American flag ceremony at the 2007 Festival of Nations, sponsored by the International Institute and held in the St. Paul RiverCentre and Roy Wilkins Auditorium, May 3‒6, 2007.

Somali cultural exhibit at the 199 Festival of Nations (April 29‒May 2, 1999), sponsored by the International Institute and held in the newly opened St. Paul RiverCentre and Roy Wilkins Auditorium. The first Somali refugees came to Minnesota in 1993.

Hmong cultural exhibit at the 1983 Festival of Nations, sponsored by the International Institute and held in the St. Paul Civic Auditorium, April 29‒May 1, 1983.
April 29‒May 1, 1983 Festival of Nations. Hmong and Lao groups had first participated in the 1980 festival.

The 1967 Festival of Nations, sponsored by the International Institute and held in the St. Paul Civic Auditorium, November 9‒12, 1967.

American flag presentation at the 1964 Festival of Nations, sponsored by the International Institute and held in the St. Paul Civic Auditorium, November 5‒8, 1964.

Japanese group at the 1949 Festival of Nations, sponsored by the International Institute in St. Paul and held at the St. Paul Civic Auditorium, May 20‒23, 1949. Japanese people first arrived in Minnesota in large numbers beginning in 1942. They were moving inland to leave concentration camps established by President Roosevelt’s Executive Order #9066 after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The 1947 Festival of Nations was the first in which Japanese people participated.

1942 Festival of Nations market sponsored by the International Institute in St. Paul and held in the St. Paul Civic Auditorium, May 1‒3, 1942.

Czech folk dancers at the 1934 St. Paul Folk Festival (a forerunner of the Festival of Nations) held in the St. Paul Civic Auditorium, April 27‒29, 1934. Pictured are (left to right) Mrs. Albert Buzicky, Mrs. John Manavec, Mrs. John Pilney, Mrs. Albert Smolik, Mrs. Otto Swoboda, and Mrs. Frank Vanek. Photograph by Ambassador Atelier, Inc.

1942 Festival of Nations, sponsored by the International Institute in St. Paul and held in the St. Paul Civic Auditorium, May 1‒3, 1942.

Crown Prince Frederick and Princess Ingrid of Denmark visit the Festival of Nations, sponsored by the International Institute in St. Paul. The event was held in the St. Paul Civic Auditorium, April 21‒23, 1939. Photograph by the St. Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch.