Anaheim’s Little Arabia district will be celebrating its third official anniversary this weekend with a bazaar packed with shawarma, knafeh, coffee as well as a DJ, live music and stand-up comedy at Modjeska Park on Saturday from 2-8 p.m.

While the ethnic enclave has been around for decades, Anaheim city officials didn’t officially recognize the Little Arabia district until 2022.

Rashad Al-Dabbagh, founder and executive director of the Arab American Civic Council, said the designation is a big deal and worth celebrating.

“This happened because of hard work, of civic engagement, of working together in unity towards a certain goal and the idea here was to have a more inclusive Orange County, a more inclusive Anaheim, and support our local businesses,” he said in a Tuesday phone interview.

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