Trip around the world at the Port St. Lucie International Fest
COVERING YOUR COMMUNITY. YOU CAN TAKE A TRIP AROUND THE WORLD AT THE PORT SAINT LUCIE INTERNATIONAL FEST. AND HERE TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THE EVENT ARE TWO OF THE WOMEN BEHIND IT. WE HAVE MARITZA DIAZ ART WITH US AND ALSO CAITLIN DEROSA. WELCOME, LADIES. THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE WITH US. YES, THANKS FOR HAVING US. THANK YOU. SO FOR PEOPLE WHO AREN’T FAMILIAR WITH THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL, WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT? OH THANK YOU. WELL, INTERNATIONAL FEST, YOU CAN EXPLORE AND TRAVEL THE WORLD IN A DAY AT INTERNATIONAL FEST THIS SATURDAY FROM 3 TO 9 P.M. AT THE MID-FLORIDA EVENTS EVENT CENTER. AND IT’S REALLY A WONDERFUL FREE EVENT FOR ALL AGES, AND IT’S A GREAT TIME TO BE EXPOSED TO DIFFERENT CULTURES. THERE’S AN INSIDE AND AN OUTSIDE COMPONENT, AND CAITLIN HAS MORE TO TALK ABOUT. THE OUTSIDE COMPONENT. YES. SO THE OUTSIDE COMPONENT WE’RE GOING TO HAVE MAGNITUDE OF FOOD TRUCKS. SO WE’LL HAVE CUISINES FROM HAITI, JAMAICA, WE’LL HAVE CARIBBEAN FOOD. WE’LL ALSO HAVE BRAZILIAN BARBECUE. WE’LL HAVE TACOS AND SWEET TREATS FROM CHURROS TO GELATO AND ICE CREAM. THIS YEAR WE BROUGHT IN A SPORTS COMPONENT. SO WE’RE GOING TO BE HAVING A SANCTIONED HIGHLAND GAME. AND THEN WE’RE ALSO HAVING A DACHSHUND RACE WITH THE SAINT LUCIE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY. DEMOS OF CRICKET AND RUGBY, ALONG WITH THE FULL LINE UP OF MUSIC ON OUR OUTDOOR STAGE. WE’LL HAVE LATIN DANCES, JUNKANOO, POLYNESIAN HULA DANCERS AND THEN AT 730 ON SATURDAY, THE MAIN STAGE, WE HAVE A 1964 TRIBUTE BAND QUOTED ROLLING STONE’S BEST BEATLES TRIBUTE BAND ON EARTH. AND FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVEN’T BEEN BEFORE, WHAT CAN THEY EXPECT US TO GET OUT OF AN EXPERIENCE LIKE THIS WITH BEING INTRODUCED TO SO MANY DIFFERENT CULTURES THAT ARE RIGHT HERE IN SO MANY OF OUR COMMUNITIES? THAT’S A GREAT QUESTION. SO THE WONDERFUL THING ABOUT THIS IS NOT JUST FREE, BUT PEOPLE CAN EXPECT AN EXPOSURE TO DIFFERENT CULTURES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE AND INSIDE OF MID-FLORIDA EVENTS EVENT CENTER. THE INSIDE PORTION IS ARTS AND IDEAS. AND SO WHAT HAPPENS IS ATTENDEES CAN GET MORE EXPOSURE TO CULTURES THROUGH ARTS AND CRAFTS, A DANCE AND DRUMMING WORKSHOP, AND MOST OF ALL, A FASHION EXHIBIT, WHICH IS MY FAVORITE BECAUSE YOU ACTUALLY HAVE GARMENTS AND CULTURAL PIECES SUBMITTED BY LOCAL RESIDENTS. AND THIS EVENT IS REALLY JUST TO DRAW EVERYONE IN AS A COMMUNITY. ABSOLUTELY. OKAY, SO LET’S GIVE OUT THE DETAILS ONE MORE TIME. IT’S GOING TO BE HAPPENING SATURDAY AT THE MID-FLORIDA EVENT CENTER. YES, FROM 3 TO 9 P.M. AT THE MID-FLORIDA CENTER. IT’S FREE. SO WE INVITE EVERYONE TO COME OUT AND WE’RE HAPPY TO HAVE ALL THE RESIDENTS COME OUT. WE LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. WE LOVE TO SEE YOU, AND WE’RE JUST LOOKING VERY MUCH FORWARD TO IT. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU LADIES FOR BEING HERE AND GIVING US ALL THIS GREAT INFORMATION. IF YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE, YOU CAN HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE, WPBF.COM OR DOWNLOAD OUR FREE WPBF 25 NEWS APP. SANDRA. THE EVENT IS SATURDAY SO HOPEFULLY THE WEATHER IS LOOKING GO
Trip around the world at the Port St. Lucie International Fest
Updated: 11:51 AM EST Nov 18, 2025
The Port St. Lucie International Fest is a multicultural celebration that will take place at 3 p.m. Saturday at the MidFlorida Event Center. Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25Organizers stopped by our studio to talk more about the free event. For more information, click here.Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. —
The Port St. Lucie International Fest is a multicultural celebration that will take place at 3 p.m. Saturday at the MidFlorida Event Center.
Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25
Organizers stopped by our studio to talk more about the free event. For more information, click here.
Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.