The Albany Convention and Visitors Bureau and Downtown Merchants Association will present present the second annual International Festival on Saturday Oct. 3, 2009 from 4 to 10 p.m. at RiverFront Park.

The free event have live music, tons of culturally diverse food flavors and lots of kids attractions, including face painting, a jumping house, a petting zoo, clowns, rock climbing, and games.

This year’s festival is expected to attract more than 5,000 people to the downtown area. This is a unique opportunity available every year to interact with different communities including Filipino, Hispanic, Japanese, Chinese, Indian, African, Irish, and Americans. The International Festival provides a positive impact for each participating group and for all the community while experiencing the various types of traditional dances, music, dress, and countries represented in each booth.

For information, call Teresa Smith at 317-4760.