Panda Fest debuts in downtown Orlando<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTHIS WEEKEND. PANDA FEST? YES. YOU HEARD THAT RIGHT. PANDA FEST IS COMING TO DOWNTOWN ORLANDO FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. JOINING ME NOW IS BELLEVIEW SHOIGU, THE FOUNDER OF THIS EVENT. GREAT TO HAVE YOU HERE. HI, JASON. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE. YEAH. GOOD MORNING AND LET\u2019S TALK. PANDA, PANDA FEST. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. SO PANDA FEST IS A BIG OUTDOOR ASIAN FOOD FEST IN THE WHOLE US. AND WE STARTED TWO YEARS AGO IN NEW YORK CITY, AND LAST YEAR IS OUR AMAZING YEAR TO EXPAND OUTSIDE OF THE NEW YORK CITY. AND WE TRAVELED TO 11 CITIES WITH 13 EVENTS LAST YEAR. AND THIS YEAR ORLANDO WILL BE OUR FIRST STEP FOR THIS YEAR AND WE ARE SO HAPPY WE ARE HERE. WE\u2019RE SO HAPPY THAT YOU\u2019RE HERE IN ORLANDO. YEAH, YEAH. AND IT\u2019S YOU SEE, IT\u2019S ALL RELATED TO ABOUT THE PANDA, RIGHT? AND THIS IS ONE OF THE NATION\u2019S FASTEST GROWING ASIAN FOOD AND CULTURAL FESTIVALS. AND YOU KNOW WHY? ORLANDO YOU HAVE THE WHOLE COUNTRY. YOU GO FROM NEW YORK, AND THEN YES. WHY DID YOU CHOOSE ORLANDO? IT\u2019S VERY INTERESTING QUESTION BECAUSE WE FEEL LIKE ORLANDO HAS A BIG COMMUNITY OF THE ASIAN COMMUNITY. YEAH. AND ALSO, WE ALWAYS WANT TO CELEBRATE ASIAN CULTURE WITH OUR COMMUNITY MEMBER. AND ALSO ANOTHER REASON IS THAT OUR FESTIVAL IS PANDA THEMED. AND I FEEL LIKE THE ORLANDO PEOPLE IS REALLY USED TO THE THEME. YEAH, WE DO LIKE A THEMED EVENT. COME ON. YES. YEAH. SO OUR EVENT IS REALLY UNIQUE. WHEN YOU LOOK, SHE\u2019S GOT THE PANDA. IT\u2019S AN INFLATABLE HEADBAND. YES. EVERYONE WILL GET ONE PIN AND ONE. YOU GET A PEN AND A HEADBAND. WHEN YOU COME, COME OUT. AND WHAT IS THIS ON TOP? THIS IS A FRUIT, RIGHT? YEAH. IT\u2019S ORANGE. AN ORANGE. OKAY. YEAH. AND LET\u2019S TALK ABOUT TOMORROW AS IT GETS GOING. YES. WE\u2019RE GOING TO GET A PEN WHEN WE COME IN. WE\u2019RE GETTING A FUN HEADBAND. WHAT ELSE? OH, LOOK AT THIS. SOME MORE. SOME MORE STUFF. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO SEE THERE? OF COURSE THERE WILL BE FOOD. THERE WILL BE PANDA THEMED THINGS. LOOK AT THIS. HOW ADORABLE IS THIS? ALL RIGHT. YEAH. TELL US ALL ABOUT WHAT WE\u2019RE GOING TO EXPERIENCE AT PANDA FEST. YES. SO FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE FOOD FESTIVAL. SO DEFINITELY YOU WILL TASTE A LOT OF FOOD VENDORS LIKE VENDORS FOOD. YEAH, WE HAVE MORE THAN 82 FOOD VENDORS THIS TIME. AND IT\u2019S ALL FROM THE WHOLE US, FROM NEW YORK, FROM SEATTLE, FROM LOCAL. AND SO THEY DISPLAY THE MOST AUTHENTIC ASIAN STREET FOOD TO EVERYONE. AND WHAT IS THIS THAT YOU BROUGHT IN? THESE LOOK DELICIOUS. AND AS I PICKED THEM UP, I REALIZED IT\u2019S FRUIT. BUT THERE\u2019S MAYBE SOME SORT OF COATING. IS IT IS IT SUGAR? YEAH, IT\u2019S SUGAR AND IT\u2019S FRUIT. CAN\u2019T GET ANY SWEETER. AND THEN WE DO THIS. YES, YES. IT\u2019S LIKE THE OFFICIAL NAME IS TANGHULU. BUT USUALLY WE CALL IT CRUNCHY FRUIT CANDY. CRUNCHY FRUIT CANDY OR TANGHULU. YEAH. TANGHULU IS OFFICIAL NAME. AND IT STARTED A HUNDRED YEARS AND IT\u2019S VERY, VERY TRENDY AND FAMOUS DESSERT RIGHT NOW IN TIKTOK. AND EVERYONE WANT TO LEARN IF IT\u2019S ON TIKTOK. THAT\u2019S WHAT WE\u2019RE GOING TO DO HERE. YES, YES, YES. AND ALSO IN PANDA FEST YOU WILL HAVE THE A LOT OF PANDA RELATED MERCHANDISE TO EXPLORE. AND ALSO WE HAVE THE 15 FOOT INFLATABLE PANDA FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE PHOTOS WITH. AND ALSO WE HAVE THE PANDA THEMED BOUNCE HOUSE, AND IT\u2019S FREE TO EVERYONE. OH, THE KIDS AND THE KIDS AT HEART ARE GOING TO ENJOY THAT. WHY THE PANDA THEME? WHY IS THIS SO IMPORTANT TO CREATE A FESTIVAL AROUND IT? YEAH, I THINK THE MAIN REASON IS THAT I\u2019M THE CRAZY PANDA FANS AND PANDA IS MY FAVORITE ANIMAL FOR LIKE SEVERAL YEARS. AND WHEN I WANT TO DO AN ASIAN FOOD FEST, I THINK PANDA IS A GREAT FIT FOR THIS THEME. SO I CREATED THIS ONE. BUT AT THE VERY BEGINNING PEOPLE WILL THINK ABOUT. IT\u2019S REALLY CRAZY IDEA, I LOVE IT. YEAH, HOW YOU CREATE THIS IDEA TO I SAID, OH, WE CAN ENCOURAGE MORE VENDORS TO CREATE MORE LIKE DECORATION FOR PANDA TO REALLY LEAN INTO TO THE PANDA THEME. YEAH, YEAH. AND ALSO BOUNCE HOUSE INFLATABLE INFLATABLE HEADBAND AND EVERYTHING YOU CREATE CAN MAKE THAT VIBE COME OUT. YEAH, IT\u2019S ALL AT PANDA FEST. WE\u2019RE GOING TO GET TICKET INFORMATION FOR OUR VIEWERS ON WESH.COM. THAT WAY THEY CAN GET LINKED OVER TO GET THOSE, AND YOU CAN FIND OUT SO MUCH MORE INFORMATION MORE THAN WE COVERED HERE IN THIS QUICK SEGMENT. THERE ARE THE VIP TICKETS AND\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPanda Fest, one of the nation’s fastest-growing Asian food and culture festivals, debuts in downtown Orlando this weekend.The event will offer a unique cultural experience for attendees.Biubiu Xu, the founder of the event, started the tradition in New York City and has since expanded to 11 other cities, including Orlando. General admission tickets are $17, while VIP tickets are $40. To get tickets, click here.Orlando event details>> Location: Festival Park \u2013 2911 E Robinson St., Orlando, FL 32803>> Dates and times:\u2022 Friday, Feb. 27 | 4 p.m. \u2013 10 p.m.\u2022 Saturday, Feb. 28 | 10 a.m.\u201310 p.m.\u2022 Sunday, March 1 | 10 a.m.\u20138 p.m.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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Panda Fest, one of the nation’s fastest-growing Asian food and culture festivals, debuts in downtown Orlando this weekend.<\/p>\n
The event will offer a unique cultural experience for attendees.<\/p>\n
Biubiu Xu, the founder of the event, started the tradition in New York City and has since expanded to 11 other cities, including Orlando. <\/p>\n
General admission tickets are $17, while VIP tickets are $40. <\/p>\n