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5th Annual AFRIBEMBÉ FESTIVAL: Black to the Future!

  • Harlem Art Park & E 120th St. Between Lexington & 3rd Avenues New York, NY, 10035 United States (map)

Our 5th annual AFRIBEMBÉ FESTIVAL harnesses the power of its theme, Black to the Future, to elevate AfroFuturism from a global Diasporic lens with Africa at the center.

Photo by Mikey Cordero. Afribembé 2022.

This year’s festival seeks to inspire our community to envision and create a liberated future for the entire African Diaspora through the:

Bembé Stage

  • Live music, DJ sets & “In the Valley of Coming Forth” Play Excerpt

Family Village

  • Artivism activities for creatives of all ages

SoulFull Food Plaza

  • Comfort food from across the Diaspora

Ujamaa Market

  • Merchandise, arts and crafts

Sankofa Tribute

  • Honoring the late Greg Tate, Cultural Theorist and CoFounder of the Black Rock Coalition


This event is in partnership with Friends of Art Park Alliance (FAPA) and the National Jazz Museum in Harlem.


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