By Staff reports
Multifest, an annual Charleston event promoting cultural diversity, returned this weekend for its 28th year. The event kicked off Friday and continues through Sunday, when several gospel performers will perform during the day. Sunday night, jazz musician Ronnie Laws will perform. Multifest started in 1989 as an alternative to and protest of the Charleston Sternwheel Regatta. This is the third year the festival has been held at Haddad Riverfront. In prior years, the event has taken place at the state Capitol Complex.