They say too many cooks spoil the broth, but you can never have too many attendees and participants at the Kuks International Gala Festival of National Fare, which this year took place on October 23 at City Hall. It was an occasion for furious networking and a chance to find out more about the world, whether it was the organiser’s global reach or at one of the numerous embassy stands. Among those present was DR Koncerthus head Leif Lønsmann.

Among those taking the stage to address those gathered were (top left) Pia Allerslev, the deputy mayor for children and youth, Moroccan ambassador Raja Ghannam, the dean of the diplomatic corps (top right) Camilla Brückner, the head of the UNDP Nordic Representation Office at the UN City (bottom left) and KUKS president Kaj Larssen (bottom right)

The ambassadors with arguably the largest entourages this year were Bayani Mercado (Philippines – left, fifth from right) and Mukti Bhatta (Nepal – right centre).

all photos by Hasse Ferrold