SACRAMENTO, CA (MPG) - The Sacramento Banana Festival is back for its 13th year with more multicultural arts and interactive exhibits, live entertainment, banana cuisine and fun than ever for all ages! The two-day, family-friendly festival celebrates the many cultures in Asia, Africa and the Americas where the banana is a source of food, art and culture.

The festival is on Saturday, Aug. 17, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Sunday, Aug. 18, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The festival is at William Land Park Village Green, 3855 E. Park Drive, Sacramento.

Admission for Adults is $8 in advance; $10 at gate.

Children 6-17, Seniors 65-plus and Military with ID are $6 advance and $8 at the gate. Kids 5 and under are free.

Advance and VIP tickets are at bananafestivalsac.org.

Live entertainment features Brazilian Center Harry Belafonte Tribute, Caribbean band Pan Extasy, Prophecy Band, Midnight Players, Element Brass Band, Latin musician EL Jamexican, hip hop group Krudxs Cubensi and DJ Gino, as well as Zumba, Pickle Ball demonstrations, designer GOS Fashion Show dedication to Richard Pannell Gold Ribbon Fashion Show, Best-Dressed Banana Dog Contest, Limbo and banana eating contests. Check bananafestivalsac.org for schedule and updates.

Banana Festival Food Pavilion and Court, featuring delicious Banana Bean Pies, frozen Chocolate-covered Bananas, Fried Banana Fritters, Banana Lumpia, Banana-glazed Turkey Rolls, Banana Guacamole, as well as Banana 7-Up, Banana Wine, Banana Beer and Banana Cocktails for a refreshing break.

Kids’ Zone, featuring free children’s stage with live performances and interactive dance, banana-themed art projects, banana gardening, game station, character performances, storytelling, banana mural painting, interactive STEM education activities, and bubble making workshops, as well as ticketed attractions including mazes, slides, bounce house, rock climbing and bungee bounce.

A Multicultural Marketplace has 100-plus retail, artisan, community resource and craft vendors and 30-plus multicultural food vendors.

The Sacramento Banana Festival was established in 2009 as a community celebration of arts and culture and as a fundraiser for Sacramento’s Sojourner Truth Museum and the National Academic Youth Corp., which serves some 15,000 Sacramento-area youth and adults annually with arts education and cultural awareness programming.

For more, visit www.bananafestivalsac.org.