In partnership with History Center of Olmsted County, Walk Around the World celebrates the multicultural diversity that represents Rochester, MN and celebrates the contributions that refugees and immigrants bring to the community. The event also recognizes World Refugee Day that occurs on June 20th.

Join us for local cultural musical performances, ethnic food, vendors, and cultural and community agency tables.

This event is free and family friendly. There will be children’s activities to keep your kids active and entertained!

We are now accepting registration forms for vendors, cultural and community agency booths, and cultural performances There are no fees to be a vendor. We are unable to provide a table and chairs this year.

We are no longer accepting applications for Community Agency Booths  or Vendors. If you are interested in being put on the wait list, please contact susan.haskamp@imaa.net or events@olmstedhistory.com

Cultural Performance Sign Up and Performance Guidelines

Participant Information Packet

We are excited to partner with a local artist, Mary Beth Magyar, who will be leading a tapestry project during the event! This project is based on the idea proposed by the late UC Berkeley Ethnic Studies Professor Ronald Takaki. He believed that the US is more like a tapestry and less like a melting pot. A melting pot assumes all cultures and beliefs melt together and become indiscernible from one another whereas the tapestry idea shows the inspiration of different cultures’ impressions and histories choices with color and textures of materials. This tapestry is a physical manifestation of that idea. She will be putting together the tapestry with donated fabrics at Walk Around the World, along with attendees help!

If you would like to donate fabric, please drop it off at the front desk of IMAA. Examples of fabric to donate include:

• A piece of fabric or lace from clothing
• T-shirt or other articles of clothing
• Scrap piece of fabric
• Yarn or wool
• Shoelaces
• Rope
• Cording
• Canvas
• Tablecloth
• Drapery
• Anything that can be cut, knotted and woven into place
• Buttons or other small items that can be woven in with the textiles

The materials will become a piece of art and will not be returned. Share something that has some significance to you in some way whether it be the color, texture, or the history of it. 

We are looking for sponsors for our event. Additional information and benefits information is available by viewing the document below.

Sponsorship Benefits Information

To confirm your intent to sponsor, complete and submit the form below. If you have any questions, you may reach out to Susan Haskamp, susan.haskamp@imaa.net or Ashley Evans, events@olmstedhistory.com

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Sponsorship Levels - Bridge Builder ($3,500+), Champion ($2,500-$3,499), Advocate ($1,500-$2,499), and Friend ($500-$1,499) All information about the benefits associated with each level is available at the link above this form.

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I agree to provide a financial sponsorship for the 2024 Walk Around the World at the History Center of Olmsted County. Sponsorship donations are unrestricted and are not just for the event costs. As a sponsor, I understand that I will receive the applicable sponsorship opportunities as described in the sponsorship booklet. I further understand that these opportunities will not be valid until this agreement is signed and my payment has been issued to and accepted by IMAA. As a sponsor, I agree to provide hi-resolution digital artwork for all promotional advertising. Payment for sponsorships is non-refundable.

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