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“FestAfrica 2008” Showcases African Culture in Baltimore Aug 9&10, 2008
Baltimore, MD – Baltimore’s Patterson Park will become “Africa Town”
during the 6th annual African festival, “FestAfrica 08,” (formerly called Naija Fest) to be held on Saturday Aug. 9 (Noon - 8 p.m.) and on Sunday Aug. 10 (Noon – 8p.m) at Patterson Park, the corner of Eastern Ave. and Linwood Ave.
Admission fee is $5 and free for ages 10 years and under.
Showcasing different African countries’ music, dance, arts, crafts, fashion and cuisine, the festival promises its guests a fun-filled voyage to different regions ofAfrica without the 14-hour flight and sometimes costly plane ticket. FestAfrica 08 will feature international and local African bands performing contemporary and traditional Afro-beat and rhythms. The festivities will include traditional dance performances, fashion shows, art & craft workshops, dance lessons, instrument demonstrations, games, face painting, story telling, vendors, African cuisine, a health fair with free screenings and a Career Fair/Business Expo.
This is the official African festival for Maryland organized by various African organizations in Maryland and cosponsored by Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon, the Baltimore Office of Promotions and the Maryland State Arts Council. The festival reflects the large African population in Maryland and Washington DC. According to the U.S. Census 2000, Maryland and Washington, D.C. have the two highest numbers of African immigrants in the United States making up almost 2 percent of its total population.
For more information, call (410) 608-0420 or visit www.festafricausa.com