34th Annual Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival

Name: 34th Annual Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival
Start: 2024-09-14T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-09-14T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium - Blue Lot

Schedule

Sat Sep 14 2024 at 10:00 am to 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium - Blue Lot | Annapolis, MD

Celebrate perseverance, education, and cultural heritage at the 34th Annual Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival! The Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival is a free, family-oriented cultural celebration for all to enjoy live music and dance performances, world foods and artisan vendors, as well as heritage and history of the African Diaspora.
Join us for:
**Live music and dance entertainment!
**Children's Activity Tent by Chesapeake Children's Museum!
**Arts & crafts, food, and education & community vendors!
**Admission is free! Donations are accepted!
** New location: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium - Blue Lot in the heart of Annapolis!
The festival commemorates Kunta Kinte's arrival in Annapolis in 1767 and observes his struggle to preserve his cultural heritage. Thousands of people locally, and nationally, come to the festival to partake in the day's activities in scenic and historic Downtown Annapolis, where Kunta Kinte was brought from The Gambia, West Africa.
For more information, visit http://www.kuntakinte.org.
Currently accepting sponsorship opportunities. Contact us at [email protected] for more info!