POST WORLDFEST UPDATE: 

Thank you to the over 300 volunteers that came together to make this annual event another massive record breaking hit! 

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The 2026 Worldfest Taste of Nation Winners are: 

  • Best Food - Nigeria
  • Best Decoration - Brazil
  • Honorable Mention - India

Congratulations to an amazing job well done!  Until next time ... 

WF '26 Entertainment

Worldfest MCs: AIS parents - Brad Dement and Zeb Chandler

12:15pm - Green Needle, AIS Secondary School Rock Band
12:40pm - Chinese Kung Fu Performance by Phoenix Wellness Arts
1:00pm - Dances of Ireland by Atlanta Irish Dance 
1:15pm -  Samoan dance by Mahealani’s Polynesian Entertainment
1:30pm - Vibrant Salsa Thriller with AIS student Hazel Nguyen
1:45pm - Pakistani folk dance by Sanam Studios
2:15pm - West Africa dances by Wontanara
2:45pm - Northern Mexico Polkas by Folcklorico Itzamatul 
3:00pm - Taste of Nations winners announced 
3:15pm -  Indian Kathak dance with AIS student Anwita Sinha and parents Maloka Sinha and Ritu Prasad
3:30pm - American Barbershop Quartet by Atlanta Vocal Project 
4:00pm - Chinese Handkerchief Dance by Atlanta Chinese Dance Company

Our amazing Worldfest community.

  • Get ready to volunteer.

    Are you ready to be part of this spectacular annual event? We need hundreds of AIS Community volunteers to make this happen and it all starts here.

    WF Volunteer opportunities include:

    • Donating or working a shift at a Taste of Nations table.
    • Leading a Taste of Nations table. This is a great opportunity to have your country/region represented!
    • Coordinating WF Entertainment.
    • Helping out at a field activity (e.g. bouncy house, rock climbing wall, etc.)
    • Assist at the Arts & Crafts table.
    • Helping the Logistics Team - pre/during/post set up.
    • Student volunteer sign up for school credit.
    • Perhaps you are happy to help where you are needed? Great, then General Sign Up is the place for you.

    Click here to be part of Worldfest. 

  • How to join the fun.

    In order to better protect our personal details, we have linked the WF volunteer spreadsheet to the AIS PO Portal (under Parent Organization) in Veracross. Click on the link below for direct access, make sure you are logged in to Veracross and look for the WF Sign up under PO Volunteer Sign Up banner. Thank you for volunteering! 

    Click here to volunteer. 

  • Taste of Nations (ToN)

    Wow! Check out the list of confirmed countries/regions so far: 

    • Argentina / Uruguay
    • Colombia
    • Croatia
    • Eastern Europe
    • Georgia
    • India
    • MENA
    • Mexico
    • Spain
    • Thailand
    • Turkiye
    • UK / Ireland
    • Canada
    • Vietnam
    • Netherlands 
    • Malaysia
    • Israel 
    • Brazil
    • Jamaica
    • Kazakhstan
    • Nigeria
    • Taiwan
    • Venezuela
    • France
    • China 
    • Germany
    • USA
    • Cuba 
    • Italy
    • East Africa 
    • Philippines
    • Paraguay
    • Pakistan 

    If you would like to see a country represented (that is not in the line up), please consider volunteering to lead the table.  This is a very AIS community driven event; if you are passionate about sharing your culture at Worldfest, we can work together to make it happen!

    Email to Lead a Table 

We are Worldfest '26

Let's play football! The AIS Spirit Squad is hosting a 4V4 Tournament on the field on the day of Worldfest. The tournment is open to footballers of all ages, you can form your own team or just show up ready to play! No registration required. 

Follow AIS Eagles Spirt on Instagram!

And the WF ' 26 Taste of Nations Judges are ... 

Jaia Masterson - MS Principal

Shea Guerson - Grade 4 & 5 Teacher 

Franciso Molina - AIS Parent (Grade 4)

Nana Ofori - AIS Parent (Grades 5 & 9)

Kenleigh Tom - AIS Senior '27

Aranza Grootens - AIS Senior '27

Congrats to this year's judges! As a reminder, the judges will be judging ToN tables in the following categories: Best Food / Best Decor / Honarable Mention