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The Country’s Largest African American Street Festival, ODUNDE is Back Headlined by Chrisette Michelle

The Country’s Largest African American Street Festival, ODUNDE is Back Headlined by Chrisette Michelle

With just $100 in neighborhood donations, Lois Fernandez and Ruth Arthur formed the ODUNDE Festival. Nearly 50 years later, ODUNDE is now country’s largest African American street festival bringing in an estimated 500,000 attendees annually.

Each year on the second Sunday in June (this year is June 11th) the ODUNDE Festival takes place at 23rd and South from 10 am – 8 pm and spanning 15 city blocks with tons of merch and food vendors and two stages for live entertainment. This year’s headliner will be Grammy Award winning artist Chrisette Michele.

The festival’s, concept originates from the Yoruba people of Nigeria, West Africa, celebrates the coming of another year for African Americans and Africanized people around the world. It is an occasion highlighted by a colorful procession from 23rd and South Street to the Schuylkill River where an offering of fruit and flowers is made to Oshun, the Yoruba goddess of the river. ODUNDE is also known for its authentic African marketplace featuring vendors from around the world selling merchandise from African nations, the Caribbean and Brazil.

Although the festival will be taking place on the 11th, ODUNDE will be hosting a variety of events the week leading up to the main event. See scheduling below:

 

I Am B.U.M.I 25h Anniversary Celebration 

June 5th  | 5pm-9pm | Sky Lounge (1500 Locust)

 

Keekee and Me Free Yoga

June 6th | 12pm-1 pm | Love Park

 

ODUNDE365 T-Shirt Giveaway

June 7th | 7 am- 8am | Location TBD

 

ODUNDE365 African Fashion Capsule

June 8th | 5 pm- 9pm | Sky Lounge (1500 Locust St.)

 

V.I.P African Diplomat Reception

June 9th | 5 pm- 7 pm | Charles Blockson Library (Temple University)

 

 

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