Surrey Fusion Festival featured more than 50 cultural pavilions and seven stages of live entertainment including headliners K’NAAN, Mankirt Aulakh, Busty and the Bass, Random Recipe and Alex Cuba.

Celebrate Africa zone, a new pavilion, showcased traditional art and textiles, cuisine and cultural displays. The Indigenous Village featured a Métis pavilion, artisan goods for sale, bannock, powwow performances and traditional West Coast Indigenous music and dance. Additional highlights included the Sports Zone, Storyville, Kids Zone, zip line and inflatables.

“Surrey Fusion Festival highlights the best food, music and culture our diverse and inclusive city has to offer,” said Mayor Doug McCallum. “Fusion has become a summer tradition where the community comes together to celebrate the cultures of the world."

International Somali-Canadian recording artist K’NAAN hit the stage Saturday night. Montreal band Random Recipe brought a blend of hip hop, pop, funk, trip hop and indie rock to the stage. Sunday night, Punjabi singer Mankirt Aulakh, Cuban-Indie artist Alex Cuba and Canadian funk group Busty and the Bass took the stage.

Department of Canadian Heritage helped fund the festival.