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As we enter our 34th year of hosting the Cultural Fair, we thank you for your participation! The Cultural Fair is one of the events that makes our school community so special.

We have such a diverse student body at Borel, and it’s wonderful to celebrate our diverse cultures through food, dance and music.

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⋆⋆Important Note⋆⋆

The Cultural Fair Committee is excited to announce a new format for this year’s Cultural Fair. This is no longer a Social Studies sponsored event, but will be a PTA sponsored event, meant to celebrate our diverse community. We will no longer be asking families to bring in cultural artifacts or to make a tri-fold board for the students to view before the food fair. Instead, we’ve chosen to focus on the rich diversity of our community through the lenses of food, dance and music. Families will still be invited to bring cultural items to decorate the boards displayed behind their food fair table. The following slides include more details.

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BOOTHS

Each booth will be supplied with the following:

A ~6 foot table (the table will only be used for food service and not to display artifacts)
A tall backdrop board behind it covered with butcher paper and the name of your booth

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Ideas of what you may include

Photos of traditional foods
Traditional clothing
Items highlighting music, dance, sports or arts
Flags
Student made articles are encouraged!

BAckdrop board guidelines

In keeping with our new format, please do not include:

Maps
Items referencing politics or government

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Sat & Sun, April 26 & 27,

2025, 2-5pm

The backdrop board is 88”x 44” and will be pre-covered with colored paper and your booth name.

Please bring items (listed in previous slide) to display on the backdrop board.

Items must be able to be affixed to the backdrop board and we will supply materials to help you do that. This year, the table will only be used for serving food during the Food Fair.

Booth Set-Up

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The Borel Cultural Fair is designed to promote the San Mateo Foster City School District’s core value of respect and better understanding of differences among students and staff. School and District rules apply to displays and the activity. A collaborative team will review the cultural items displayed on the background board prior to the food fair and reach out to booth sponsors if we have any questions.

Booth review

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Wed. April 30: Set up 2-5pm, Food Fair open 5-7pm

In preparation for the food fair, please do the following during the set up time:

We will provide you with a plastic tablecloth to cover your table.
Bring your food items to “sell.” We recommend 125-175 small appetizer-sized servings. Visitors purchase tickets ($1 each) at the door when they enter. You will set the price for your food item(s) - usually 1-2 tickets per item or more depending on size. Please provide a sign for your booth indicating cost of item(s). We will provide you with a container to collect tickets. No money handling required!
We will provide you with a supply of plates, bowls, forks, napkins, and food service gloves (under the table when you arrive). You will receive a form and have an opportunity to pre-select what is needed ahead of time.

Food Fair Set-Up

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Sample Booths

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We are aware that, in these challenging times, many of us are navigating difficult political landscapes, global tensions, and local uncertainties. These realities are never far from our minds, and we acknowledge the complexities that shape our world today. However, we believe that events like our Cultural Fair offer us a powerful opportunity to shift the focus towards what unites us rather than what divides us.

Thank you for your understanding as we work to ensure that we can continue this beloved tradition.

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