Welcome!

 

The 2025 International Festival is scheduled for May 2-4 at Greene County Expo (120 Fairgrounds Rd; Xenia, OH  45385). 

If you are looking to buy tickets for the A World A’Fair please go to aworldafair.org and click on “tickets”.

Dayton International Festival, Inc (DIFI) is a tax-exempt corporation (501c3) whose primary mission is:

  • To promote and preserve the cultures and heritage of the ethnic groups, religious groups and war veterans groups, to sponsor and participate in activities highlighting the development of bonds of friendship through cultural exchange and joint endeavors by the ethnic groups, religious groups, and war veterans groups, and to participate with other civic groups in promoting the culture, heritage and religious aspects of our way of life.
  • To promote social and friendly relationship among the members and their guests.
  • To engage in recreational, pleasure, educational, ethnic-centered religious and other non-profitable purposes of the Corporation and its members.

DIFI is primarily known as the organizer of the A World A’Fair, a 3-day festival involving 35 ethnic groups who make up DIFI’s membership. It is held in the first weekend in May at the Greene County Fairground/Expo Center. More information about the Festival can be found at The World A’Fair web site. 

There is more to DIFI than just the Festival.  DIFI is also involved in helping the member organizations promote their cultural traditions in other venues. If you are a member of an ethnic organization – which must be non-profit – and you’d like to investigate joining us, please contact us or send in the Membership Form. In the meantime, check out our Facebook Page or our Twitter Page.

Presenting A World A'Fair