Cultural Rhythms Festival - CR38: A Family Affiar
Join us for the 38th Annual Cultural Rhythms Festival, Harvard’s largest and oldest cultural festival, starting on Monday, March 18th and ending on Saturday, March 23rd. Hosted by the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations, the Cultural Rhythms Festival has drawn the Harvard community together to celebrate the rich cultural and ethnic diversity of the Harvard College student body! See the lineup below for more details!
To purchase tickets for the Cultural Rhythms Showcase on March 23rd, visit the Harvard Box Office in-person at Smith Campus Center or online. SEF-Eligible students can request tickets 72 hours in advance of the event.
Monday, March 18, 2024
Kick-Off: The Fashion Show and Artist Reveal
6-8 pm
Smith Campus Center, Harvard Commons
Kick off the Cultural Rhythms Festival by joining us for our first ever Cultural Fashion Show & Artist Reveal that will spotlight garments and attire that reflect a variety of cultures, and find out who will be our 2024 Artist of the Year! You can also enjoy delicious empanadas, chicken wings, and more!
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Intersection of Queerness & Culture Affinity Space Discussion
6:30pm
Harvard Foundation
Grays Hall, Lower Level
As part of the 38th Annual Cultural Rhythms Festival, join the Harvard Foundation, the Office of BGLTQ Student Life, and QSA for an affinity space discussion on the intersection of Queerness and race/culture and the impact of white supremacy on the Queer community!
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Soul Food & Quilting with the Black Arts Collective
7:30 pm
Harvard Foundation
Grays Hall, Lower Level
Join the Black Arts Collective and the Harvard Foundation for delicious soul food and decorating quilting squares that center your personal histories!
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Gender & Displacement Dialogue Hosted by the Harvard College Women's Center
7:00 - 8:30 pm
Harvard Foundation
Grays Hall, Lower Level
The Harvard College Women’s Center, Kurdistan Student Association, Tibetan Cultural Association invite you to a teach-in on “Displacement and Gendered Resilience.” Join us on Thursday, March 21st for an engaging evening where we will think through and reflect on the relationship between displacement, and gendered violence, highlighting examples of gendered resilience across multiple countries. This will be in the form of a presentation followed by a peer-led discussion. Come eat pizza, learn, and reflect in community. We are so excited to see you!
International Night with Woodbridge International Society
9:30 pm
Adams House Dining Hall
Hutchins Center, 104 Mount Auburn St. Floor 2R
The Adams House International Tutor Team is excited to partner with HoCo and the Woodbridge Society to organize a first ever “International Night” to celebrate the diversity of international cultures in our community. Join us in the Adams Dhall for a special evening of international food and entertainment. If you’re an international student who’d like to participate, sign up here! All Harvard students are welcome to attend.
Friday, March 22, 2024
Cultural Rhythms Food Festival
2-4pm
Harvard Yard, Grays Courtyard
The Harvard Foundation will host our Cultural Rhythms Food Festival, a block party at Grays Hall Courtyard in Harvard Yard where attendees will be able to enjoy delicious cultural foods, provided by 23 cultural student organizations belonging to the Harvard Foundation Student Advisory Committee. Tickets to the food festival are free and welcome to HUID card holders.
**Location is subject to change in case of inclement weather
Noche de Karaoke, Hosted by Harvard-Radcliffe RAZA
7:30 - 9:30 pm
Leverett House Library Theater
Join Harvard-Radcliffe RAZA and the Harvard Foundation the night before Cultural Rhythms for a Karaoke Night. Come to sign, enjoy tacos, and be in the community before the 38th Cultural Rhythms!
Saturday, March 23, 2024
