People from a wide variety of area cultures gathered at High Point Commons Park for the annual Diversity Festival July 4.

The event, which has been taking place "For over 20 years," according to the organizers. The event featured ethnically diverse food including Vietnamese, Cambodian, Somalian, Ethiopian, Hispanic and American cultures.

LIve music played in the adjacent amphitheater stage.

Various organizations contributed to making the event possible, including the Seattle Parks Department, which provided volleyball nets, the Seattle Housing Authority, which provided organizational support, the High Point Neighborhood Association and Neighborhood House.