The festival is informative as it is beautiful. And then there's that wonderful annual International Food Festival , where the Greeks shine with their Egyptian dancers, and there are great Middle East delicacies, Mediterranean specialties, Eastern Europe specialties and ethnic music and dancing. Then Sunday is The Great Arizona Picnic, an international food-tasting celebration. More than 30 area restaurants, caterers, and gourmet shops present a diverse selection of goodies. Over 40 colorful hot air balloons can be viewed before the ascension.
More sky entertainment includes a talented parachuting group.
There is also plenty to eat, and over 400 arts and crafts booths selling and displaying work by artists from all over the nation. This is a street fair of grand proportions, covering several blocks of Old Town Tempe. A unique feature of the festival is an area dedicated to arts-related projects for children. The Arizona Heritage Fair celebrates the state's multicultural heritage through traditional arts and crafts, food, music, dance and storytelling. There are also demonstrations such as quilting, spinning, and weaving, and multicultral arts, such as Japanese origami, Ukrainian egg decorating, Mexican caved wooden masks, German scissor cutting, English smocking, and more.