Houston Hosts Turkic Fest!

Raindrop Turkish House organized the annual Turkic Cultures and Children’s Festival last weekend at Hermann Square in Houston. Celebrating the rich heritage of such Turkic sister nations as Turkiye, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, the Kyrgyz Republic, along with Albania, Afghanistan, Bosnia, and Ahiskan Turks. The Turkic Fest also invited Greece and Pakistan as guest countries of this year, which added lively color to the festival. The festival is organized to display all aspects of the Turkic cultures and to revive artistic and cultural traditions, hence contributing to Houston’s celebration of its multicultural heritage. The highlight of the festival was the parade of the Ottoman Military Band, which is the oldest one of its kind in history. Families had an opportunity to have their portraits taken in historical costumes in the exotic traditional Ottoman Tent. visit ebrunews.com for more info!