From left, Ian Irmisch on the bodhran and Emily Yarascavitch of the Tartan Terrors perform on stage. The Tartan Terrors, a Celtic rock and roll band from Toronto, Canada, will perform 8:30 p.m. Saturday at the Multi-Cultural Festival at Civitan Park in Belpre. (Photo provided)

Two of the big acts this year at the Mid-Ohio Valley Multi-Cultural Festival are from Kentucky and Canada, an organizer of the annual event said.

The 29th Multi-Cultural Festival opens Friday for a three-day run at Civitan Park in Belpre, a move made last year when construction on the new activities center at City Park in Parkersburg commenced. The facility is still under construction.

Not enough space was available to hold the event, organizer Bea Corra said.

“We had to move to Belpre,” she said.

The weather this year is also expected to be milder than the 2025 show, with lower temperatures.

“It was hotter than the dickens last year,” Corra said.

Opening ceremonies will be held at 6 p.m. Friday and kick off three days of live entertainment and numerous vendors and food trucks. The RLJQ Afro-Cuban Jazz quartet will perform at 8:30 p.m. Friday.

Two well-known acts will perform on Saturday, The Local Honeys, a Kentucky duo, and the Tartan Terrors, a Celtic rock band from Toronto, Canada.

The Tartan Terrors were formed in 1996 by Ian Irmisch, who plays the bodhran, a traditional Irish drum, and his late sister Ellen. The band performs rock and roll in a Celtic way.

Including Irmisch, other members of the band are Peter McArthur on the bagpipes, whistle and vocals, Emily Yarascavitch on fiddle, vocals and stepdancing, Charlie McKittrick on drums and vocals, Phill Hood on electric and acoustic guitars and vocals, Chris Kerba on bodhran, acoustic guitar and vocals and Jake Saenz on bass guitar and vocals.

The Local Honeys is the duo of Linda Jean Stokley on guitar and fiddle and Montana Hobbs on banjo performing bluegrass and regional traditional Kentucky music.

Admission and parking is free. Civitan Park is at 1500 Blennerhassett Ave. and the audience is encouraged to bring a blanket or a lawn chair.

Festival stage schedule:

Friday:

6 p.m.: Opening Ceremony

6:30 p.m.: Master Sen Gao, Chinese face changing dance

6:45 p.m.: Boom Boom Shake, world percussion and bellydance

7:45 p.m.: Master Sen Gao, Chinese lion dance and martial arts

8:30 p.m.: RLJQ, Afro-Cuban jazz

Saturday

11 a.m.: Kenya Safari Acrobatic Show, acrobats

11:30 a.m.: The Valley Belles, retro swing era

12:15 p.m.: ShoJoJi, Japanese dance

1 p.m.: Wayward Dancers, belly dancing

1:15 p.m.: Gabriella Flamenco Academy, Spanish flamenco

1:45 p.m.: Wayward Dancers, belly dancing

2 p.m.: The Amazing Giants, aerial cirque artistry

2:30 p.m.: Kenya Safari Acrobatic Show, acrobats

3 p.m.: Gabriella Flamenco Academy, Spanish flamenco

3:30 p.m.: The Amazing Giants, aerial cirque artistry

4 p.m.: The Local Honeys

5:30 p.m.: The Amazing Giants, aerial cirque artistry

6 p.m.: The Flex Crew, rock and roll and reggae

7:30 p.m.: The Amazing Giants, aerial cirque artistry

8 p.m.: Phoenix Twirlers, baton twirling

8:30 p.m.: Tartan Terrors

Sunday

Noon: Interfaith Devotions

12:20 p.m.: Ashley Joy and Sarah Braun, classic jazz and swing

12:30 p.m.: High Schools That Rock, youth rock band

1 p.m.: The Kells Duo, Celtic music

2:30 p.m.: Ugata, West African drumming

3:45 p.m.: Stallion, 70s and 80s rock

Vendors and exhibitors:

Across the Creek Creations, Actor’s Guild, Alchemy & Design by AB, All That & Moore, Annie’s Potions & Coe’s Creations, Baha’i Faith, Belpre City Schools Student Artwork, Belpre Tree Commission, Consoleah’s Collectibles, Crafty Chicks 4 U, Cre8tive Cosplay, Cricket Wireless, Crochet Chick M, D&F Crafts, First City Records, Hair by Danyale Brooke, Glitzern Boutique, Global Market Gallery, Higher Visions, Horseshoe Face Paint, Hypnotic Hysteria, International Student Exchange, Joshua EB Smith, Ki No Kaze Bonsai Club, LeZe’s creAtions, Luis Lema, Mabelleray Soap, Marietta Henna, MOV Climate Action, MOV Signers Club – SAT 5-10p, MOVMCF Festival Info & Tshirts, Multicultural Genealogical Center, Mystic Moon, Nadine’s Nook, Name on Rice Jewelry, Paranormal Peppers, Peace & Love, Peace & Love 2, Plant Pushers, Plum Crazy Adventures, Psychic of Parkersburg, Qhantana, Root & Thread – Eclectic Kitchen, Shao-Lin Martial Arts Training Ce, Spencer 3-D, Stream of Thought, SWAGG, The Amputee Center, Thistle Ridge Creations, Trinket Crypt, Vintage Hippie Co, Visit Greater Parkersburg CVB, Wizards Emporium

The food vendor lineup includes D’Paulos, Sunshine Girls Lemonade, White Valley Kettle Corn, Dr. May’s Thai Kitchen, Tornado Potato, Jody’s Carnival Treats and The Official Beverage Bar.

Along with demonstrations by Professor Bubblemaker, a performer from Parkersburg, the World Market and Activities, a marketplace of global and craft vendors, will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday next to the children’s arts and craft activities available on Saturday and Sunday.