Bellevue International Festival — Family Cultural Fair

The City of Bellevue is set to hold the Bellevue International Festival on Saturday, Aug. 8, from noon to 5 p.m. at Crossroads Park, according to the city’s event page. The free public event is billed as a family-friendly celebration of Bellevue’s diverse cultures and communities, with live music and dance performances, food trucks, vendors and activity tables. Bellevue said the 2026 edition is the festival’s third year. City materials published in June and updated on the event calendar this week place the festival at 999 164th Ave. NE in the Crossroads area. ### Where is the festival actually happening? Crossroads Park, not downtown Bellevue, is the location listed on Bellevue’s official event calendar for the Aug. 8 festival. The city’s page gives the address as 999 164th Ave. NE and says the public is invited to attend family-friendly activities, food and performances there. Bellevue’s festival page and city news release both say the event is returning to Crossroads Park. That differs from some broader festival listings that describe Bellevue events more generally, but the city’s own materials are specific about the park location and time. ### What will people find there on Saturday? The City of Bellevue says the festival will include live music and dance performances, food trucks, vendors, giveaways and community information tables. The event page also describes it as family-friendly, with activities aimed at the public at large. A June 23 city news release said the festival is intended to celebrate Bellevue’s “diverse cultures and communities.” Sara Boyle, Bellevue’s head of diversity, equity and inclusion, said in that release that the event’s celebration of the city’s cultures and communities is becoming an annual tradition the city is proud to support. ### How big a fixture is this on Bellevue’s calendar? Bellevue describes the 2026 gathering as its third annual International Festival. The city held earlier versions in 2024 and 2025, according to archived city event and news pages, making this year’s program the latest installment of a city-sponsored summer cultural event. The 2025 city notice used similar language, describing family-friendly activities and performances at Crossroads Park. The continuity in location and format suggests Bellevue has kept the event centered on the Crossroads neighborhood while building it into a recurring annual program, according to the city’s own descriptions. ### Who is organizing it and how official is it? The City of Bellevue is the organizer named on the city calendar and related city news release. The event sits within Bellevue’s Diversity Advantage Initiative pages, which the city uses to publish information about multicultural and community-focused programming. Bellevue lists a city email address, diversity@bellevuewa.gov, and a phone number, 425-452-6800, for questions. The event page also includes accommodation language asking attendees who need alternate formats, interpreters or reasonable modifications to contact the city at least 48 hours in advance. ### What should attendees know before they go? Saturday, Aug. 8, is the date on Bellevue’s official calendar, and the posted hours are noon to 5 p.m. The event is free, according to the city’s festival page, and is open to the public. The City of Bellevue says the latest details are available through its Bellevue International Festival pages, where attendees can check event information and contact organizers before the program begins on Aug. 8.