Video by Rumsford ProductionsStory by Randy Lewis
For close to three decades Middletown, Ohio has been home to a celebration known as Middfest International. Middfest International is a premier cultural event that celebrates a different country each year through a wide range of programs in the arts, culture and business.
The event is held the first weekend in October and has been each year since 1981, when Luxembourg was the featured country. In 2009 Middfest welcomed in Indonesia. Middfest has used its unique approach to presenting each country’s culture to bring the world to this part of the American Midwest and in the process promote international understanding and peace. The guest country is invited to tell its own story through Middfest’s direct interaction with their government, cultural organizations and individuals.