THE REGION’S LARGEST THREE DAY CELEBRATION OF ETHNIC DIVERSITY KICKS OFF ON FRIDAY ON THE GROUNDS OF FREEDOM HALL CIVIC CENTER IN JOHNSON CITY. THE 11TH ANNUAL UMOJA /UNITY FESTIVAL, WHICH DATES BACK TO 1863, FEATURES SUCH THINGS AS STILT WALKERS, FOOD AND CRAFT VENDORS, A CHILDREN’S CARNIVAL, MUSICAL ENTERTAINMETN, AND MUCH MORE. THE UMOJA FESTIVAL BEGINS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 5 O’CLOCK. SUNDAY WILL FEATURE GOSPEL MUSIC. THE FESTIVAL’S CLOSING CEREMONIY TAKES PLACE AT 6 PM ON SUNDAY EVENING.