Menurut Gunawan dalam ICCF 2021 juga digelar Cultural Competitions. Seperti Traditional Dance Competition, Singing Competition, Storytelling Competition, Food Vlog Competition dan UMY Campus Vlog Competition.
Beberapa negara mengikuti Cultural Competitions ini, di antaranya Madagascar, Liberia, Sudan, Fiji Island, Pakistan, Iran, Zambia, Congo, Gambia, Malaysia, Kiribati, Bangladesh, Philippines, Ecuador, Kenya, Mexico, Libya, Yemen, Tajikistan, Spain, Taiwan, and China.