A Glimpse of Africa Festival

Name: A Glimpse of Africa Festival
Start: 2026-08-08T10:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-08-09T17:30:00-04:00
Location: Calder Plaza

Schedule

Sat, 08 Aug, 2026 at 10:30 am to Sun, 09 Aug, 2026 at 05:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Calder Plaza | Grand Rapids, MI

You are cordially invited to the A Glimpse of Africa Festival.

A Glimpse of Africa is the largest annual African Cultural Festival in Grand Rapids and West Michigan. It is a Free-Family Friendly event that will showcase the rich, diverse, and beautiful cultures from different African countries, through fashion, art, food, dance, music, poetry, and arts and crafts as well as family and kids interactive educational activities

The event will be at Calder Plaza 300 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
On Saturday, August 8, 2025, from 10:30 am to 10:00 P.M.
Sunday August 9, 2025 from 10:30 am to 5:30pm
The festival will feature:
· Authentic African foods
· Fashion designers and models showcasing a variety of African clothing
· Vendors selling authentic African prints, carvings, and other merchandise.
· Entertainment by local talented DJ’s, and dancers
· Interactive activities and much more.

Please kindly save this date and come join us to celebrate this important day together. Please also extend the invitation to all Calder Plaza neighbors, families, and friends.
Brought to you by Flora’s Elegance Events Décor and Glimpse Of Africa.
Should you have any questions or need anything else, please feel free to reach out to the A Glimpse of Africa team at [email protected]
For more event details please see the attached flyer or visit our Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/AGLIMPSEOFAFRICAGR [facebook.com]
Looking forward to seeing you there!