LOS ANGELES—The 16th Annual DEAFestival Los Angeles will return on Saturday, September 27. The event will begin at noon and will end at 4:00 p.m.
The festival will be full of contests, info booths, art workshops, talent shows, cash prizes, a child safety car seat class and more. The Master and Mistress of Ceremony will be Ryan Lane from the ABC Family television program, “Switched at Birth” and Storm Smith, respectively.
According to a testimony from Councilman Herb J. Wesson, Jr. from District 10 on the DEAFestival website, this event has become a highly anticipated event over the past 14 years. He thanked his “former colleague, Tony Cardenas, and his staff for their work in promoting this festival during his time in office,” and is glad to see the event continue “to celebrate the accomplishments and draw attention to the needs of the deaf community.”
The event is free to attend, but people can register for the festival at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/deafestival-los-angeles-tickets-12539791855?aff=es2&rank=0. The event will also have an “In Between Dreams” fashion show that will hosted by Lane starting at 5:30 p.m. and is expected to end at 9:30 p.m. The fashion show costs $15. You can learn more about the fashion show by visiting https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-between-dreams-deafestival-los-angeles-fashion-show-tickets-12057687869?aff=eac2 online. The fashion show will have a cocktail reception after the show.
The events will be located at Los Angeles City Hall located at 200 N. Spring Street in Los Angeles. For more information about the event, visit: www.deafestivalla.org or visit their Facebook page at DEAFestival Los Angeles, or contact: info@deafestivalla.org.
