After funding uncertainty, Festival of Nations returns this weekend

Reported by STLPR

When it was announced earlier this year that planning for the International Institute of St. Louis’ annual Festival of Nations was on pause due to the loss of over half its federal funding, the local community and donors responded first with dismay — and then, with support.

“The outcry of, ‘You're not going to not have the festival, are you?’ started ringing around all the spaces that we were in,” said Terry Bates, director of marketing and communications at the International Institute of St. Louis. Read more or listen to this full article.