican
- Pinoy Grill Food Truck | Filipino
- Wah Taj |Indian
- Tropical Smoothie Cafe
- Paletas from La Michoacana (Mount Prospect Chamber of Commerce)
- Beers from around the world (Mount Prospect Chamber of Commerce)
- Water, soda & gatorade (Mount Prospect Chamber of Commerce)
Cultural Entertainment
Each year we feature entertainment of music and dancing from a variety of cultures. If you have a local cultural performing group and would like to participate in 2026, please email hkleinstein@mountprospect.org.
Crafts & Kids’ Activities
Celebration of Cultures has something for everyone! Ten Thousand Villages will be selling fair trade crafts from a variety of countries.
There will also be plenty of kid-friendly crafts and activities, including face painting, balloon art, and a special “Instrument Petting Zoo” from Bach to Rock. Kids can fill up a “passport” by collecting a sticker from each country and then spin the wheel to win a prize.
Cultural Booths (2025)
- Assyria
- Azerbaijan
- Bulgaria
- Germany
- Greece
- India
- Italy
- Japan
- Kyrgyzstan
- South Korea
- Luxembourg
- Mexico
- Mongolia
- MP Historical Society
- Philippines
- Poland
- Romania
- Russia
- Turkiye
Information, native dress, artifacts and other cultural items can be found at the cultural booths. We are always searching for people of varied ethnic backgrounds who would like to participate and show off their cultures. If you would like to have your country of origin represented at the Celebration of Cultures, please fill out the online participation form or contact the Human Services Department at humanservices@mountprospect.org or 847-870-5680.
See pictures from past Celebration of Cultures