Members of the Pittsburgh Xiaobo Chinese Waist Drum Dance Group captivated audiences with their performance at CranFest in Cranberry on Saturday. Molly Miller/Butler Eagle

CRANBERRY TWP — Those who attended CranFest in the township’s municipal building Saturday likened the experience to visiting Walt Disney World’s Epcot.

Between performances, food, activities and information, attendees were completely immersed and enthralled in various cultures from across the world.

Hundreds of families ate and experienced parts of Indian, Native American, German, Filipino and myriad other cultures as part of the event by the Cranberry Area Diversity Network and the township.

Sonia Jaiswal, diversity network coordinator and event organizer, said CranFest has been in existence since 2014. This year’s fest is the first since the start of the pandemic.

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